Re: [Dorset] Download problem - Please help!
Hi again Charles, I also see a more complete book version is available, including for free download as a PDF, http://linuxcommand.org/tlcl.php, but I'd start with the site and see if it suits you first. Flicking through _Linux Format_ magazine today I noticed a review of this; it got 8/10. Cheers, Ralph. -- Next meeting: Bournemouth, Tuesday 2012-05-01 20:00 Meets, Mailing list, IRC, LinkedIn, ... http://dorset.lug.org.uk/ New thread on mailing list: mailto:dorset@mailman.lug.org.uk How to Report Bugs Effectively: http://goo.gl/4Xue
Re: [Dorset] Download problem - Please help!
On 12/04/12 23:20, Ralph Corderoy wrote: Thanks for your help - I am determined to get the hang of Linux and would like to make much more use of the terminal screen too. I learnt this decades ago so not a lot of point me referring you to what I used. I've had a bit of a look and came up with http://linuxcommand.org/ It seems fairly easy going to cover the basics. I also see a more complete book version is available, including for free download as a PDF,http://linuxcommand.org/tlcl.php, but I'd start with the site and see if it suits you first. There's also http://cli.learncodethehardway.org/book/ which may or may not appeal in terms of level and style. -- Next meeting: Bournemouth, Tuesday 2012-05-01 20:00 Meets, Mailing list, IRC, LinkedIn, ... http://dorset.lug.org.uk/ New thread on mailing list: mailto:dorset@mailman.lug.org.uk How to Report Bugs Effectively: http://goo.gl/4Xue
[Dorset] Download problem - Please help!
Help please! From the very useful list of Linux equivalents to Microsoft software given on http://www.linuxrsp.ru/win-lin-soft/table-eng.html (part of Move to Linux website) I have located a program similar to the old DOS Xtree Gold, but this one runs on Linux (note that Ztree, for $19 from Ztree.com, runs on Windows). http://www.han.de/~werner/ytree.html goes directly to the Ytree downloads page. However, every page along the way towards installation comes up with another list of questions I don't know the answer to. Seems I need to know what processor is inside my PC and its version it is, and whether my Ubuntu 11.04 is Debian or some other Linux variant. Where can I find all this information? [I will keep it once I find it as seems to be required by many other downloads too!] I tried 'sudo apt-get install Ytree-1.97.tar.gz' and all the Ubunto Software centre options first, but to no avail. I even downloaded the tar.gz file and unzipped it, but can't see how to run or install it from there even with its full path in sudo apt-get install. I tried the 'Debian' download, but that wouldn't work either! (so much for Linux one-click to download and install claim!). To date, I have only been able to install the limited range found on Ubuntu. All other attempts from non-Ubuntu sites have failed, including Adobe for 64 bit PCs. Am I missing something? Regards, Charles -- Next meeting: Bournemouth, Tuesday 2012-05-01 20:00 Meets, Mailing list, IRC, LinkedIn, ... http://dorset.lug.org.uk/ New thread on mailing list: mailto:dorset@mailman.lug.org.uk How to Report Bugs Effectively: http://goo.gl/4Xue
Re: [Dorset] Download problem - Please help!
On Mon, 09 Apr 2012 16:20:58 +0100, c...@pampru.org said: whether my Ubuntu 11.04 is Debian or some other Linux variant. All Ubuntu versions are derived from Debian, but... I tried 'sudo apt-get install Ytree-1.97.tar.gz' 'apt-get install' will only install Debian packages, not tarballs, but... $ apt-cache search ytree libtree-simple-visitorfactory-perl - collection of dispensing visitor objects for Tree::Simple libxml-handler-trees-perl - Perl module for building tree structures using PerlSAX handlers mediawiki-extensions-base - Extensions for MediaWiki -- Base package texlive-latex-extra - TeX Live: LaTeX supplementary packages ytree - A file manager for terminals $ (Sorry, the wrapping doesn't help). Notice the last line? So now we can do: $ aptitude show ytree Package: ytree State: not installed Version: 1.94-1 Priority: optional Section: utils Maintainer: Kevin Coyner kcoy...@debian.org Uncompressed Size: 254 k Depends: libc6 (= 2.3), libncursesw5 (= 5.7+20100313), libreadline6 (= 6.0) Recommends: mime-support Description: A file manager for terminals This is a file manager that separates files from directories and allows you to select and manage files from different directories. It works on black and white or color terminals and is UTF-8 locales aware. Homepage: http://www.han.de/~werner/ytree.html Sound good? So now you can do: $ sudo apt-get install ytree Just tried it here, and it seems to work. I'm running Debian rather than Ubuntu, but I suspect it will work on Ubuntu too. -- You can have everything in life you want if you help enough other people get what they want - Zig Ziglar. Who did you help today? -- Next meeting: Bournemouth, Tuesday 2012-05-01 20:00 Meets, Mailing list, IRC, LinkedIn, ... http://dorset.lug.org.uk/ New thread on mailing list: mailto:dorset@mailman.lug.org.uk How to Report Bugs Effectively: http://goo.gl/4Xue
Re: [Dorset] Download problem - Please help!
