Slitaz/Linux newbie also...Need help installing prgs

Melvin ODell · 2011-04-15 21:50:55

I just downloaded Firefox 3.6 and Adobe flash. They are in the folder TUX and when i click on them to install

they need a application to open them. I tried unzip but it doesnt work. How can i install these two prgs so i can

use the internet like i was. I am trying to wean myself away from windows OS's and i do like Slitaz but i need it to do what i was doing before.

pankso · 2011-04-15 22:45:05

Hi,

2 thing you must lear with Linux:

* You dont need to go and search for applications around the web.

* All the programms working for SliTaz are at 3-4 clicks of you or at

2-3 commands in a terminal.

Yes under Linux we use a packages (programms) manager who know where are the packages and howto to install them. As an end user you just have to recharge the list of packages and think, say each 2-3 weeks, to upgrade the system to keep it secure and get latest improvments.

So do and see in the System menu you will have the Packages Manager quiet intuitive to use I think. And you whant to do deep directly, open a terminal and nstall packages (you must be root and default password is root):

$ su

# tazpkg recharge

# tazpkg search firefox <-- JUST TO SHOW THE SEARCH OPTION

# tazpkg get-install firefox

And that's all, Firefox will be dowloaded, installed in the right place and a nice entry will be add in the menu. Note also that have programms under a packages manager let us track all files and keep you filesystem hierachy as clean as the first day of usage.

Happy installation :-)

mojo · 2011-04-16 00:57:33

Some software like flash-plugin requires a "get" script to install.

1. Install the "get" script with tazpkg: #tazpkg get-install get-flash-plugin

2. Execute "get" script: #get-flash-plugin

More info: http://doc.slitaz.org/en:handbook:packages

Melvin ODell · 2011-04-16 01:59:00

Pankso......when i do a recharge it comes up with wget. bad address mirror.slitaz.org; right now im running this system from a CD..i have it installed on my computer on hard drive but waiting for my comp guru to help me fini setting it up

when i go to the package manager i dont see firefox listed only midori...Sorry for all the trouble but i am a novice and have to do this by trial and error...when i boot to the HD it comes up with a dollar sign after login and i am not sure where to go from there...2bad they dont have a book out Slitaz for dummies..i'd buy one

seawolf · 2011-04-16 11:17:46

Hi,

Do you have a network connection to the Internet? [c]wget bad address[/c] suggests not.

Since you're running from the LiveCD it only knows about the packages installed on it, not those available, until you successfully connect to the mirror to load them.

If you haven't a network connection available and are running Stable, you can download from anotheer computer a DVD ISO image of all the packages and use that to install from (after setting it up) instead of the mirror.

WRT the dollar sign: that's the command line / shell / CLI / any of the numerous names for it! If you see [c]tux@slitaz ~ $[/c] or similar it means you've started the system and logged in successfully, it's waiting for command. It seems like you installed it okay, but the video drivers aren't set up yet.

Melvin ODell · 2011-04-16 19:36:52

Seawolf.....I have internet connection thru Midori and i dwnlded Firefox and adobe flash. They are under tux in my doc folder. Just cant get them to load. If i understand this rite even if i install them it will only last for the session. If i close the computer and reboot they will be gone? Am i correct? This slitaz was originally on another computer and we put the Hard drive into this computer. i have to jump thru hoops to get it to boot to the HD and like i said im at a loss on what commands to use after the $. If i type su will it come up to #...Guess i have to learn thru trial and error

Trixar_za · 2011-04-16 22:48:28

What to expect:

[c]brenton@trixarian:~$ su
Password:
root@trixarian:/home/brenton# tazpkg search firefox

Search result for : firefox

Installed packages
================================================================================
0 installed packages found for : firefox

Available packages name-version
================================================================================
firefox-3.5.7
firefox-dev-3.5.7
firefox-simple-mail-2.72
libfirefox-3.5.7
================================================================================
4 available package(s) found for : firefox

root@trixarian:/home/brenton# tazpkg get-install firefox[/c]
Basically the # and $ aren't part of the commands, like you can see in the above example. It just shows if your a normal user (shows an $ at the end) or a root user (shows an # at the end). As you can see, the version number isn't important or even used in the download. So If I wanted firefox-simple-mail-2.72 from the above list, I would use tazpkg get-install firefox-simple-mail and not tazpkg get-install firefox-simple-mail-2.72.

If you're getting a wget error, it means you weren't online (and connected) when you tried to to recharge or install a package with tazpkg. Make sure you're online before downloading anything.

Carbon900 · 2011-09-14 21:27:20

hey guys. sorry to dig up an old thread but it's related to my issue.

