Installing additional programs on MDs

[purps]

Couldn't find anything about this, so here it goes.

How do you install additional programs onto MDs? Is it simply a case of using synaptic on the MD itself, or do you have to do something with the core first?

I thought that it would be really cool to have Frets on Fire on the living room MD.

[tschak909]

You can install the software using the package manager, once you've done this...read the Wiki article on adding computing applications.

You will need the WM_CLASS and WM_NAME tuple, so that Orbiter will know what window to swallow.

-Thom

[purps]

Cheers for the reply.

I did read that wiki page; it didn't make much sense to me, but I see where it's coming from now.

So I install the software using the package manager on the MD itself? I don't need to do anything on the core?

[nite_man]

Cheers for the reply.

I did read that wiki page; it didn't make much sense to me, but I see where it's coming from now.

So I install the software using the package manager on the MD itself? I don't need to do anything on the core?

I just updated the section Using the WM_CLASS string in the template in the wiki. So, have a look it. hope it'll help you to add a new application to the computing sceen

[purps]

Thank you Michael, I hadn't had any success with this thus far, was just a little bit beyond me. Thanks again.