If you can't start a program because there isn't a shortcut icon or a menu item, then you can still start programs using the shell (command line processor). For example, I just bought a EEE PC 900, and it doesn't have a icon for synaptic (or add/remove) but you can press Ctrl-Alt-T to get a terminal, or get one through the file browsers menu. Once you have a terminal you can start synaptic. The "sudo" is used to give synaptic super user rights (sudo = SUperuser DO) because synaptic modifies the system, and it needs super user rights to do that.
Maybe the Sylvania also doesn't have an icon for Synaptic, just like the EEE PC, so its more like "kiosk software", (look it up in wikipedia) but once you gain access to a command line that doesn't matter. On 2 sep, 07:10, cliff <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I also just purchased a sylvania go and had the same problem. No > visible synaptic manager. I followed this discussion thread and got > to where synaptic now appears in System Preferences - Administration > menu but also get a request for a password. How do you get the > request for a password to appear? You lost me when you sayd "Use sudo > synaptic". Where do you do this? In the command line when it was set > up in alacarte or elswhere? > > Thanks in advance > > On Aug 23, 11:51 am, mahjongg <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > use > > > sudosynaptic > > > and gOS will ask for a password (except when running the live CD), and > > you can enter your user password. > > > Synaptic-should- be in the administration segment of the menu, I > > never saw a gOS version withoutsynapticin the menu somewhere. But > > then, I have never seen gOS 2.9 escape pod, as I do not have a g- > > netbook. > > Still, I would be surprised if it really isn't available as it's so > > essential. > > > On 23 aug, 22:15, ed_giuliani <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > i have thesynapticicon and can open it. it says that i am starting > > > without administrative privileges. do i need to do something to make > > > it ask for my password? thanks > > > > On Aug 23, 12:48 pm, frank754 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > Do it the same way, just type insynapticinstead of gnome-terminal. > > > > Any app can bee added this way, but the best bet is to edit the menu > > > > to add them. > > > > If you right-click on the gos menu icon at the top left you should get > > > > an option for "edit menu" > > > > Then, in the left pane, once the GUI comes up, click down to system, > > > > administration (or wherever you want to put it), then use add in the > > > > right pane. It works the same way as for the desktop icons. > > > > If no "edit menu" option comes up when you right-click (as in older > > > > gos versions), you can add a second gos main menu icon by right- > > > > clicking further to the right on an empty space in the top panel and > > > > add another "gos main menu" which will allow this, using the "add to > > > > panel" feature and scroll down to find it. > > > > > On Aug 23, 2:34 pm, ed_giuliani <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > that one worked, can now open the terminal. now it says that the > > > > >synapticmanager is already installed but i cant find it. can id be > > > > > placed on the desktop ? thanks > > > > > > On Aug 23, 11:21 am, frank754 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > > Sure, right-click on an empty spot on the desktop and do: create > > > > > > launcher: (type application) > > > > > > name: terminal command: gnome-terminal > > > > > > Once that's running you can try to see if gnome-app-install runs > > > > > > from > > > > > > there too > > > > > > > On Aug 23, 1:46 pm, ed_giuliani <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > > > sounds nice and easy but add remove is not listed. my version of > > > > > > > gos > > > > > > > must be different than yours. if you have any other ideas please > > > > > > > let > > > > > > > me know. thanks > > > > > > > > On Aug 23, 10:18 am, frank754 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > > > > For easy user-friendly package management, try > > > > > > > > gnome-app-install, > > > > > > > > it's under apps-->add/remove and is a nice gui with > > > > > > > > descriptions of > > > > > > > > each package. > > > > > > > > While it may not be suitable for libraries & development, it > > > > > > > > works > > > > > > > > well for user-end apps. > > > > > > > > > On Aug 22, 7:31 pm, "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > > > > > wrote: > > > > > > > > > > Are you using the original 2.9 gOS from Sylvania or the > > > > > > > > > updated ISO > > > > > > > > > (reinstallation with a few fixes) ? The other thing you can > > > > > > > > > do is to > > > > > > > > > open a terminal (gnome-terminal or xterm) and execute > > > > > > > > > "synaptic" from > > > > > > > > > there. If it is not there, then it is possible that you will > > > > > > > > > have to > > > > > > > > > install it. For that, you can use "apt-get" which is what > > > > > > > > > "synaptic" > > > > > > > > > uses to get packages from the repositories. Try the following > > > > > > > > > command : "sudo apt-get installsynaptic". This will download > > > > > > > > >synapticand install it (hoping that the repositories are > > > > > > > > >configured > > > > > > > > > correctly - should be by default). > > > > > > > > > > If you can't find a way of opening a terminal in Xorg (the > > > > > > > > > graphical > > > > > > > > > interface), you can use ctrl-alt-F1 (to F6) to go to the text > > > > > > > > > console > > > > > > > > > (no GUI there) and execute the "apt-get" command there. To > > > > > > > > > return to > > > > > > > > > the GUI, you do ctrl-alt-F7. > > > > > > > > > > Hope that this helps you a little more. > > > > > > > > > > On 22 août, 16:03, ed_giuliani <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > i tried the alt / f2 and it does nothing, and there is not > > > > > > > > > > anything > > > > > > > > > > under administration. any other suggestions would be > > > > > > > > > > appreciated > > > > > > > > > > thanks > > > > > > > > > > > On Aug 22, 3:38 pm, "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > > > > > > > wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > Couple ways. You can launch it by doing alt-F2 and then > > > > > > > > > > > type the > > > > > > > > > > > application name "synaptic". Or go to the gOS (start) > > > > > > > > > > > menu and in > > > > > > > > > > > System Preferences > Administration you will find > > > > > > > > > > > something with a > > > > > > > > > > > title that looks like the following : "Package > > > > > > > > > > > Management with > > > > > > > > > > >Synaptic". > > > > > > > > > > > > My titles might be a little off as I'm using gOS in a > > > > > > > > > > > different > > > > > > > > > > > language. > > > > > > > > > > > > On 22 août, 13:27, ed_giuliani <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > i have read the posts in this group about using > > > > > > > > > > > > thesynapticmanager > > > > > > > > > > > > or add/remove. my question is how do i find > > > > > > > > > > > > thesynapticmanager? i am > > > > > > > > > > > > using a Sylvania with gos 2.9.- Tekst uit > > > > > > > > > > > > oorspronkelijk bericht niet weergeven - > > > > - Tekst uit oorspronkelijk bericht weergeven -- Hide quoted text - > > > - Show quoted text - --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "gOS Linux" group. 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