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molom
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Post subject: [SOLVED] About menus and Flash plugin
 Posted: Jul 05, 2008 - 06:57 AM
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Hi, this is my first time here. I was an Ubuntu user, which then switched to Linux Mint and now am looking for a gnome alternative hoping parsix to be the one. I guess the only people I know here are cmost and mandog.
Anyways, heres my issue:
I installed Parsix successfully on my IBM/Lenovo T43 Thinkpad and I can't figure out how to configure the wireless, I just can't connect to my network like I could in Ubuntu. Can someone help me out?
Thanks for your nice distro btw 
Update: I'm a bit lazy and don't look for solutions until I'm desperate, I checked the rest of the forums and found the solution, but now I have another question.
'Where can I find the slab/sled menu, can't find it in the repos?'
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Last edited by molom on Jul 05, 2008 - 09:48 PM; edited 3 times in total
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xet7
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Post subject: RE: Where can I find the Sled menu?
Posted: Jul 05, 2008 - 08:46 AM
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Sled menu means same kind of Start menu as in Windows. Instead of button Start, there is Parsix flower.
First install it in Root Terminal (or search package name with Synaptic):
Code:
apt-get install gnome-main-menu
Then check if it's available:
1) Right click bottom panel
2) click Add to Panel
3) check if Gnome Main Menu is there, but do not add it yet.
If Gnome Main Menu is not there yet:
1) Logout
2) Press Ctrl-Alt-Backspace to restart X
3) Login
Then make new panel:
1) Right click bottom panel
2) Click New panel, then you see new panel above bottom panel
3) Right click that new panel
4) click Add to Panel, and add Gnome Main Menu, and everything else you'd like to add
5) After you have finished modifying it, remove old top and bottom panels by right clicking them and selecting Remove this panel. |
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cmost
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Post subject: An alternative
Posted: Jul 05, 2008 - 10:43 AM
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An alternative to the SLED menu (and a much better one in my opinion) is the Ubuntu System Panel (or USP.) This is the same project on which Linux Mint's "MintMenu" is based.
See a screenshot featuring USP on Parsix 1.5 here:
http://www.gnome-look.org/content/previ ... ss_Parsix2
The USP project moves at the speed of evolution and there are two versions currently under development. The older one is the easiest to use and more flexible without overwhelming users with features or complex configuration. All configuration is handled by right-clicking the menu and choosing "preferences". Here's how to install it:
1. Install subversion
#apt-get install subversion
2. Create a directory to store USP files
$cd /home/username/downloads/ (assuming you have a downloads directory.)
$mkdir USP
$cd USP
3. Download the USP files from the online SVN repository
$svn checkout http://ubuntu-system-panel.googlecode.com/svn/trunk/ ubuntu-system-panel
4. Move into the USP directory to prepare for compilation
$cd ubuntu-system-panel
5. Install the Ubuntu System Panel
$./usp_update install fresh
Note: you can keep USP up to date by periodically running
$./usp_update update
You can remove USP by running
$./usp_update uninstall
6. Before you can add USP to your Gnome panel, do this...
$killall gnome-panel
7. Right-click the gnome panel and select 'add to panel'; scroll down to find Ubuntu System Panel; add it. Now, the real fun begins!!!
USP is very customizable and is extended through plugins. The available plugins are summarized below:
Plugins:
The layout is fully up to you. You can mix-and-match in any way that you want, putting as many plugins as you like, divided into any number of panes. Also worth noting is the fact that you can minimize plugins to the sidepane. To do this, just click on the plugin title (i.e. the big, bold writing that says Applications or Recent etc.) To unminimize it, just click on the little logo in the sidepane. It will unminimize back to the same location as it minimized from.
Here is a list of the default plugins included with USP. If you want to use one, make sure to spell and punctuate it in the same way:
uspuser -- Displays some information about the user that is currently logged in. This includes your login photo, username, and when you logged in. You can also configure it so that it shows a photo which is different from your login photo. It can be used to show an animated .gif
system_management --- a small menu which contains buttons for "Install Software", "Control Center", "Lock Screen" and "Quit"
applications --- the meat of the program, its a way to quickly get to all your applications. The best part of it is that it has a quick search feature built-in. As soon as you start typing, the the application list will start narrowing down based on the search. It searches not only the listed name of the application, but also its description and its command (so, for instance, typing 'gco' will show the name of "Configuration Editor").
shortcuts --- provides a list of quick shortcuts to anything. To add a shortcut, you have to first pin the menu. The pin button is the iconless button in the sidepane. If your sidepane is hidden, minimize any plugin to bring it up. Once you have pinned the menu, drag an icon from anywhere into the shortcuts plugin. The first icon is a little hard to drag, since the area that you have to drag it into is very small. The area is right underneath the plugin title. If you are dragging in the right place, a thin black line will appear.
Note: If you drag an icon for a file from Nautilus (not a folder), it probably won't work. Right click on the shortcut, and then select edit. Now edit 'exec' field for the correct program needed to open it. For example, an HTML document will need you to replace the part of the command that says 'nautilus' with 'firefox', and for a pdf file you should replace 'nautilus' with 'evince'.
places --- provides quick shortcuts to either your Nautilus bookmarks, or a standard set of places.
computer --- this is the plugin with the title of "Settings". It allows easy access to a few useful system settings.
recent --- a list of either recent documents, or recent applications launched from USP.
