Missing Apps, MyDSL Extentions, Etc.
Forum: Apps
Topic: Missing Apps, MyDSL Extentions, Etc.
started by: sanskritkanji
Posted by sanskritkanji on Oct. 29 2006,20:44
I have been trying to re-partition my old Toshiba Satellite 335CDS laptop, in order to move from a single (Win98) partition to a multiple partition hard drive that will support a dual-boot Win98/Linux. 2.0G HD, 98M RAM, x86 processor.Looking through the main DSL site, the Wiki, these forums, and the web, the solution seems to be one of:
1) use "parted" (that supposedly comes with the distro)
2) use a Gparted live CD
3) install parted via a DSL extension (parted.dsl)
1) I cannot locate "parted" anywhere in the installed distribution. After several "find" runs, I can only conclude that it isn't in the distribution.
2) My laptop cannot boot from CD. There is little support on the Gparted website that indicates a work-around exists (like the DSL bootfloppy workaround).
So, I seem to be stuck with option 3.
I downloaded the parted.dsl, and the .info, and the MD5 hash.
I used the MyDSL control panel and installed a "local extension" using the parted.dsl file. A window appeared, stuff seemed to happen, then, nothing.
There is no desktop icon for Parted, no menu entry in the "start" menu. The command "sudo find / -name "*part*"" shows no results for parted, gparted, anything. I bash "parted" and get "no known command".
So, how do I access this program? Was it actually installed?
Any help is greatly appreciated!
Posted by ^thehatsrule^ on Oct. 30 2006,00:11
1. Where does it say parted comes with the DSL base image?Did you check the md5sum of your download?
Posted by sanskritkanji on Oct. 30 2006,05:01
| Quote (^thehatsrule^ @ Oct. 29 2006,19:11) |
| 1. Where does it say parted comes with the DSL base image? Did you check the md5sum of your download? |
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| 1. Where does it say parted comes with the DSL base image? |
At here:
< http://www.damnsmalllinux.org/packages.html >
It says,
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| Below is the list of Debian packages currently in Damn Small Linux. |
One of which is:
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| ii parted 1.6.5-1 The GNU Parted disk partition resizing progr |
I suppose that "currently in Damn Small Linux" is not strictly equivalent to "comes with the DSL base image," but more likely, the advertised package listing needs updating. At the very least, it ought to say, "THIS ISN'T REALLY IN THE BASE IMAGE YOU DOWNLOADED AND INSTALLED ON YOUR COMPUTER SO PLEASE DON'T SPEND HOURS LOOKING FOR IT AND FEELING LIKE A DUMBASS."
I did check the md5sum of my download. Does that fall under the category of "it might not have been installed properly?"
What I do not understand, as a newbie, is what is supposed to happen if the install works properly? Is an icon supposed to show up on the desktop? A menu item? If it *does* install, where would it be?
Thanks!
Posted by mikshaw on Oct. 30 2006,15:05
Truly I think the packages page should be removed completely, considering it will never be accurate and up-to-date with all the changes that are made to DSL from one version to the next.You apparently now realize that it's not a good representation of included software.
A myDSL extension *might* add an icon, and *might* add a menu item. User applications that run in x will usually include at least a menu item. System maintenance applications, particularly those that run from command line, will probably have neither an icon or menu item.
As for where to find them, it depends on the application and the type of myDSL package. If it was installed from a *.dsl or *.unc, it is probably in dsl's PATH and can be run without knowing exactly where it is (as long as you know what the appropriate commands are to start the app). If it was installed from *.tar.gz or *.uci it will be in /opt and may need a full path to the executable to run it.