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#1
Installation issues / Re: Totally Lost on Installation
August 26, 2007, 07:01:24 PM
No, I only have one CD. Where do I get two? The download section is less than obvious about CD one and CD 2. So I downloaded the only iso there is...
Busy with the torrent now. However, why only a torrent? I am getting a speed of 30kb/s which ummm, I can get via dialup. Makes the 22MB connection I got seem a waste of time... Is there not an iso somewhere?

The error I am getting when trying to run the installer is "could  not find gksu executable"

So, in the mean time, I am downloading both the CD's and DVD at a whopping 50KB/s now. Will check back in a couple weeks...

This is getting frustrating now. I _really_ want to get this working but now it's getting silly. :(


Cheers,
Crispin
#2
Installation issues / Re: Totally Lost on Installation
August 26, 2007, 06:23:06 PM
Yup, Installed KUbuntu 7.04 and downloaded, only one iso, from http://www.robogoat.com/rampage/linuxmce/linuxmce-1.0-packages.iso as found in the wiki. Would these be the two files that are mentioned everywhere? I cannot find two iso's only relating to MCE.

As for the installer file, I downloaded mce-installer_1.0.0-1_i386.deb.

So, I am about to go through this again and here's the way I will do it. Correct me if I have a wrong step.

Reinstall KUbuntu (7.04) and no special changes or anything.
Insert CD made from above image.
Run mce-installer_1.0.0-1_i386.deb from USB drive.
Look for new shortcut on desktop and run that.

That is how I interpret the install process based on what I have read. Anything I am doing wrong? Obviously I am doing something wrong as it will not work....

Thanks for the help.

Maybe when I actually get this right I can update the wiki so noobs like me can get it right? :)

Cheers,
Crispin
#3
Installation issues / Totally Lost on Installation
August 26, 2007, 04:37:22 PM
Hi Folks,

After having many frustrations with Vista and MCE, I decided to try LinuxMCE out.
Now being a total linux noob, this has proved even more frustrating.

I have read the wiki, downloaded the Linux MCE CD and that's as far as I have got.
After eventually finding the mce-launcher file on some site, I ran it. Gave me plenty errors. Package not found was the most common.

Not sure if i am being extra stupid but i am failing badly. The install wiki is vague to say the least. Most of the links to download the files and dvd are broken.
To be honest, after a whole day, I am no further than i was in the beginning. Vista is not looking to bad at the moment...

Are there any good guides on how to install this? Lets face it, everyone starts off a noob. I've been around PC's, as a career, for about 12 years now and am rather advanced (if I may say so myself) and I find this process far to involved to be useful. A single file called setup.exe would be far better at getting the masses to use LinuxMCE don't you think?

Anyway, if anyone can point to a easy to follow guide, I will preserve as I actually detest Vista.

Thanks.

Crispin