Copy files to a home folder you make yourself, name it "stuff" or something. Then check the permissions of those files via a file manager you can install called xfe
In synaptic use the drop down menu to fing "repositories".. Uncheck the "src" or source mirrors. Enable "universe" and "multiverse". Or better yet, because that interface may not present the repo choices in an intuitive manner, just do a "gksudo gedit" in a run dialog. (find that in your menu system). Open /etc/apt/sources.list Make it something like this code:
code:
# deb cdrom:[Kubuntu 6.10 _Edgy Eft_ - Release i386 (20061025.1)]/ edgy main restricted deb cdrom:[Ubuntu 6.10 _Edgy Eft_ - Release i386 (20061025.1)]/ edgy main restricted
## Major bug fix updates produced after the final release deb http://ca.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ edgy-updates main restricted universe multiverse
deb http://ca.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ edgy main restricted universe multiverse deb http://ca.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ edgy-backports main restricted universe multiverse deb http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ edgy-security main restricted universe multiverse deb http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ edgy-backports restricted main multiverse universe deb http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ edgy-proposed restricted main multiverse universe deb http://archive.canonical.com/ubuntu edgy-commercial main
# source # deb-src http://ca.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ edgy universe # deb-src http://ca.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ edgy-backports main restricted universe multiverse # deb-src http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ edgy-security universe
Notice I "#"ed the "deb-src" mirrors. WHo needs source... We don't! Notice also "commercial is added..... and "multiverse" and "universe" stuff.
Save that by closing the file and saving. (the older one will be backed up to /etc/apt/sources.list~ (the squiggly means backup and wont be used) ....
Now in a terminal do sudo apt-get update Then do sudo apt-get install xfe
May as well get "menu" and menu-xdg too
sudo apt-get install menu menu-xdg
This will make an "other" entry in the menu system that listd all your applications and utilities debian style in one big menu... Open a term after that and do update-menus
The reason I recommend (ugly as sin) xfe file manager to check and modify permissions is because it is the best GUI for that stuff via right-clicking and choosing "properties"...
Now once you have xfe, check to see if the permissions look allright. Don't muck with them yet...... There may be several reasons you can't add backed up stuff: !. maybe you changed your username 2. maybe the permissions are for rootytooty... Or whatever... Until I have more accurate info on EXACTLY what you are trying to do, we'll wait.
Maybe it would be easier to start all over, and simply import bookmarks and stuff like that from the "stuff" folder you created.
So those Canadian sources worked allright!!!! If you have trouble with them in the future, you could always change back to US sources by replacing the ca in each line of the sources.list with us.
But I think that more stuff is available from the Canadian mirrors because of fewer restrictive laws concerning media. That should be sudo apt-get install menu menu-xdg
Then do sudo update-menus in a terminal Then do update menus (without the "sudo" too.
Now all is OK.
Check the menu system to see if there is an entry called "other" or "debian"
If not launch "Alacarte" (under accessories) and look at the MAIN categories until you find "Debian" in a right panel. There should be a widdybiddy box to check there. Check it.
That should do it. If not it will appear in the main drop-down menu after logout login.
Of course, if you do not have "alacarte" install it via synaptic or the terminal with "sudo apt-get install alacarte"
OK if you wish.... Remember this (even if you don't understand it yet)... In GNOME Nautilus (the file manager) draws the GNOME desktop. In XFCE, Thunar (file manager and XFWM (widow manager) draw the desktop.
So most likely after you install XFCE, Nautilus will draw the XFCE desktop too. That means you'll have the same icons but may not have the root menu in XFCE, which further means that a right click on the XFCE desktop won't bring up the menu system. No matter. This doesn't happen in GNOME either, so no biggy. Besides, the menu will appear in the upper panel just like in GNOME anyway. If you want to use only xfce, you have to open Nautilus File Manager in GNOME and uncheck the "use Nautilus to draw the desktop" option.That's what I do anyway. But then you won't have icons on the desktop. If you are an icon lover in GNOME, don't uncheck for now and wait to decide on that.
