linux-apps and portable apps: alternatives to modules

Post#1 by **francois** » 30 Dec 2018, 23:16

linux-apps is a source of linux packages that are easy to install. They come into rpm or deb packages that you can download and convert with rpm2xzm or deb2xzm. If they do not start from your desktop menu, invoking the package will permit to find and install the missing library with usm. An idea inspired recently by kulle, but also from brokenman years ago with portable apps.

linux-apps
https://www.linux-apps.com/browse/cat/392/

portable apps

portable-linux-apps
https://sourceforge.net/projects/portable/files/

Please provide those apps that you have tried and the missing libraries if there was any. Reviews or commentaries for these apps that you have tried are welcome.

Post#2 by **francois** » 30 Dec 2018, 23:34

linux-apps
click-radio
needs: yad

Simple interface, provides a interesting selection of types of music and the possibility to record, add playlist, download ...

Post#3 by **Ed_P** » 30 Dec 2018, 23:39

portableapps.com is all Windows apps, with no desire to create Linux apps. I'm sure they would run in Wine but that's a big requirement.

Post#4 by **francois** » 30 Dec 2018, 23:56

did it too fast. Corrected in the first post.

Post#5 by **Ed_P** » 01 Jan 2019, 00:16

This article plus the list of Essential System Tools listed at the bottom of the Summary article of this link might appeal to some:

https://www.linuxlinks.com/essential-sy ... oftware/4/

Post#6 by **Kulle** » 09 Mar 2019, 12:58

Hi Francois,
I have created click-radio_0.2.6_amd64.xzm (Download from linux-apps.com)
and yad-0.40.0-x86_64-1_slonly.xzm (via usm)
and both activated.
Run in terminal:

Code: Select all

guest@porteus:~$ click-radio
Killed
guest@porteus:~

setup created and killed !!!
Why killed?

Post#7 by **ncmprhnsbl** » 10 Mar 2019, 11:15

Kulle wrote: ↑
09 Mar 2019, 12:58
setup created and killed !!!
Why killed?

i presume it's just detaching the process from the terminal
and it's not working? because it works for me..

Post#8 by **Kulle** » 10 Mar 2019, 16:23

Hi ncmprhnsbl,
the menu is there,
but if I click on oldies: nothing.
when I click Country: nothing, no sound.
What else can I do?

Post#9 by **ncmprhnsbl** » 10 Mar 2019, 22:29

Kulle wrote: ↑
10 Mar 2019, 16:23
the menu is there,
but if I click on oldies: nothing.
when I click Country: nothing, no sound.
What else can I do?

that is the nature of internet radio stations > some urls work sometimes..
to fix : set the stations to urls that work, either via the gui : add 'url' button or editing the ~/.click-radio/stations file directly
finding urls that work is the tricky part ..
eg. here : https://www.radionomy.com/en/radio/calm ... pler/index
gives this url: http://streams.calmradio.com/api/511/128/stream/; that works (for me)

EDIT: check out odio https://www.linux-apps.com/p/1282377/
the appimage works, it might be useful for finding working stations..

Post#10 by **Kulle** » 11 Mar 2019, 15:21

Hi ncmprhnsbl,
thank you.
odio is ok, it works.

Porteus