[TUTORIAL-WIP] N900-LINUX: Ubuntu, Fedora and Archlinux - Page 14 - maemo.org

one1002 | # 131 | 2010-12-08, 11:12 | Report

hi anyone tried installing netbook-launcher in ubuntu?how's the performance-wise?

would like to know the difference in installing netbook-launcher and plain ubuntu..planning to install ubuntu tomorrow.. =)

anthonie | # 132 | 2010-12-08, 13:06 | Report

Hey Juan,

I am not trying to break yourt balls here, but I do have a question that has been bothering me since yesterday: Have you yourself actually thorougly tested the setups you are promoting here?

To be honest: I think you could provide a little more information and warning to the people that follow your guide and I mean more than just "Install at your own risk". It's not that it will brick your n900, but having to reboot because you loose your mounhtpoints (/MyDocs) and you qumount doesn't do the job properly, it also means that if you want to listen music, right after having played with one of the setups here, you'll be in for a wait untill the tracker finishes re-indexing all your music files. Those kind of things should be communicated. If you didn't know yourself, it illustrates why I wrote this post.

To illustrate what I mean: I noticed the whole window parsing module was missing when I installed Arch, I ask you about it, and without saying, it turns out you update the guide on the first page. Why don't you share that information with the people who are reading page 12 of your thread?

I started with Arch linux, because that was the only thing that had my interest, actually E17 has my interest. But another guy asked about the Xephyr keyboard-focus on Ubuntu or Fedora and has not been answered. My guess is now, it's not working there either.

Apart from that, I guess you need to be more precise in your listing of steps to take. Need to leave a non-rooted terminal aside? Make sure you communicate that. Need root-access in order to perform a task? Make sure the people who read know they need to change to root.

So, just to be sure: I am not complaining here. I spent a free day yesterday, playing around with your findings, googling for a solution for the keyboard focus-thing, and I have enjoyed myself. So I hope you can take my post as constructive criticism

Keep up the good work!

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juandp77 | # 133 | 2010-12-08, 14:55 | Report

Originally Posted by anthonie View Post

Hey Juan,

I am not trying to break yourt balls here, but I do have a question that has been bothering me since yesterday: Have you yourself actually thorougly tested the setups you are promoting here?

To be honest: I think you could provide a little more information and warning to the people that follow your guide and I mean more than just "Install at your own risk". It's not that it will brick your n900, but having to reboot because you loose your mounhtpoints (/MyDocs) and you qumount doesn't do the job properly, it also means that if you want to listen music, right after having played with one of the setups here, you'll be in for a wait untill the tracker finishes re-indexing all your music files. Those kind of things should be communicated. If you didn't know yourself, it illustrates why I wrote this post.

To illustrate what I mean: I noticed the whole window parsing module was missing when I installed Arch, I ask you about it, and without saying, it turns out you update the guide on the first page. Why don't you share that information with the people who are reading page 12 of your thread?

I started with Arch linux, because that was the only thing that had my interest, actually E17 has my interest. But another guy asked about the Xephyr keyboard-focus on Ubuntu or Fedora and has not been answered. My guess is now, it's not working there either.

Apart from that, I guess you need to be more precise in your listing of steps to take. Need to leave a non-rooted terminal aside? Make sure you communicate that. Need root-access in order to perform a task? Make sure the people who read know they need to change to root.

So, just to be sure: I am not complaining here. I spent a free day yesterday, playing around with your findings, googling for a solution for the keyboard focus-thing, and I have enjoyed myself. So I hope you can take my post as constructive criticism

Keep up the good work!

this is not a finish thread, its working in progres, I think its pretty amazing what we had so far, and yes there still some troubles, thats one of the reasons why I posted, to improve this with the community, Ithink I've asked all your questions, and ofcourse its very important to update the first post because that solution should help for new people from the start and dont have to read 12 pages just to find a solution, about qumount complaint, that in fact do the job for me. So please check the file again maybe some typing mistake.
I'm pretty busy with my job, getting long rounds, so if anyone know the solution of the questions that somebody ask please help me

Thanks a lot for take interest on the thread I will try to improve what you ask

Last edited by juandp77; 2010-12-08 at 15:09.

juandp77 | # 134 | 2010-12-08, 15:01 | Report

Originally Posted by Boemien View Post

Hi Juandp! I still have problems with the clock! lol! When I update the clock in ubuntu, it updates it into maemo too! In fact, I don't Know how to adjust GMT. In Ubuntu, i have GMT+8. How to change it to GMT+0 ???
Did you try to resolve my : "bus errorackage list" problem? I saw on the net that it is related to two bin files located in /var/cache/apt/ some say I have to delete them. what is your point of view? I'm very interrested about your script to give ubuntu its own files.
And How do I do if i want to completly uninstall Ubuntu?

