Ok, Kde Works; What About Gnome?

[Chero]

Hi,

I split the ipk into three parts.
They have to be installed all three before you can run anything !

Edit : It's two parts now

Here's part 1.

[Chero]

part 2

edit : of two.

[Chero]

part 3 (edit : doesn't exist any longer)

I received a PM from Laze, confirming that the upload feature of the unstable feed is broken.
So I split up the package in three (edit : two) seperate ipk's for those who can't wait.
They have to be installed all three (edit : both) before trying to run anything.

When you installed all three (edit : both), just "startxfce4" instead of "startx"

I hope it works.
Have fun,
Chero.

[chris08]

Thanks a lot!
I'm installing right now...

[Chero]

just let us know if you get it running

Thanks for trying,
Chero

[chris08]

Ok, I've installed the three ipks on my sd card (its formatted with ext3):

I've added /mnt/card/data/usr/local/bin to the path (so that startxfce is found)
Now when I type startxfce I get the X11 backgraiunf with the "x" cursor then it drops back to the shell with:

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xfce4-session: error while loading shared libraries: libxfsm-4.2.so.0: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directoryNow the same happens when I enter startx (kde still works)...

[jerrybme]

just let us know if you get it running

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Chero:
Thanks for packing this up, but it doesn't quite install properly. The ipks create 3 directories: data, data2 and data3 and the files go into those directories in a mirrored file structure: /usr/lib.. etc. I was going to manually move the files but the thought of keeping track of and creating all of those sym links from my SD card to RAM stopped me  

Cheers,
Jerry

[Chero]

I've checked it out.

Sorry if things got messed up, but something went wrong when splitting the package into three parts. I created 3 .tar.gz archives and moved files around untill the sizes were  acceptable. I forgot to tar them again, leaving the data-data2-data3 structure out.

I've changed this and uploaded some new .ipk's (changed the ones in the original posts above).
I hope this solves the problem.

Sorry,
Chero.

[HardenCoonor]

've changed this and uploaded some new .ipk's (changed the ones in the original posts above).

Well, I have downloaded them today, and the problem seems to be still the same. Those 3 data directories are created, and all the stuff is put in there.

It is not difficult to move it all to /, and running ldconfig enabled me to startx with the xfc4 .xinitrc.

Other errors:

No menu. (I have removed certain apps from the rom, so this could be the problem)
Only an aterm is started.

If you think about repackaging xfce4, please make packages that have a structure like this:

- Required libraries (in this case libxml2)

- Main libraries and files
- Additional Themes and languages
- Development files (includes, i hate them in a package not declared as devel)

This way everyone gets what he/she wants, and the downloads are still small, i hope.

[pgas]

perhaps you can still upload to the ZUG?

http://www.zaurususergroup.org/UpDownload.phtml

I don't know if elsix.org hosts the ipk

[Chero]

Well, I have downloaded them today, and the problem seems to be still the same. Those 3 data directories are created, and all the stuff is put in there.

It is not difficult to move it all to /, and running ldconfig enabled me to startx with the xfc4 .xinitrc.

Other errors:

No menu. (I have removed certain apps from the rom, so this could be the problem)
Only an aterm is started.

If you think about repackaging xfce4, please make packages that have a structure like this:

- Required libraries (in this case libxml2)

- Main libraries and files
- Additional Themes and languages
- Development files (includes, i hate them in a package not declared as devel)

This way everyone gets what he/she wants, and the downloads are still small, i hope.
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I'll keep it in mind.
It is still in testing stadium and I was going to upload to "unstable" feed.
Perhaps I just wanted to upload as fast as i could and forgot to check a few things because it runs really good on my Z.

perhaps you can still upload to the ZUG?

[a href=\"http://www.zaurususergroup.org/UpDownload.phtml]http://www.zaurususergroup.org/UpDownload.phtml[/url]

I don't know if elsix.org hosts the ipk
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I'll try this after I fixed some other problems.

Thanks for trying,
Chero.

[scoutme]

from the aterm you find open simply launch the xfce4-menuconfig

mark as hidden the "desktop" line, and the menù will appear as expected
I also renamed the battery applet .so file (in the terminal it gives an error). Actually I didn't understand if xfce4 works thanks to the desktop line hidden or to the battery applet renamed

[scoutme]

I named back the battery applet file - no issue.
The menu stuff is enough.

Matchbox applets work properly in the task bar.
Rotation works

It`s absolutely amazing
Light and user-friendly

Less bugs then matchbox !!!
Also, you can set the bottom margin so that default maximizing matches on-screen kbd height

[Chero]

I named back the battery applet file - no issue.
The menu stuff is enough.

Matchbox applets work properly in the task bar.
Rotation works

It`s absolutely amazing
Light and user-friendly

Less bugs then matchbox !!!
Also, you can set the bottom margin so that default maximizing matches on-screen kbd height
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Glad to see somebody loves it !!

I think the "xfce4-menuconfig" in your previous post has to be "xfce4-menueditor" (just for those who also want to give it a try).
BTW : My "desktop menu" isn't marked as "hidden", maybe you've just got run it once to make the menu active.

Does the panel behave correctly ?
Was the notes plugin available right away ?
Can you create different sessions ?

BTW : the ipk's have been updated again.
- split up into two parts instead of three
- the data-dirs shouldn't be installed any longer (I've checked this time through "mc")
- left out some stuff (backdrops, french docs, include, ...)

Any comments are welcome,
I know it's not perfect yet, but it's (already) to beautiful to keep to myself alone.

...It`s absolutely amazing
Light and user-friendly
....
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You forgot to mention : beautiful.

Chero.

[scoutme]

everything function properly, included the panel and the sticknotes.
I think you are right, the problem was given, accoring to me, to the session/status you left included in the ipk. After first complete launch everything is good, especially if you save the session.

Something that could be usefull: a kbd customization that matches that you have in matchbox (brightness, menu-launch key, etc).
Also we should find a way - a good and clean way - to include mb-applet in startup sequence. Maybe the simplest way is putting a few lines into start script, but I' m going to solve it with session and othet settings stuff.

I cannot find the right words to let you all undestand the step towards this wm can be for pdaxrom and zaurus platform...

Chero, another usefull note: what about stripping the executables? Imagine Xfce4 even lighter...