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hanasi · Xplorer Joined: 13 May 2007 Posts: 8

I am an utter newbie in Xandros and in Linux in general. I have Xandros Home Premium.

I Want to install the Knews newsreader; this package does not appear in the Xandros Networks collection, but it is available in the Debian Repository. I switched to the DR and installed it, apparently successfully.

The list of installed software now indicates that it is installed, but I see no other evidence of this. A search of "knews" in the Find facility does not find any file with a name like <knews*> or <knews*.*>; when the application was installed, it did not deign to tell me where it had put it, and as far as I can see, it didn't put it anywhere. What shall I conclude from these circumstances? How can I _actually_ install this program to the point where I can make use of it?

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Davepet · Posted: Sun May 13, 2007 3:47 am Post subject:

Try going to "launch">"Run" & type knews .

If it runs, then we'll figure out how to add it to your menu.

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hanasi · Xplorer Joined: 13 May 2007 Posts: 8

[quote="Davepet"]Try going to "launch">"Run" & type knews .

If it runs, then we'll figure out how to add it to your menu.

Dave[/quote]

To my amazement, knews did indeed start. The first thing I would like to understand is how it did so, given that a thorough (?) search failed to find it present on the HD. WHY was it invisible?

Afterthat, I would of course like to learn how to put it on the Application menu, or otherwise make it more readily available for use.

Thanks much...

bryantrv · Posted: Sun May 13, 2007 7:38 am Post subject:

I'm not sure why a search would not find it, but the executable usually goes in /usr/bin.
To add it to the menu, right click on the launch button, choose Menu Editor, drill down to where you want to put the entry, right click again and choose add new entry.
For the command just put knews.
You can change the icon by clicking on the icon and choosing a new one.
Then go to file -> save.
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farenheit · Posted: Sun May 13, 2007 7:47 am Post subject:

<edit>Damn! Beaten to it by bryantrv Wink

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Most programs are installed into /usr/bin or /usr/local/bin both are part of the "path" as default. That means that when type any command (e.g. ls, find, grep etc) those locations are checked for programs matching what you typed.

"knews" obviously has an entry in one or both of those locations, allowing it to be run. What has likely happened is that there was no menu information in the package that you installed. So although it appears it is not there, it actually is.

As for not finding it from a "find" was this via the command line and using something like "find / -name "knews*" or using the Xandros, Launch -> Find -> Files or Folders? If using the Xandros GUI it is possible you did not have the correct path selected. You would need to make sure that the "Look in" box had only a forward slash "/" (without quotes), otherwise it will only look in YOUR home folder.