Trizar-za wrote:

"What to expect:

brenton@trixarian:~$ su

Password:

root@trixarian:/home/brenton# tazpkg search firefox

Search result for : firefox

Installed packages

================================================================================

0 installed packages found for : firefox

Available packages name-version

================================================================================

firefox-3.5.7

firefox-dev-3.5.7

firefox-simple-mail-2.72

libfirefox-3.5.7

================================================================================

4 available package(s) found for : firefox"

I have an internet connection, but I do this, it say 0 packages found.

Prior to this i did a recharge, and it appeared succesfull, but said there were 0 new packages on the servers.

Any ideas?

Thanks

swisser30 · 2011-09-15 06:24:56

Same probably here also

Trixar_za · 2011-09-15 07:13:37

Did you use [c]tazpkg recharge[/c] before searching for packages? You first need to get the packages list before the search function works.

swisser30 · 2011-09-15 08:48:12

So trixar do that go for any pkg ur looking for on the web? If so that makes tazpkg like a web browser also

Trixar_za · 2011-09-15 09:30:22

No, you only have to recharge the list once, otherwise [c]tazpkg search[/c] won't work. What [c]tazpkg recharge[/c] does is download the packages.list file from the repository. It works exactly the same way with debian/ubuntu's apt-get and aptitude - you first need the packages list before it can be searched!

swisser30 · 2011-09-15 10:30:20

ok i see but the problem is im get this

tazpkg# recharge

/usr/bin/tazpkg: line 2167: wget not found

===================================================================================================

Last packages.list is ready to use. Note that the next time you recharge the list, a list of defferencies will be diplayed to show new and upgradeable packages.

that what i get everytime im connected to the internet im using firefox right now seem to b a problem with package manager im using Linux 2.6.29.3-slitaz(i686) for the Ophcrack cd with i upgraded to this version of slitaz

Carbon900 · 2011-09-15 13:06:16

Hey Trixar, yes, in my post I said i did the recharge and it said there were no new packages. Any idea why it might be thinking I'm up to date, when I'm not?

Thanks.

totoetsasoeur · 2011-09-15 13:30:53

@Carbon900,

The output of your [c]tazpkg search firefox[/c] means:

- firefox is not installed on your pc,

- firefox package is available on slitaz server.

So what's the point? I do not catch, sorry.

If you'd like to install firefox:

[c]$su[/c]

[c]#tazpkg get-install firefox[/c]

[c]#exit[/c]

That's it.

Happy Slitaz.

Trixar_za · 2011-09-15 13:35:56

Ah, I see swisser30, you have a wget error.

Does [c]busybox wget[/c] return anything?

If so, go to a terminal, su to root,

type [c]ln -s /bin/busybox /usr/bin/wget[/c], press enter/return and try recharging again.

What that (hopefully) will do is restore the wget command so you can use it again.

Carbon900 · 2011-09-15 15:58:24

Sorry it looks like I'm still misunderstood...

That search was not done by me. That's an example of what it SHOULD look like.

1) when I do a recharge it says "0 new packages available"

2) when i search firefox it says "0 packages installed AND 0 new packages found"

SUMMARY:

My problem is the recharge is NOT downloading the latest packages, even though I have a working internet connection. It look like it works, but the result is "0 new packages on the mirror"

NOTE:

I am NOT getting a wget error.

Thanks.

Trixar_za · 2011-09-15 17:26:57

This is what happens when I use [c]tazpkg recharge[/c]:

[c]brenton@trixarian:~$ su
brenton@trixarian:~$ tazpkg recharge

Creating backup of the last packages list... [ OK ]
Connecting to mirror.slitaz.org (94.23.60.116:80)
packages.desc 100% |*******************************| 232k 00:00:00 ETA
Connecting to mirror.slitaz.org (94.23.60.116:80)
packages.md5 100% |*******************************| 132k 00:00:00 ETA
Connecting to mirror.slitaz.org (94.23.60.116:80)
packages.txt 100% |*******************************| 208k 00:00:00 ETA
Connecting to mirror.slitaz.org (94.23.60.116:80)
packages.list 100% |*******************************| 41568 00:00:00 ETA
Connecting to mirror.slitaz.org (94.23.60.116:80)
packages.equiv 100% |*******************************| 1264 --:--:-- ETA
Connecting to mirror.slitaz.org (94.23.60.116:80)
files.list.lzma 100% |*******************************| 892k 00:00:00 ETA
Connecting to mirror.slitaz.org (94.23.60.116:80)
mirrors 100% |*******************************| 710 --:--:-- ETA

Mirrored packages diff
================================================================================
apache-2.2.20
apache-dev-2.2.20
apache-doc-2.2.20
================================================================================
3 new packages on the mirror.[/c]
Also the ONLY time I get 0 packages found with recharge is when I do [c]tazpkg search recharge[/c]...

Carbon900 · 2011-09-15 19:27:24

I get:

Creating backup of the last packages list... [ OK ]