Clock bug its happen to me to, let me research on that, about the "bus errorackage list" problem It happen to me too so what I did its start again with a new ubuntu.img.ext2
If you want to uninstall Ubuntu: j

Code:

rm /home/user/MyDocs/ubuntu*.img.ext2
rm -r ubuntu
sudo rm /usr/bin/ubuntu
sudo rm /usr/bin/ubuntu-lxde
sudo rm /usr/bin/closeubuntu 
sudo rm /usr/share/applications/ubuntu.desktop

stalker | # 135 | 2010-12-08, 15:57 | Report

juandp77 could you please upload your icon files... i want to use that on my .desktop file/ link... thanks

juandp77 | # 136 | 2010-12-08, 16:35 | Report

Originally Posted by stalker View Post

juandp77 could you please upload your icon files... i want to use that on my .desktop file/ link... thanks

sure just give a moment to find it

EDIT: Here it is http://ubuntuone.com/p/Sl3/

Last edited by juandp77; 2010-12-08 at 16:39.

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Boemien | # 137 | 2010-12-08, 18:00 | Report

Originally Posted by juandp77 View Post

Clock bug its happen to me to, let me research on that, about the "bus errorackage list" problem It happen to me too so what I did its start again with a new ubuntu.img.ext2
If you want to uninstall Ubuntu: j

Code:

rm /home/user/MyDocs/ubuntu*.img.ext2
rm -r ubuntu
sudo rm /usr/bin/ubuntu
sudo rm /usr/bin/ubuntu-lxde
sudo rm /usr/bin/closeubuntu 
sudo rm /usr/share/applications/ubuntu.desktop

Thanks for this. I will try to reinstall it!!! because I'm facing problems installing apps via terminal. And also, I want your config file to make ubuntu have its own Home Folder!!! thankssssss!!

juandp77 | # 138 | 2010-12-08, 18:45 | Report

Originally Posted by Boemien View Post

Thanks for this. I will try to reinstall it!!! because I'm facing problems installing apps via terminal. And also, I want your config file to make ubuntu have its own Home Folder!!! thankssssss!!

I recommend just to replace the ubuntu.img.ext2 for a new one in MyDocs

ok the script could be downloaded from here http://ubuntuone.com/p/Sm7/ copy to MyDocs

open a terminal and type

Code:

sudo mv /home/user/MyDocs/uchroot /sbin
sudo chmod +x /sbin/uchroot
cd /home/user/ubuntu
sudo nano chroot ubuntu

Now go to the final line and change this:

Code:

sudo qchroot $UBUNTUIMG $UBUNTUCHROOT "$@"

to thys:

Code:

sudo uchroot $UBUNTUIMG $UBUNTUCHROOT "$@"

now you will have your own home in ubuntu

kingoddball | # 139 | 2010-12-08, 20:41 | Report

EXCELLENT WORK!
All worked great. I tested all 3. The ONLY issue I have is that archlinux/e17 is poor. its black/grey and white and nothing is readable. only one ugly button on the bottom.
I did a pacman lxde. looked ugly. done pacman fluxbox - I tried click and hold for menu - didnt work.

has anyone tried more windows managers?

I would like to try Gnome but arcn and fedora don't have it available.
maybe I'm wrong?

Boemien | # 140 | 2010-12-08, 22:10 | Report

Originally Posted by

ok the script could be downloaded from here http://ubuntuone.com/p/Sm7/ copy to MyDocs

Thanks for the Script, but I can't download it! My browser opens a text file and when i "save as", it saves it as txt! Can you Zip it? pleeeeeaaaasssseeee!