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install e17 from packages.enlightenment.org repo

Wed Apr 13, 2011 12:10 am

install (older version) e17 from packages.enlightenment.org repo


edit (create if needed) /etc/apt/sources.list and add
Code:
deb http://packages.enlightenment.org/debian squeeze main extras
adjust if not using squeeze



edit (create if needed) /etc/apt/preferences and add
Code:
Package: *
Pin: origin packages.enlightenment.org
Pin-Priority: 600




apt-get update


apt-get install e17


That should get you the default e17 desktop.

Re: install e17 from packages.enlightenment.org repo

Wed Jun 22, 2011 9:41 am

I thought its time to add e17 again.
I think one will also want to:
Code:
wget http://packages.enlightenment.org/repo.key
apt-key add repo.key


http://packages.enlightenment.org/


lets hope all will work fine, with e you never know.

Re: install e17 from packages.enlightenment.org repo

Sat Oct 22, 2011 1:21 am

Was anyone able to install e17 from their repo (or easy_e17.sh) in the last time?
I know i was not. I installed it from the Sid-repo (testing and sid), and it does the job.
That is not an option for my refracta[s], as i want it to stay stable.

On a site note it reminds me why i mainly gave up on it, and use xfce for my daily usage now...

Re: install e17 from packages.enlightenment.org repo

Sat Oct 22, 2011 3:19 am

I had no problem following this howto with 606beta2. It worked fine and dandy.

I no longer use e17 either and I think xfce is going to be my main desktop albeit a very slimmed down xfce.

Re: install e17 from packages.enlightenment.org repo

Sat Oct 22, 2011 12:33 pm

meandean wrote:I had no problem following this howto with 606beta2. It worked fine and dandy.

I no longer use e17 either and I think xfce is going to be my main desktop albeit a very slimmed down xfce.

As it worked in the past, i didn't do the pinning
(Once it stopped working it should have jumped in the eye, but.... stubborness and all).
Thanks, install went fine on the last stable/official/non-beta refracta release

Re: install e17 from packages.enlightenment.org repo

Sat Oct 22, 2011 4:55 pm

Yep, you have to setup the preferences file. ;)

I believe the reason is that a couple files are in the debian repo and conflict with what is in the enlightenment repo. Of course it has been a while since I did this but I think that is the reason it needs to be done that way.

You will find that the need to setup the preferences file sometimes applies to using other 3rd party repos also.

Of course anymore I guess it should be something like /etc/apt/preferences.d/00whatever or something similar but /etc/apt/preferences still works.
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