Hi Biff et al,

Has anyone installed PCManFM (1.2.2-1 - i386) from Debian Jessie in wattOS R8 LXDE 32-bit?

If so, have there been any problems?

Don't want to be the cuy (guinea pig) if I can help it. 

Thanks, Michael.

Hi Biff et al,

I'm in Post Installation phase for wattOS R8 LXDE 32-bit and documenting things as I go.

I've just opened the Update Manager, after running gksu-properties in Terminal to change su to sudo, and a dialogue window has been displayed which is asking me if I want to perform a Safe Upgrade.

What is the standard choice?

What happens when No is selected?

What happens when Yes is selected?

Is it better to use Synaptic and Mark all Upgradeable packages and then click the Apply button?

The PC I am installing on is not mine and will be mainly used by a girl who is 9 years old.

Which interface for Upgrading Packages would be most suitable for her?

Which interface is the most suitable for ensuring the proper installation of Updates/Upgrades?

Thanks, Michael.

Foe reference;

http://www.mepiscommunity.org/forum/viewtopic.php?f=6&t=36891

I started that topic. 

http://linuxblog.darkduck.com/2014/01/how-to-configure-keyboard-layouts-in-lxde-enlightenment-openbox.html

I found what I was looking for with the FSnow Tools PPA that was mentioned in the above topic.

With a fair bit of trial and error research, I discovered that I should be able to create a Menu Item to execute the following to provide a graphical interface to change Locale. 

gksu "dpkg-reconfigure -f gnome locales"
Thanks, Michael.

Hi Biff et al,

I'm looking for recommendations as to what Graphical Applications/Plug-ins are available for changing Keyboard Layout and Language/Locale for the LXDE version?

Thanks, Michael.

Hi All,

Please add comments if you think the accuracy or clarity of these instructions need improvement.

My instructions are the result of reading the Debian Live Manual and the following page.

http://www.vleeuwen.net/2014/01/create-a-persistent-debian-live-usb-flash-drive

If you want to use wattOS R8 with Persistence on a Live USB Flash drive, the following will allow you to do so.

I was using a 2GB Flash Drive and I used GParted to partition it into 2 equal size partitions.

The First Partition was configured as follows:
Partition Type: Primary
File System:    FAT32
Flags:          boot, lba
The Second Partition was configured as follows:
Partition Type: Primary
File System:    ext4
Flags:
Label:          persistence

I used UNetbootin to install the ISO file for wattOS R8 to the First partition. I left the Parameter "Space used to preserve files across reboots (Ubuntu only)" set to 0.

In the root folder of the First partition, UNetbootin creates a file called syslinux.cfg which I edited as follows.

label unetbootindefault
menu label Default - Persistence
kernel /ubnkern
append initrd=/ubninit boot=live persistence config quiet

label ubnentry0
menu label Live - Persistent
kernel /live/vmlinuz
append initrd=/live/initrd.img boot=live persistence config quiet

Now, the Second partition needs to be configured for Persistence.

Open a Terminal with root permissions.

Enter the following commands.

mkdir /mnt/persistence
    The above command creates a folder called persistence within the folder /mnt.

mount /dev/sdd2 /mnt/persistence

The above command mounts the Second partition to /mnt/persistence which will represent the root Folder of the Second partition.

cd /mnt/persistence
    The above command makes /mnt/persistence the active Folder.
   
echo / union > persistence.conf

The above command creates the file persistence.conf, in the root Folder of the Second partiton, with the text "/ union" which allows Full Persistence to be achieved.

You can now use the USB Flash drive to activate wattOS R8 in Live mode with Persistence.

Hasta luego and good luck, Michael.

Based on the following page ...

http://www.pendrivelinux.com/create-your-own-live-linux-cd-or-usb-distribution/

... will the following work?

1. Create 2 equal size partitions on my 2GB USB Flash drive.
    First partition as FAT32.
    Second partition as EXT2 with a label of "casper-rw".

2. Modify live.cfg as follows

append initrd=/live/initrd.img boot=live persistent config quiet
3. Create new ISO file

4. Use UNetbootin to place the ISO on the first partition

5. Boot from the Live USB.

Thanks, Michael.

Hi,

There is insufficient free space in the Live USB Environment to install the Java Runtime packages. 

What files can be deleted or how can the ISO be configured to increase the available free space?

Thanks, Michael.

Easier to use Synaptic, search for "mate-themes".

I did the following using GDebi after downloading the package files from the debian.org site.

First, I installed the needed dependencies.

Then, I tried the same with mate-themes but it froze. 

Any ideas how to solve this?

Thanks, Michael.

Update: Well, just for laughs, I decided to give it another try. I rebooted the computer and before opening any applications or making any changes to the appearance I installed all the packages again. This time I did it in the order prompted by GDebi when attempting to install mate-themes. And BINGO  Looking good!