Re: Debian applications - where to get them???

[Timothy Hospedales]

>> 3.   I wanted to download x11amp (also called winamp in the Windows
>> world) to play MP3 files but could not find it anywhere. Any suggestions on
>> where I might be able to get a copy (preferably in .deb format)? (Any
>> suggestions for a better player are also welcome :-)  ).

"apt-get update; apt-get install x11amp" allways works for me! :)
x11amp uses the least CPU time of any of the others ive tried, (All!),
so its probably the best:)

HTH.
Tim


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Re: Debian applications - where to get them???

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What I did was downloaded x11amp (from x11amp.bz.nu) in RPM format and
then used alien to install the redhat package as a debian package. Alien
is available in dselect, should you not have it... nifty thing.

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On Mon, 24 May 1999, Nadarajah, Dinesh wrote:

> Date: Mon, 24 May 1999 13:23:14 -0500
> From: "Nadarajah, Dinesh" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: debian-user@lists.debian.org
> Subject: Debian applications - where to get them???
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> I am running into problems getting applications for Debian.
> 
> 1.I wanted to get the Communicator 4.5 and so I checked the Debian
> archives. There is a listing for Communicator 4.5 but when I add up the file
> sizes, they don't match nowhere close to the Netscape Binary posting (of
> around 12MB). Are there any other files that I should be installing along
> with these (there are no other dependencies shown on the package listing)
> ???
> 
> 2.I have seen posting on Real G2 player for Linux but I could not find
> it at www.real.com <http://www.real.com> . Is there a G2 player for Linux
> yet or is it still version 5.0?
> 
> 3.I wanted to download x11amp (also called winamp in the Windows
> world) to play MP3 files but could not find it anywhere. Any suggestions on
> where I might be able to get a copy (preferably in .deb format)? (Any
> suggestions for a better player are also welcome :-)  ).
> 
> Thanks.
> 
> -D
> 
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Re: Debian applications - where to get them???

[Brad]

On 25 May 1999, Martin Bialasinski wrote:

> Actually, you don't need the navigator binaries, when you install the
> communicator ones. COmmunicator = navigator + mai/news/editor/calendar

Actually, i like not having the mail/news/editor/calendar for my normal
browsing. The only time i use the communicator is when i have to fill out
an email form (which i have to do about 5 times a week, don't ask)

Re: Debian applications - where to get them???

[Martin Bialasinski]

>> "B" == Brad  <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:

B> There's two ways to do it. One way is to get the tarball from netscape.com
B> and use the installer package (netscape4). The other way is to install the
B> 10 or so deb packages that make for a full install.
B> communicator-base-4x
B> communicator-nethelp-4x
B> communicator-[sd]motif-4x
B> communicator-spellchk-4x
B> navigator-base-4x   < You don't need them, as you install
B> navigator-[sd]motif-4x  < th communicator packages before 
B> netscape-base-4x
B> netscape-java-4x
B> netscape-[sd]motif-4x
B> netscape-base-4

Actually, you don't need the navigator binaries, when you install the
communicator ones. COmmunicator = navigator + mai/news/editor/calendar

Ciao,
Martin

Re: Debian applications - where to get them???

[Sean]

It's always seemed easier to me to just download the nescape binaries straight 
from
Nescape's site instead of messing with Debian's multiple-nescape packages.  
That way
you also get to keep up with the latest (hopefully increasingly bugfixed) 
versions.

Sean

Bob Nielsen wrote:

>
>
> This is no longer the case and navigator and communicator packages exist
> in both slink and potato (in non-free).  There are multiple packages
> required for the installation.
>
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Re: Debian applications - where to get them???

