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[Nio Wiklund <nio.wiklund@xxxxxxxxx>]

Hi Jack,

Can you install a program package in ToriOS live?

Best regards
Nio

Den 2015-09-16 kl. 19:39, skrev Jack Trice:
> Hi again Israel,
> 
> Just noticed that I get a different (but okay) situation than/to Nio
> with the nm-applet in the LiveCD session.  When I ran it (in VBox) the
> nm-applet is normal (connected state) and the wired connection is up and
> running okay.
> 
> JackT.
> 
> On 16 September 2015 at 18:08, Jack Trice <jackdtrice@xxxxxxxxx
> <mailto:jackdtrice@xxxxxxxxx>> wrote:
> 
>     ​Hi israel,​
> 
>     ​Also one minor observation on the LiveCD session...seems that the
>     Sakura terminal was not present; maybe that is not there to save
>     space on the CD or ??​
> 
>     ​JackT.​
> 
> 
> 
>     On 16 September 2015 at 17:08, Nio Wiklund <nio.wiklund@xxxxxxxxx
>     <mailto:nio.wiklund@xxxxxxxxx>> wrote:
> 
>         Hi Israel,
> 
>         Testing again, with today's iso file
> 
>         2d76cb6637168f11c1f7d0da5bb2039a  ToriOS-daily.iso
> 
>         and I will write comments inline in the report from the previous
>         iso file.
> 
>         Best regards
>         Ni0
> 
> 
>         Den 2015-09-12 kl. 14:05, skrev Nio Wiklund:
>         > Hi Israel,
>         >
>         > I tested the current ToriOS-daily.iso in my Toshiba with Intel i5 and 4
>         > GB RAM 'as usual'.
>         >
>         > A. Live system
>         >
>         > - nm-applet shows and error (white x on red circle), but wired network
>         > started automatically.
> 
>         The same problem: nm-applet shows and error (white x on red circle)
> 
>         > - ztweaks does not start from the menu, but it starts from a terminal
>         > window.
> 
>         fixed: ztweaks starts from the menu
> 
>         > - mkusb needs grub-pc in order to install 'persistent live'. It can find
>         > it and prompt for installing, but maybe it should be included in ToriOS
>         > live.
> 
>         grub-install (the package grub-pc) is not installed
> 
>         > - mkusb wants wmctrl in order to install 'persistent live'. It can find
>         > it and prompt for installing, but maybe it should be included in ToriOS
>         > live.
> 
>         I think this worked in the previous version, but now I cannot
>         install
>         with apt-get.
> 
>         'No file name for e2fslibs', and it does not help with
> 
>         apt-get -f install  # which is recommended
> 
>         > B. Installation
>         >
>         > - The installation with the OBI-installers seemed to work well. I
>         > selected the PAE kernel.
> 
>         But the pae kernel can be installed (the chroot works)
> 
>         > C. Installed system
> 
>         I can install programs into the installed system.
> 
>         > - Rebooting 'directly' was extremely slow (ten times slower that what is
>         > normal in this computer). But finally it arrived at the log in screen.
> 
>         Boots normally now
> 
>         > - The network was not connected. This is probably causing the long time
>         > during reboot. I did not find any easy way to connect the network, and
>         > didn't try any advanced or difficult methods, only with the menus.
> 
>         The network is on, and nm-applet looks OK too :-)
> 
>         > - The touchpad works only partly and in a strange way. I cannot move the
>         > cursor (except in the very beginning), but I can scroll in terminal
>         > windows, A tap gives the same response as a right-click. This has not
>         > happened before.
> 
>         The touchpad works better now :-)
> 
>         > - During the installation update-grub (or something similar) found
>         > Ubuntu 14.04.2 (in /dev/sda5) but not a previous installed system of
>         > ToriOS (in /dev/sda1). This is better than before, but not good. After
>         > installation update-grub found both previous systems.
> 
>         It seems that the other operating systems were not found when
>         update-grub was run via chroot during the installation. It works
>         now, in
>         the installed system. This is like it was in the previous version.
> 
>         > Summary
>         >
>         > Several problems have been solved or at least improved. But it is too
>         > bad that ToriOS is losing functions, that have been working quite well
>         > before.
> 
>         One big improvement and some minor improvements :-)
> 
>         One new problem detected: I cannot install packages into the
>         live system
>         (which mkusb wants, and needs to make persistent live drives).
>         This also
>         affects nano, that needs installation. Now there is segfault again.
> 
>         > Best regards
>         > Nio
>         >
>         > Den 2015-09-12 kl. 06:27, skrev Nio Wiklund:
>         >> Hi all toriosadores,
>         >>
>         >> I could zsync the current ToriOS-daily.iso file from
>         phillw.net <http://phillw.net> and it
>         >> checked OK. I have also uploaded it to my tempororary google
>         drive to
>         >> help you download the current version and nothing else ;-)
>         >>
>         >> It is time for testing ToriOS again :-)
>         >>
>         >> Best regards
>         >> Nio
>         >>
>         >> Den 2015-09-12 kl. 03:15, skrev Israel:
>         >>> Hi everyone, here is the latest link...
>         >>> https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B0efnGFjgPchWjVlLWNKcG1UWDg
>         >>>
>         >>> As you all know Phill's server is back up, and i have been
>         uploading for
>         >>> a while.
>         >>>
>         >>> *TIME TO ZSYNC!!*
>         >>>
>         >>>
>         >>> Notable changes (per program):
>         >>> *OBI*
>         >>> Check for spaces in password, and make the user re-enter the
>         password.
>         >>> I added an experimental dialog output for all the OBI
>         logging in the
>         >>> user configuration process.  If you like it, I will add it
>         to the other
>         >>> programs.
>         >>> *JWM*
>         >>> Too much to list here.  But, the main reasons to use this
>         version deal
>         >>> with the menus
>         >>> *jwm-menu/jwm-places*
>         >>> Totally new menu written in C++ which dynamically outputs
>         from the
>         >>> desktop files.  You can right click the menu for an 'update
>         menus item'
>         >>> Also some fixes if there is no language variable set.
>         >>> The shutdown menu has been removed, and I simply added the
>         dialog I made
>         >>> that has shutdown,suspend,restart,logout
>         >>> These are all now controlled by a dialog so, logging out is
>         coherent now.
>         >>>
>         >>> the places menu now has the ability to open folders one deep.
>         >>> It checks various things, and will make a menu if the user
>         has xdg data
>         >>> dirs, gtkbookmarks or nothing other than $HOME set.
>         >>> it is much more robust, and works like the applications menu
>         >>> *jwm-settings-manager*
>         >>> visual improvements
>         >>> many fixes
>         >>> still some work to go here..
>         >>> *live session*
>         >>> switch to something similar to starttorios to get more
>         functionality
>         >>> built in
>         >>> added gettext in order to let the dialogs be translated
>         >>>
>         >>> *torios apps*
>         >>> all the shell scripts (not OBI) that run (screen shot,
>         shutdown, logout,
>         >>> apthandler, restart, etc...) are ready for translations. 
>         This has not
>         >>> been tested yet, so if you speak a different language and
>         would like to
>         >>> help, this is something I *REALLY* need help with!!  I might
>         test it
>         >>> with my elementary language skills in other languages, but I
>         am not
>         >>> fluent so I would not endorse my tests as the final product :)
>         >>>
>         >>>
>         >>> --
>         >>> Regards
>         >>>
>         >>>
>         >>>
>         >>
>         >
> 
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