List of Hot Linux applications to add on Acer Aspire One

can anyone make the Cheese Webcam work on linpus? it can't detect the webcam. thanks!

 

I'm a total noob to linux, so please bear with me. I created a file using Mousepad with the above text in it. When I try to save it to "/etc/yum.repos.d/" I get the message "can't open a file to write". What does that mean? What am I doing wrong?

I'd appreciate anyone's help on this.

Thanks!

 

you need to be ROOT (admin). you can't save a file in that folder because it is only writable by root account.

1.open terminal
2.sudo mousepad /etc/yum.repos.d/skype.repo

then you will be able to save.

the sudo command will change your user mode to root temporarily.

 

success!

thanks for your help, dandesign.

regards

 

i'm also new to linux... did the step 2 posts up for adding skype and now i seem to have screwed up the add/remove programs feature. can anyone suggest how to fix this?

 

hi lemmylemmy,

my instructions was only for ensoph's problem and not the exact way how to install the skype. how bad did you screw up the add/remove?

 

Things I have added (or tried to add):

(app - description - install method - working? - Comments)

htop - enhanced version of top - yum - OK
Bluefish editor - Enhanced editor - yum - OK
MySQL Query Browser - SQL Development tool - yum - OK
VNC Viewer - Remote desktop tool - Advanced Desktop - OK
RDP - Remote desktop tool - RPM - OK
Linphone - VoIP/SIP phone - yum - OK
ssh/Openssh - secure shell client - yum - OK
Foxit - PDF Reader - site download - Segfaults

 

Hi,

i have 2 questions

Has anyone Linux (Linpus) program for light Image processing (JPEG and or RAW) on the A110L ?

IrfanView = XP // Linpus = ????

Background - i will use my Panasonic TZ5 (JPEG) and Nikon D60 (RAW) with my new Acer A110L

and where i find audacity Installation packages for the Linpus - Acer A110L combination?

 

for audacity: yum install audacity

imaging: picasa, gimp. just not sure if it supports RAW. you can try photoshop 7 on wine.

 

here's the error message i get when i go in to add/remove programs (which now isn't working). if anyone can advise me how to solve this it would be greatly appreciated!

omponent: pirut
Summary: TB29ec97ad ini.py:563:readfp:UnboundLocalError: local variable 'line' referenced before assignment

Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/usr/sbin/pirut", line 476, in <module>
main()
File "/usr/sbin/pirut", line 469, in main
pm = PackageManager(options.config, options.onlyrepo)
File "/usr/sbin/pirut", line 63, in __init__
GraphicalYumBase.__init__(self, False, config)
File "/usr/lib/python2.5/site-packages/pirut/__init__.py", line 129, in __init__
plugin_types=(yum.plugins.TYPE_CORE,))
File "/usr/lib/python2.5/site-packages/yum/__init__.py", line 113, in doConfigSetup
errorlevel=errorlevel)
File "/usr/lib/python2.5/site-packages/yum/__init__.py", line 164, in _getConfig
self.getReposFromConfig()
File "/usr/lib/python2.5/site-packages/yum/__init__.py", line 229, in getReposFromConfig
parser.readfp(confpp_obj)
File "/usr/lib/python2.5/site-packages/iniparse/compat.py", line 106, in readfp
self.data.readfp(fp)
File "/usr/lib/python2.5/site-packages/iniparse/ini.py", line 563, in readfp
if line and line[-1]=='\n':
UnboundLocalError: local variable 'line' referenced before assignment

Local variables in innermost frame:
pending_lines: []
fp: <yum.parser.ConfigPreProcessor instance at 0x85ecaec>
exc: None
self:
cur_section_name: None
linecount: 0
cur_option_name: None
fname: file://///etc/yum.repos.d/skype.repo
cur_option: None
cur_section: None

 

I second the CHEESE !

http://www.gnome.org/projects/cheese

the one i get from Add/Remove is only 0.2.4-2 which is so last-year.
and it's not working.

 

I already installed Skype using the GPGCHECK=0 method.
But found this today. Maybe it will help some.
http://fedorasolved.org/multimedia-solu ... ling-skype

 

Please don't forget to add the missing console goodies...

Man <-- Missing man-pages, after this you can use "apropos" to find apropiate apps.
slocate <-- After this, use "updatedb" this update the info pages of all applications
MC <-- File Manager, Must have.
Orpie <-- RPN console calculator
units <-- let you convert units from console.

I hope you find these usefull.

If you know some more interesting console apps, please update this small list.

 

Here are the 'extras' I've installed after two weeks of AA1-ing:

VLC
Opera
Skype
Thunderbird
Wireshark
AbiWord
Planner
OpenSSH

I also removed all of the non-western fonts which freed up about half a gig of storage.

Hadn't played much with Opera before, I installed it after Firefox seemed a little sluggish. After a couple of weeks with it I like it so much I'm replacing Firefox on all of my desktops with it.

Perry
www.kidpub.com

 

Thanks Perry.

Can you share the way you removed all non Western fonts? I made it manually with smart, but I'm not sure if I kept some, since I only recovered like 300 Mb in space.

Thank you in advance

 

How did you get rar working? I've tried sudo yum install rar but the system can't find it.

Trying to use Xarchiver, it just says it can't open it.

 

Anyone? I got this thing to watch videos on the national express, but the file comes in two rar archived bits. Simple on windows, just install winrar. But on this system!? I've been looking for ages for a way to unrar something and I can't find anything. :cry:

On the other hand, this forum looks lovely on the one.

 

I did it manually, too, with the out-of-the-box pirut. One of the first things I did after getting the machine stable was to look at every installed package to decide if I needed it or not. It took half an hour or so but I think it was worthwhile.

Perry
www.kidpub.com

 

You may also want to take a look at this if you want to remove more packages. Even if you don't want to go through all the commands you can just use the first one to show all installed packages sorted by size, and then remove them with pirut if you prefer it to the command line.

 

If you want Xarchiver to be able to open RAR files then you need to install unrar

Open the following URL in your browser on the AA1:
ftp://rpmfind.net/linux/freshrpms/fedor ... 7.i386.rpm
note: click on the link, don't copy it

When asked what do with the file, say open it with the Software Installer (which is the default)

When downloaded click Open
Enter your root password when prompted (the password you set when you first powered up the AA1)

This will open the software installer and you will be asked if you want to install Unrar.
Go ahead.
You will be warned that the package's authenticity cannot be verified, but please allow it to install, this software is clean.

When the installer is done you should find that Xarchiver can happily open and extract RAR files.

Enjoy.