[Bob Nielsen]

On Sun, May 23, 1999 at 06:16:33PM -0500, Kent West wrote:
> "Nadarajah, Dinesh" wrote:
> > 
> > I am running into problems getting applications for Debian.
> > 
> > 1.  I wanted to get the Communicator 4.5 and so I checked the Debian
> > archives. There is a listing for Communicator 4.5 but when I add up the file
> > sizes, they don't match nowhere close to the Netscape Binary posting (of
> > around 12MB). Are there any other files that I should be installing along
> > with these (there are no other dependencies shown on the package listing)
> > ???
> > 
> > 2.  I have seen posting on Real G2 player for Linux but I could not find
> > it at www.real.com  . Is there a G2 player for Linux
> > yet or is it still version 5.0?
> > 
> > 3.  I wanted to download x11amp (also called winamp in the Windows
> > world) to play MP3 files but could not find it anywhere. Any suggestions on
> > where I might be able to get a copy (preferably in .deb format)? (Any
> > suggestions for a better player are also welcome :-)  ).
> > 
> > Thanks.
> > 
> > -D
> 
> Because of licensing issues, Debian doesn't distribute the actual
> Netscape program; just the installer. You need to download Communicator
> from Netscape's site, copy it to /tmp, then install the Netscape Debian
> package (you might need to rename the downloaded file as per the
> instructions during the install). This should get you going.

This is no longer the case and navigator and communicator packages exist
in both slink and potato (in non-free).  There are multiple packages
required for the installation. 

Bob

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Re: Debian applications - where to get them???

[Brad]

i run potato, so the packages i mention might not be available for slink.
You could always try recompiling from source (if available)

On Mon, 24 May 1999, Nadarajah, Dinesh wrote:

> I am running into problems getting applications for Debian.
> 
> 1.I wanted to get the Communicator 4.5 and so I checked the Debian
> archives. There is a listing for Communicator 4.5 but when I add up the file
> sizes, they don't match nowhere close to the Netscape Binary posting (of
> around 12MB). Are there any other files that I should be installing along
> with these (there are no other dependencies shown on the package listing)
> ???

There's two ways to do it. One way is to get the tarball from netscape.com
and use the installer package (netscape4). The other way is to install the
10 or so deb packages that make for a full install.
communicator-base-4x
communicator-nethelp-4x
communicator-[sd]motif-4x
communicator-spellchk-4x
navigator-base-4x
navigator-[sd]motif-4x
netscape-base-4x
netscape-java-4x
netscape-[sd]motif-4x
netscape-base-4

i believe that the "-[sd]motif-4x" packages depend on all the other
necessary ones...

> 2.I have seen posting on Real G2 player for Linux but I could not find
> it at www.real.com  . Is there a G2 player for Linux
> yet or is it still version 5.0?

There's an alpha version, but it seems to work pretty good. i've only had
two problems so far: it refuses to open files with a '#' in the name, and
it crashes reliably on certain ra files.

There's an installer package, "realplayer". When you try to install it, it
tells you where to download the package from (and to put it in /tmp when
you've gotten it). Hang on a sec, i'll look it up
http://www.real.com/products/player/linux.html

> 3.I wanted to download x11amp (also called winamp in the Windows
> world)

Actually, it's not "also called". They're different programs, they just
look the same. x11amp is being designed with winamp's gui in mind

> to play MP3 files but could not find it anywhere. Any suggestions on
> where I might be able to get a copy (preferably in .deb format)? (Any
> suggestions for a better player are also welcome :-)  ).

There's a package, appropriately named "x11amp". If it's not available in
slink, you can get the source from Debian. Or, you could go straight to
www.x11amp.org and get the source from there.

As for other players, look through the sound section of the Debian
archives. There're quite a few in there. i don't know the merits of any of
them, i use x11amp for X and amp for console if i feel the need for a song
without wanting to start X.

Re: Debian applications - where to get them???