Additional Plugins:
You must remove any other versions of the plugins from the /home/<yourusername>/.usp/plugins folder including the created .pyc and .pyo files or they will take priority over the ones from the deb file.
Then:
dpkg -i usp2_add-on_plugins-1.92_Beta-1_all.deb
From the folder you downloaded it to.
Or double-click in nautilus if you have GDebi installed
To uninstall
dpkg -r usp2-add-on-plugins
Or remove as normal in Synaptic.
The files contain:
calculator
calrem
internet
notes
remind
resources (This one is still extremely experimental)
terminal
uspcalendar
usptime
Now also contains:
In Testing
tracker (by Quikee)
The last two have usp at the beginning due to python reserved module names.
The Terminal uses <Shift><Ctrl>C for copy function and <Shift><Ctrl>V for paste function.
Add them by name to plugins list, the names are all lowercase. I recommend adding them one at a a time.
A popular configuration for USP, which will make the menu appear more like Novel's SLAB menu (but better) and mirror the functionality available with the Mintmenu is as follows:
USP Panel Preferences:
[Main:]
USP Button Icon: /path/to/your/distribution/logo/Icons/logo-icon.png
Plugins-
newpane
shortcuts
system_management
newpane
applications
newpane
upsuser
recent
[Shortcuts:]
Executed Application: nautilus
Height: 230
Width: 220
[System Management:]
Height: 170
Width: 220
Font: 10
Install Software: gksu /usr/sbin/synaptic
Control Center: gnome-control-center
Lock Screen: gnome-screensaver-command --lock
Quit: gnome-session-save --kill
[Applications:]
Width: 230
Height: 400
Icon: 2
Name Font: 10
Generic Font: 9
Search Command: gnome-search-tool --named=SEARCH_STRING --start
[User:]
User Plugin Icon: login-photo
Height: 175
Wedth: 220
Font: 12
Bold
Name below pic
[Recent:]
Height: 225
Width: 220
Font: 10
Icon: 1
Number of Applications: 10
Number of Documents: 10 |
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molom
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Post subject: RE: An alternative
Posted: Jul 05, 2008 - 11:11 AM
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Joined: Jul 05, 2008
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Thanks for your help guys, I appreciate it, cmost and xet7.
By the way I want to congratulate Alan for such an amazing distro. It is far superior to ubuntu, I wish people were more aware of this distro. There are some annoying issues such as setting up the network using the parsix tools, but other than that I think its great. In my opinion I think Banshee 1.0 should replace exaile and EOG should replace the default image viewer (Forgot the name) and some other apps aren't necessary to the average user (Eg. IRC, Xsane, TV viewer, Compiz and so on), just some advice I wanted to give 
I will make a post if I have anymore problems.
Thanks guys!
BTW, Cmost, heard you were making a mint edition using Parsix as a base, how is that going? |
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molom
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Post subject: RE: An alternative
Posted: Jul 05, 2008 - 12:07 PM
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My last issue, there are so many flash plugins and I couldn't get them to work. Which is the best one to use so I can use youtube?
[Solved]
Installed a tarball from the adobe site. Thanks  |
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cmost
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Post subject: RE: An alternative
Posted: Jul 05, 2008 - 12:50 PM
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Joined: Feb 19, 2008
Posts: 135
Location: Cincinnati, Ohio
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| Hey Molom, good to see you here. I initially mixed some Mint tools into Parsix and added its themes and many of its packages but but then I decided that Parsix really stands on its own. I really do prefer the Debian way of doing things and I'm happy to return to its fold by way of Parsix. I've been a long time Debian user and Parsix is absolutely fantastic for we Debian users who like the feel and ease of use of Ubuntu but dislike the rest of it. While Linux Mint is a great alternative to Ubuntu (I used it for more than a year) it still has all the trappings of Ubuntu: frozen repository, sluggish speed, limited customization. It's truly a newbie distribution; for Windows refugees who are used to have their systems designed for them by others. With Parsix, we have the power of Debian's vast repositories and so we may do our distribution our way. Glad to have you on board. Let's spread the word. |
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Post subject: RE: An alternative
Posted: Jul 05, 2008 - 01:11 PM
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Joined: Feb 20, 2008
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Location: Finland
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It's not necessary to go to Adobe site and do Flash plugin install the hard way. Here's how to remove previous and install flash and media codecs:
Code:
apt-get remove mozilla-plugin-gnash mozilla-plugin-vlc
apt-get install flashplayer-mozilla mozilla-mplayer w32codecs
This and more is at my tips page:
http://lauri.ojansivu.googlepages.com/parsixlinuxfixes
I'm in progress of moving them to Parsix Wiki, where is more links to documentation:
http://www.parsix.org/html/index.php?mo ... g=HowTosEn
Btw, usually on forum one thread is about one topic, and then it's marked [SOLVED] in the thread's first message, and another thread is then started about new problem. If you change the topic, it would be better then to make it describe topics it has like adding:
"About menus and Flash plugin"
Anyway, Welcome to Parsix! |
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molom
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Post subject: RE: An alternative
Posted: Jul 05, 2008 - 02:24 PM
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| All done xet7 |
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