Porteus-1.2 feedback

[fanthom]

@Rava
yes - this is confusing and is already on my TODO list to change for Porteus-2.0.

thanks

[amplatfus]

excellent feedback! Today I have found this distribution. I migrated from Nimblex/ Slax. Now, I am testing Porteus v1.2. All good things until now. Thank you for your hard work.

All the best!

[Rava]

@fanthom
Good to hear. xD
Me thinks that tis is just a line in a script anyway, yes?

Now, I am testing Porteus v1.2. All good things until now. Thank you for your hard work.

amplatfus, welcome onboard the SS Porteus! And feel free to also check out our XFCe version, yes?

[amplatfus]

@fanthom
Good to hear. xD
Me thinks that tis is just a line in a script anyway, yes?

Now, I am testing Porteus v1.2. All good things until now. Thank you for your hard work.

amplatfus, welcome onboard the SS Porteus! And feel free to also check out our XFCe version, yes?

I promise I'll try, but now I have a issue with some of xzm packets downloaded from porteus site. Activating is OK. But some of packets are not running when click on their icon in start menu. For instance: vlc-2.0.4-x86_64-1alien.xzm, kmess-2.0.6.1-x86_64-1sl.xzm, konversation-1.4-x86_64-1sl.xzm, wicd-1.7.2.4-x86_64-2_slack13.37.xzm, dropbox-1.1.42-noarch-1jay.xzm.

Please, do I need to change something for use them?

Best regards.

[brokenman]

But some of packets are not running when click on their icon in start menu. For instance: vlc-2.0.4-x86_64-1alien.xzm, kmess-2.0.6.1-x86_64-1sl.xzm, konversation-1.4-x86_64-1sl.xzm, wicd-1.7.2.4-x86_64-2_slack13.37.xzm, dropbox-1.1.42-noarch-1jay.xzm.

Are you using PPM to download these packages? The Porteus Package Manager should be used to download packages because it will ensure you also get the required dependencies.

[amplatfus]

But some of packets are not running when click on their icon in start menu. For instance: vlc-2.0.4-x86_64-1alien.xzm, kmess-2.0.6.1-x86_64-1sl.xzm, konversation-1.4-x86_64-1sl.xzm, wicd-1.7.2.4-x86_64-2_slack13.37.xzm, dropbox-1.1.42-noarch-1jay.xzm.

Are you using PPM to download these packages? The Porteus Package Manager should be used to download packages because it will ensure you also get the required dependencies.

I have tried also with PPM. For instance dropbox-1.1.42-noarch-1jay.xzm. After install, icon appears in menu, but nothing happen on click.

Regards.

[Rava]

@amplatfus
Open a terminal, find where the executable is with

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type NAME

e.g.

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type vlc

In my case, as demo, I used FFx:

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type firefox
firefox is /usr/bin/firefox

Then run this:

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ldd /usr/bin/firefox |grep "not found"

But use the path to the executable you want to test the dependencies on. More info with "man type" and "man ldd", and "man grep"

If there is any dependency still amiss, the grep will find that, post this info here. If all deps are met, then you will get no result:

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guest@porteus:~$ ldd /usr/bin/firefox |grep "not found"
guest@porteus:~$ 

[cttan]

Hi fanthom,

I just found out that SMplayer and Qmmp unable to play mp3.
Mplayer, Gnome Player and the preview on Dolphin can play without problem.

[fanthom]

hi cttan,

all is ok here. must be some of your additional modules/changes breaking this.
please try 'always fresh' mode.

[cttan]

Hi fanthom,

Sorry. My bad. Its the settings problem. Somehow there is more than one mixer device.

[injector]

Why I cannot find "Language selection tool" in v1.2? If I use the old module it change the language besides to throw out Brazil, Czech etc and to leave only English and Russian. The module works normally only if I add KDE4 module. But with the KDE4 module I have some error on start up and must press OK then it starts. May be I must use some cheat code to make the language correctly. Thanks for all answer

[brokenman]

Language selection tool is: menu/System/Porteus Settings Centre. Click on the tools button and run the language selection tool. Mixing old with new is not advised.

J

[injector]

OK, it works. But it's still a problem. It's impossible to change language with keyboard via Alt+Shift or smth like this even if I choose it from menu. What wrong here?
And in XFCE-version it does not work at all even after create the module

[brokenman]

Go into control panel and setup a keyboard shortcut to change language.

[injector]

Go into control panel and setup a keyboard shortcut to change language.

OK, thanks it works. Why this does not work?

And besides ALT+SHIFT as shortcut does not work! it wants 3 keys...
And how to set the shortcut to module? while language wizard is no shortcut setup???