I need to install several packages into the recently installed Slitaz. I am using TazPanel to install skype (and others later) but I am stuck. TazPanel indicates that get-skype is intalled but NOT really, I chech everywhere and I cannot find skype. I found the package in the /var... subdirectory and double click it but no installations occurs. I even re-started the computer afterwards, but no show. I suppose I am missing one step. Do I have to do the actual installation by "hand" in a terminal? If so, please tell me what commands are needed, because what I tried did not work. My appologies for asking something so basic, but I have been looking for simple instructions for the last 3 hours and could not find any. Greatly appreciate any help. Thanks
Problems with TazPanel package install
(28 posts) (8 voices)- Started 12 years ago by LocoMotor101
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Ceel
offlineAdministratorOpen a terminal as root and type
# get-skypePosted 12 years ago # -
LocoMotor101
offlineMemberCeel, thanks for the information. Unfortunately, nothing happens. It looks for the http://www.skype.com site and it indicates "No such a file or directory". I thought I had to do some "INSTALL" command since it is already in the /var/cache/tazpkg/4.0/packages subdirectory. At any rate, I assume that TazPanel does not actually make any installations, but instead it just downloads parts of the required software, and the rest is done in the terminal. I still have not been able to find the correct way to download software in Slitaz. The mistery continues. Thanks.
Posted 12 years ago # -
Trixar_za
offlineKey MasterAll get-* packages require the extra step. Normal packages don't require an extra step except for bash and a handful of others.
Posted 12 years ago # -
Aleksej
offlineCoder-hobbyistGood night!
No mistery ;)
How get-packages works? First step: you install package containing installer. Second step: you run installer that downloaded binary package from net, converted it and installed it to your system (so you can remove package later if you don't need it).
How it looks in terminal?
# tazpkg get-install get-skype
# get-skypeOr short form:
# tazpkg -gi get-skype && get-skypeIf you want to re-install package, use 'forced' option:
# tazpkg -gi get-skype --forced
# get-skypeIf you use TazPanel wrapper for TazPkg then you need only to push the button 'Install' (two steps described above in single click).
But reading your messages it seems like Micro$oft changed download links to packages, and installer can't find them on the old places of web page (or in the specified folder on server, I don't know how installer find packages). Seems like get-skype installer should be fixed. Again. And again in the future... Just wait.
Posted 12 years ago # -
Ceel
offlineAdministrator@LocoMotor101
I tried to install and have the same error than you I think:
root@slitaz:/home/tux# get-skype
Connecting to http://www.skype.com (78.141.177.158:80)
Connecting to http://www.skype.com (78.141.177.158:80)
Connecting to http://www.skype.com (78.141.177.158:80)
Connecting to http://www.skype.com (78.141.177.158:80)tar: invalid magic
tar: short read
ls: skype_static*-*/: No such file or directory
root@slitaz:/home/tux#
root@slitaz:/home/tux#I've found this topic on the forum: http://forum.slitaz.org/topic/skype-package#post-5852
I've downloaded skype for debian then:
$ tazpkg convert skype-debian_4.1.0.
.../...
# tazpkg install skype-4.1.0.20-1.tazpkg
.../...
skype (4.1.0.20-1) is installed.Now I can see Skype in Applications > Internet
Don't know if it works, I never use skype... Hope this can help you.
Posted 12 years ago # -
LocoMotor101
offlineMemberThanks Trixar and Aleksej. What you, Aleksey, indicate is what I already done several times before I requested help. I pushed the "install" in TazPanel and it said that it was installed. I also tried it again with the tazpkg commands and got the same answer:
oot@cherenga:/var/cache/tazpkg/4.0/packages# tazpkg get-install get-skype --forced
get-skype-1.0.1 se encuentra ya en el caché : /var/cache/tazpkg/4.0/packagesInstalación de : get-skype
================================================================================
Copiando get-skype [ OK ]
Extrayendo get-skype... [ OK ]
Extrayendo el pseudo fs...(lzma) [ OK ]
Instalando get-skype... [ OK ]
Removiendo todos los archivos tmp... [ OK ]
================================================================================
get-skype (1.0.1) está instalado.root@cherenga:/var/cache/tazpkg/4.0/packages# get-skype
Connecting to http://www.skype.com (204.9.163.248:80)
Connecting to http://www.skype.com (204.9.163.248:80)
Connecting to http://www.skype.com (204.9.163.248:80)
Connecting to http://www.skype.com (204.9.163.248:80)tar: invalid magic
tar: short read
ls: skype_static*-*/: No such file or directoryLet me add that skype is not critical for me. I only need openoffice and a reliable web-browser that allow me to use flash (to enter my bank). But I thought skype was a good test to install. So, going back to skype, Tazpanel says that it is installed, but it is only downloaded, not installed, because I cannot find it in the "applications" directories. So, I am back to square one. I do not think I did something wrong. A mistery? :) Any other suggestion? Thanks
Posted 12 years ago # -
LocoMotor101
offlineMember@ Ceel. Thanks for the hint. It seems like the problem is the skype file itself. I am in the process of downloading directly from the skype site and will try your way. Let you know in a few minutes. At any rate, skype is just a test for me, but I guess it was not a choice for testing. Thanks.
