I wouldn't recommend doing it with the default Xandros installation if you are new to Linux. It is certainly possible but you have to customize the repositories first, and then probably you'd want to permanently enable the advanced mode desktop, both of which require text editing and command line tweaking. This might sound like jargon to you but with a month or so of practice you'll have a lot better grip on it, we've all been there when we were learning Linux. There's stuff you have to understand about repositories, packages, dependencies, and all of that before you can get a good grasp on how to install pd extended in a customized Linux distribution like the one Asus provides. What would be a better choice would be to switch to something like eeexubuntu for your os and follow standard documentation for Ubuntu/Debian based operating systems - that way you get a good base of how-tos + etc floating around on the 'net in case you have any questions.
So, there are a few of us using the eeepc on this list (I guess me and Georg, maybe some others too) but like I said, if you want to be able to follow the multitude of howtos and troubleshooting guides out there so you can get your problems resolved faster without having to wait for the slowbies to answer, you'll be better off getting a standard, full-functioning OS like eeexubuntu instead of the customized Asus Xandros. Check out www.eeeuser.com and read the wiki there - this is the best site for eeepc related matters and has great howto guides you can follow.
Good luck!!! km
On Thu, Jun 12, 2008 at 12:13 PM, potax flan potaxpotax@gmail.com wrote:
i downloaded Hans' .deb installer but when i run it from the xandros desktop (choosing the option "install debian package" or something like that) i get an error message and it doesnt go far. both synaptic and apt-get give me a non-extended pd to install, which i tried, but i really need extended, as all my patches require it at some point. can you apt-get install extended? mayb it's just a matter of adding the right sources? ideas?
On Wed, Jun 11, 2008 at 10:22 AM, Georg Holzmann grh@mur.at wrote:
Hallo!
just got a shiny new asus eeePC i am fairly new to linux, and looking for the easiest most friendly way to install pd-entended (i dont need it to be the latest version, althou that'd be great). tips for a linux newbie?
It is just the same as on every other computer. I use (k)ubuntu on the eee, so all dependencies are easy to install ...
However, I don't know if it is that easy on the default Xandros OS, you might not have all latest libraries, but you could try it !
LG Georg
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