Hi Charles, I tried 'sudo apt-get install Ytree-1.97.tar.gz' Almost. Try sudo apt-get install ytree It's already pre-packaged for Ubuntu, though it may not be the latest version. In other words, someone has already taken the .tar.gz of source, compiled it, and produced a package of the executables for you. but can't see how to run or install it from there even with its full path in sudo apt-get install. apt-get's install always wants the name of a package from the repositories, never a file of source or built binaries. When looking for ytree in the repositories I also came across the gnuit package containing another suite of programs that mentions XTree. Cheers, Ralph. -- Next meeting: Bournemouth, Tuesday 2012-05-01 20:00 Meets, Mailing list, IRC, LinkedIn, ... http://dorset.lug.org.uk/ New thread on mailing list: mailto:dorset@mailman.lug.org.uk How to Report Bugs Effectively: http://goo.gl/4Xue
Re: [Dorset] Download problem - Please help!
Thanks Keith and Ralph, especially for a very quick response! I tried Keith's method first by copy/paste; seemed to install, but I could not find the installed file. Next I tried Ralph's method, same result. Tried ytree in the terminal and got a display of the home tree only, but it would not do anything else so doesn't seem to be a working install. Located and installed GNUIT. It is a collection of files, one named 'gitview' seemed likely to be their tree viewer, so typed gitview into the terminal which returned a list of suffixes. Selected -b (no colours) and typed gitview -b but it would not run. Tried various configurations and variations of using the suffixes, but no success. It always returns 'no command' or just re-iterates the suffix list I am well used to the old DOS commands and still remember some, but none worked in terminal. By contrast, I installed a trial of Ztree on my Windows machine with ease and it runs. Seems I need to become an IT specialist before I can use Linux applications. I don't mind getting much more involved, but where can I go to learn? (This probably explains why Microsoft and Apple are so much more widely used than Linux!) Thanks for your help - I am determined to get the hang of Linux and would like to make much more use of the terminal screen too. Charles Quoting Ralph Corderoy ra...@inputplus.co.uk: Hi Charles, I tried 'sudo apt-get install Ytree-1.97.tar.gz' Almost. Try sudo apt-get install ytree It's already pre-packaged for Ubuntu, though it may not be the latest version. In other words, someone has already taken the .tar.gz of source, compiled it, and produced a package of the executables for you. but can't see how to run or install it from there even with its full path in sudo apt-get install. apt-get's install always wants the name of a package from the repositories, never a file of source or built binaries. When looking for ytree in the repositories I also came across the gnuit package containing another suite of programs that mentions XTree. Cheers, Ralph. -- Next meeting: Bournemouth, Tuesday 2012-05-01 20:00 Meets, Mailing list, IRC, LinkedIn, ... http://dorset.lug.org.uk/ New thread on mailing list: mailto:dorset@mailman.lug.org.uk How to Report Bugs Effectively: http://goo.gl/4Xue -- Next meeting: Bournemouth, Tuesday 2012-05-01 20:00 Meets, Mailing list, IRC, LinkedIn, ... http://dorset.lug.org.uk/ New thread on mailing list: mailto:dorset@mailman.lug.org.uk How to Report Bugs Effectively: http://goo.gl/4Xue