So here's what you copy then paste in a terminal: (note that there is a reason to doing it this way at first, until you decide which environment you will be using most of the time),,, After installation, there is a place to click (session) for more options when logging in via GDM. Its location within the login screen depends which theme you are using. Anyway, you'll find it. When you logout and then login the next time you will be able to choose XFCE session. A pop-up will ask "just this time or always". Just check "just this time" for now until you decide which to have as a default login. Later, we can add the xubuntu boot screens and ather stuff that can make XFCE the default environment if you wish. Remember, you can launch GNOME apps from within XFCE. copy then paste the following in terminal then hit enter: code:
code:
sudo apt-get install gtk2-engines-xfce libthunar-vfs-1-2 libexo-0.3-0 libxfce4mcs-client3 libxfce4mcs-manager3 libxfce4util4 libxfcegui4-4 mousepad thunar thunar-archive-plugin xfburn xfce4-appfinder xfce4-dict-plugin xfce4-icon-theme xfce4-mailwatch-plugin xfce4-mcs-manager xfce4-mcs-plugins xfce4-mixer xfce4-mixer-alsa xfce4-mount-plugin xfce4-netload-plugin xfce4-panel xfce4-quicklauncher-plugin xfce4-screenshooter-plugin xfce4-session xfce4-systemload-plugin xfce4-taskmanager xfce4-terminal xfce4-utils xfce4-xkb-plugin xfdesktop4 xfprint4 xfwm4 xfwm4-themes xubuntu-default-settings xubuntu-docs xubuntu-system-tools
xubuntu-system-tools may uninstall a gnome networking system too, but don't worry. Xubuntu has the same thingy with a slightly different name. Later you can install xubuntu-artwork-usplash for boot splash with mouse instead of the default GNOME bootsplash. But wait on that for now.
I recommend logging out then in after this.
Then do an "update menus" in a term after logging in... (remember that you cannot hand edit the debian section of the meny system in either GNOME or XFCE because it is generated only by the "update menus" command.
Don't forget that under "settings" in the XFCE menu system, you can choose many thingies, including auto hiding the panels. But if you have a big screen, you don't need to do that. You can also choose your screen resolutions and refresh rates, but be careful. There are many other things too..., like anti-aliasing for LCDs, themes and stuff. Backgrounds may not work if you don't uncheck the "let Nautilus draw the desktop" option in GNOME first.
you'll have to copy/paste that in a term because there is too much to type (although I did it because I am superman). And remember that if APT asks you to install more stuff to satisfy dependencies, go for it, by typing "y" and hitting enter.
quote: Many would have advised to simply do an apt-get xubuntu-desktop but the reason I chose this way was so that there would be no continuous one-upmanship between the two environments you now have. Also, if you do not want desktop icons in GNOME, I do recommend to uncheck the "let Nautilus draw the desktop" option. GNOME will be faster for one, and less prone to crashes due to user errors. Also it will liberate the default XFCE configurations, which are functional and not imposing. I also find the right click on the desktop to have a root menu very convenient. If it doesn't show up right away, go to Settings > Desktop settings > Behavior (check)-"show desktop menu on right click" and under "desktop icons" you can choose "file launcher icons" to be able to have icons on the desktop or choose "Minimized application icons" whick will place an icon on the desktop for each running application until the app is closed. Kinda redundant though, because the bottom panel shows the same thingies.
To place icons on the XFCE desktop, open the Appfinder under "accessories, after having chosen the "file launcher icons" option under the desktop settings and just drag the icons of the apps you want to show on the desktop to the desktop.
All this applies if you choose to uncheck the "let nautilus draw the desktop" option in GNOME as previously explained.
The "let Nautilus draw the desktop" option is in GNOME... If everything works never mind. Just forget it, unless you have probs doing something you want to do. not lately... hate this thing and it's what keeps xfce from disappearing..farq
To save time on many of your app installs and reinstalls when necessary, you can add your ALTERNATE CD to the sources.list, which will make apt get software from it rather than the web if the versions on the web are the same as on the CD and not newer.
sudo apt-cdrom add hit enter, then follow the instructions.
This will not work for the "desktop" CD, because that is a "live" CD and this only works with real install CDs. When you do updates synaptic or APT-get in a term will only ask for a CD when there is no newer version on the web in the case of adding an application that wasn't installed from the get-go.