That worked. Interestingly ctrl-alt-t did not bring up a terminal, nor could I find it in a file browser window. However, using Alt F2 allowed an option to run sudo synaptic in terminal.
I am sure you are correct about the kiosk. I noticed under system preferences - administration - authorizations you can change user authorizations. There are two choices: Implicit and Explicit. Does changing any of these settings bypass the need to get a terminal and run a command as Sudo? On Sep 1, 11:50 pm, mahjongg <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > 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 forsynaptic(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 startsynaptic. The "sudo" is > used to givesynapticsuper user rights (sudo = SUperuser DO) > becausesynapticmodifies the system, and it needs super user rights to do > that. > > Maybe the Sylvania also doesn't have an icon forSynaptic, 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 > > visiblesynapticmanager. I followed this discussion thread and got > > to wheresynapticnow 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 -- 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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