XSINE Installation

Forum: Apps
Topic: XSINE Installation
started by: Sykboy

Posted by Sykboy on April 07 2005,22:04

Hi all, i am just starting to use DSL and i wanted to install XSINE onto my hard drive. DSL is already installed and i have the tarball on disk, only problem is i have no idea what i am doing and cant work out how to install any new programs into DSL :angry:

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If someone could help me with step by step instructions on how to install it i would be very grateful.
Thank you very much :laugh:

Posted by adraker on April 08 2005,10:43

Skyboy,
I can't immediately find an application called Xsine.
Did you mean Xine, the movie player?
If so, there is a .dsl extension for this package in the repository,
which you can obtain in several ways, and the installation of
.dsl extensions is covered at this < documentation page. >
If not,then it was just a thought.

Compiling and installing a tarball in a minimised distro such as this,
is not a trivial task.You might want to search the forums on this,
and check the whole
< Docs section. >

Posted by Sykboy on April 08 2005,22:30

Yes i did mean xine, will try to use the methods on the docs and see if it works. I have been using windows since i got onto a pc and decided to give DSL a try on my p166 so i hope it works
Thanks for your help

Posted by Sykboy on July 26 2006,05:38

OK no longer a noob, took me a while but i got the hang of it, I have moved away from DSL as a HD-Install operating system and switched to Puppy Linux, although i still carry a copy of DSL in my wallet wherever i go. Even though the installation of most major apps are faily easily integrated into the OS for customization i still find issues sometime trying to install raw programs (tar usually) and integrating it into a live system but usually when running llive the base apps are fairly comprehensive when initiating more comon tasks.
On the other hand while using puppy i find the installation a little more simple with many 'dotpups' available from various sources. Because of my volunteer role as an I.T. tutor, I find the process a lot easier to explain to other linux noobs the processes with puppy, rather than DSL.
Are there any major sites where it is possible to find a range of .dsl files or are they scattered around different sites like dotpups as i have only found a mere few sites with apps not suited to the needs of myself and others i teach and associate with.
Any help on an address where i can find an extensive .dsl listing would be greatly appreciated.