Posted 12 years ago # -
LocoMotor101
offlineMemberSince skype was just a test, and there were problems with that file, I decided to try to install google-chrome. So I went similar way as Ceel sugested and got it installed. I downloaded it from internet converted it to "tazpkg" and installed it using manual commands in a terminal. Which means to me that I never learned if it is possible to install packages with TazPanel. I tried to intall openoffice and libreoffice and got them installed, according to TazPanel, but they are not really. Actually, they did not even dowloaded because it took less than 30 seconds to indicate it was installed. So, my final guess is that I have to do the manual install in a terminal to get it actually downloaded and installed.
Finally, the strange thing about google-chrome is that it said it was google-chrome all the way, but what ended up was Seamonkey. The reason I installed this browser is that I need to use flash-player to access my bank on a daily basis for work. But this google-chrome is just seamonkey and not new-flash capable. Any hints? Thanks everyone.Posted 12 years ago # -
LocoMotor101
offlineMemberWhen I thought I had figured it out, I continue to have problems installing packages. First, the google-chrome I installed ended up NOT being so, but seamonkey. How did that happen! I do not know. Second, I tried to install openoffice and libreoffice but nothing happens. I did both, the TazPanel initial install, then the command:
root@cherenga:/var/cache/tazpkg/4.0/packages# tazpkg install get-OpenOffice3-1.1
.tazpkgInstalación de : get-OpenOffice3
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Copiando get-OpenOffice3 [ OK ]
Extrayendo get-OpenOffice3... [ OK ]
Extrayendo el pseudo fs...(lzma) [ OK ]
Instalando get-OpenOffice3... [ OK ]
Removiendo todos los archivos tmp... [ OK ]
================================================================================
get-OpenOffice3 (1.1) está instalado.But OpenOffice3 is NOT installed, and nowhere to be seen. I know I must be a nuisance for you guys but honestly, I just want to know the "correct" procedure to install additional software in the Slitaz system. I do not want to bother you with absurd questions about installing. So, I would kindly ask for a detailed list of steps to get any software installed and promise not to bother you more. Thanks a million.
Posted 12 years ago # -
mojo
offlineKey MasterStep 1:
# tazpkg install get-program
Step 2:
# get-programI try get-OpenOffice3
Nothing happens, wget fails to download, get-OpenOffice3 script is unable to determine the name or location of OpenOffice3
It's broken for now.Reference:
http://doc.slitaz.org/en:handbook:packages
The 'get' PackagesPosted 12 years ago # -
LocoMotor101
offlineMemberMojo, thanks for your assistance. It seems like there is a persistant problem with the get-programs. Those programs I tried to download and install are broken. It never occurred to me that that could be the problem, so I thought I was doing something wrong, or mising a step. Thus, in theory, I should be able to use TazPanel to download a given software and install it with tazpkg. At this moment, I am in the process of converting all files of openOffice for debian to slitaz tazpkg. If I understand the process correctly, I should be able to install openOffice with "tazpkg install" command. I hope to have good news later, if not, maybe more questions.
Posted 12 years ago # -
ms3811
offlineMemberFor what it's worth, LibreOffice install works fine. Well, at least the installation part, then it doesn't run. Apparently, the shortcuts are created incorrectly, but that's another story.
@LocoMotor101, here's a 101 on package installs in Slitaz:
Yes, you can use TazPanel to install packages. Most 'native' (packages that are in the Slitaz repositories) will be downloaded and installed just fine. Then there are the get-program packages. Essentially, these are scripts designed to make it somewhat easier for the lazy people like me, to download and install various programs such as Skype, OpenOffice, LibreOffice, Adobe Flash plugin, etc.
I would imagine TazPanel will download the get-program package, install it, and then also execute it (so that the actual software is downloaded and installed) for you, but then it might not. If it doesn't then you will need to do that yourself. Hence, in the command line (after you've installed get-Skype package using TazPanel):
$ get-Skype
which will then hopefully download the Skype package from http://www.skype.com and then do a bunch of stuff that will ensure that Skype is installed on your computer.
Since these scripts essentially download software from the corresponding websites (such as Skype.com), they break often as the actual download URL is hardwired into the script. So if the URL changes for some reason, the script won't work anymore. An unfortunate side effect of giving a man a fish, and not teaching him to fish.
You could wait for the scripts (get-program packages) to be fixed, or you could just edit the script yourself and fix it (if you feel comfortable doing that).
Alternative softwares:
OpenOffice --> Try LibreOffice (the get-LibreOffice script does it's work for most part, but incorrectly creates the shortcuts for the various LibreOffice programs, hence you will need to manually edit the /usr/share/applications/libreoffice-whatever.desktop file and modify the Exec parameter as applicable)
Google Chrome --> Try SRWare Iron Browser. It's a derivative of Chromium browser, and it's in the repos. So you can install the package iron-linux from TazPanel directly.
Ps: I am running cooking, so if you are running something else, the status of the various packages above might be different.
Posted 12 years ago # -
shintsan88
offlineMemberGreetings and "Mabuhay" from the Philippines!
@ ceel
your post,
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've found this topic on the forum: http://forum.slitaz.org/topic/skype-package#post-5852I've downloaded skype for debian then:
$ tazpkg convert skype-debian_4.1.0.
.../...
# tazpkg install skype-4.1.0.20-1.tazpkg
.../...
skype (4.1.0.20-1) is installed.Now I can see Skype in Applications > Internet
Don't know if it works, I never use skype... Hope this can help you.
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problem is, when you click it in Applications > Internet , nothing happens.
my heart sank like the Titanic :'(
Posted 12 years ago # -
ms3811
offlineMember@shintsan88, have you tried the get-skype package? I just installed get-skype from cooking and it pulled the skype package from http://www.skype.com and installed fine. I also tested running it and everything seems ok.
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