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jdmeaux1952
Joined: 01 Nov 2013
#1
Here is my little write-up I did to explain how to get Conky Manager.
For MX-14, you need to do some changes to get some stuff downloaded. I'll go through each set that I had to do in MX-14.
1 - Open SYNAPTIC, the mega-package-installer. Type in your ROOT password.
2 - Open up SETTINGS and go to REPOSITORIES.
3 - You will notice that
========= SCRAPER REMOVED AN EMBEDDED LINK HERE ===========
url was:"http://main.mepis-deb.org/mepiscr/mx-test"
linktext was:"http://main.mepis-deb.org/mepiscr/mx-test"
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/ and
========= SCRAPER REMOVED AN EMBEDDED LINK HERE ===========
url was:"http://main.mepis-deb.org/mepiscr/testrepo/"
linktext was:"http://main.mepis-deb.org/mepiscr/testrepo/"
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are NOT MARKED. This is so you do not accidentally download TESTING programs, instead of STABLE programs. Go ahead and mark these two.
4 - Go ahead and close the REPOSITORY window.
5 - Click the RELOAD button, and wait for it to finish.
6 - The little magnifying glass is your search request. Click it and then type CONKY MANAGER. Then click click SEARCH.
7 - When it is finished, you will have a list with CONKY-ALL and CONKY-MANAGER in it. Select each of these one at a time and MARK FOR INSTALLATION.
8 - You will get a small window stating that you also need to download additional files with them. Click OKAY or YES.
9 - On the upper area of the Synaptic window is a Green Checkmark for APPLY. Click it and it will automatically download all the required files you need. (You can mark the Auto-Close box to let it close when finished.)
10 - After everything is finished, reopen the SETTINGS to change the REPOSITORIES list to uncheck the .../mx-test and .../testrepo boxes. [If you forget, the next time you use SYNAPTIC, you will end up downloading TESTING programs instead of STABLE programs.] Then close Synaptic, and open the Whiskey Icon to see your menus. Conky Manager will be in the ACCESSORY portion.
11 - In CONKY MANAGER, you can highlight each conky and hit PREVIEW to see what it looks like. Be sure to close each preview before going to another. It will seem that Conky Manager has frozen. It is because there is a hidden window with the preview hiding behind it.
12 - When you have decided which to use, CHECK the box and select it. Auto-installed.
13 - Close CONKY MANAGER. Tah dah!