[Kent West]

"Nadarajah, Dinesh" wrote:
> 
> I am running into problems getting applications for Debian.
> 
> 1.  I wanted to get the Communicator 4.5 and so I checked the Debian
> archives. There is a listing for Communicator 4.5 but when I add up the file
> sizes, they don't match nowhere close to the Netscape Binary posting (of
> around 12MB). Are there any other files that I should be installing along
> with these (there are no other dependencies shown on the package listing)
> ???
> 
> 2.  I have seen posting on Real G2 player for Linux but I could not find
> it at www.real.com  . Is there a G2 player for Linux
> yet or is it still version 5.0?
> 
> 3.  I wanted to download x11amp (also called winamp in the Windows
> world) to play MP3 files but could not find it anywhere. Any suggestions on
> where I might be able to get a copy (preferably in .deb format)? (Any
> suggestions for a better player are also welcome :-)  ).
> 
> Thanks.
> 
> -D

Because of licensing issues, Debian doesn't distribute the actual
Netscape program; just the installer. You need to download Communicator
from Netscape's site, copy it to /tmp, then install the Netscape Debian
package (you might need to rename the downloaded file as per the
instructions during the install). This should get you going.

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Re: Debian applications - where to get them???

[Robert Rati]

On Mon, 24 May 1999, Nadarajah, Dinesh wrote:

> I am running into problems getting applications for Debian.
> 
> 1.I wanted to get the Communicator 4.5 and so I checked the Debian
> archives. There is a listing for Communicator 4.5 but when I add up the file
> sizes, they don't match nowhere close to the Netscape Binary posting (of
> around 12MB). Are there any other files that I should be installing along
> with these (there are no other dependencies shown on the package listing)
> ???

If you just install the debs you see on the site, you will be fine.  If I
were you, I'd use dselect or apt to make sure all dependences are met.  

> 3.I wanted to download x11amp (also called winamp in the Windows
> world) to play MP3 files but could not find it anywhere. Any suggestions on
> where I might be able to get a copy (preferably in .deb format)? (Any
> suggestions for a better player are also welcome :-)  ).
> 

goto www.x11amp.com (or x11amp.org I can't remember which) and the newest
x11amp will be available for download in .deb format.  You can also get
the source and compile the newest version that hasn't been officially
released yet.

Rob

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RE: Debian applications - where to get them???

[Pollywog]

On 24-May-99 Nadarajah, Dinesh wrote:
> I am running into problems getting applications for Debian.
> 
> 1.I wanted to get the Communicator 4.5 and so I checked the Debian
> archives. There is a listing for Communicator 4.5 but when I add up the file
> sizes, they don't match nowhere close to the Netscape Binary posting (of
> around 12MB). Are there any other files that I should be installing along
> with these (there are no other dependencies shown on the package listing)
> ???

What you saw on Debian's website is just an installer for Communicator.  You
also have to get the Netscape Communicator binary from Netscape's ftp site and
then you place it in /tmp.  Make sure it is owned by root.root when you have
placed it there.  Once that is done, use the installer (just install it as
usual) and it will install Netscape as though it were a deb package.


> 
> 2.I have seen posting on Real G2 player for Linux but I could not find
> it at www.real.com  . Is there a G2 player for Linux
> yet or is it still version 5.0?

I believe it is still 5.0 but I am not certain.  A similar situation exists
with respect to RealAudio and Debian.  You can download an installer and then
install RealAudio in a fashion much as the one I described above.


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Debian applications - where to get them???

[Nadarajah, Dinesh]

I am running into problems getting applications for Debian.

1.  I wanted to get the Communicator 4.5 and so I checked the Debian
archives. There is a listing for Communicator 4.5 but when I add up the file
sizes, they don't match nowhere close to the Netscape Binary posting (of
around 12MB). Are there any other files that I should be installing along
with these (there are no other dependencies shown on the package listing)
???

2.  I have seen posting on Real G2 player for Linux but I could not find
it at www.real.com  . Is there a G2 player for Linux
yet or is it still version 5.0?

3.  I wanted to download x11amp (also called winamp in the Windows
world) to play MP3 files but could not find it anywhere. Any suggestions on
where I might be able to get a copy (preferably in .deb format)? (Any
suggestions for a better player are also welcome :-)  ).

Thanks.

-D