Hello all,

I've been trying to install Skype via roky's instructions:
how-i-got-skype-working-in-antix-8-5-t2290.html?hilit=skype

and I've come to realize that once again I really don't know what I'm doing. __{{emoticon}}__

I'm hung up here." Manuver to Download folder in PCmanFM and right click on empty space and select open Terminal. If Default terminal isn't set yet. Select Rox Terminal from drop down list and OK it. Right click again and select terminal.
Become root in terminal by typing sux and enter your password.
as root"
Code:
dpkg -i skype-debian_2.1.0.81_1_i386.deb

I'm not sure how to use PCmanFM or how to start it.

Thanks,
Dave

If wanting to use a automated gui installer you can install gdebi in Synaptic and just left double click on the skype .deb you downloaded. Gdebi will open and handle install also.

I'm not sure how to use PCmanFM or how to start it

Where did you download Skype to? If in /home.

You had to open either pcmanfm or rox file manager to see it. PCManFM is the folder icon on Toolbar in Icewm. It is the default file manager on toolbar on a stock AntiX Full Iso installation.

Thought my instructions were pretty straight forward. Sorry to hear you are struggling with it.

Happy Trails, Rok

Actually there's no right-click option to open a terminal in pcmanfm anymore. To open a terminal in the same location that the file manager (pcmanfm) is opened, just hit F4 or go to Tools>Open the current folder in terminal (F4)


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roky, It's not your fault. I'm still linux challenged!! Anyway, I downloaded it to my"downloads" folder.
I'm sure there is something very elementary I'm missing here. Could I install this via ROX?
Dave

Open terminal (Windows key + T), run then then enter your password, then tip: start typing the name of a file or folder and hit Tab for it to auto-complete.
This may be useful:
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(only the sudo part doesn't apply to antiX, because sudo command isn't pre-configured in antiX).

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Regarding opening the terminal from inside the file manager PCManFM, go to Edit>Preferences>Advanced in its menu and fill in x-terminal-emulator %s in the"Terminal emulator" field.
Then all you have to do to open a terminal from a PCManFM window is hit F4.


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When I enter cd downloads/ I receive this error

bash: cd: downloads/: No such file or directory

Capital D for Documents

Sorry for the late response. Go to the downloads folder you made, whatever its name is (letter case matters, see that shell help link I posted earlier).

If you configure PCmanFM to open the terminal with F4 as I said, then you can browse to your Downloads folder and hit F4 to open it in that location too.

Not a problem. I'm sort of fumbling my way around here.

Whoops, I meant Downloads, but it may not exist as a folder.

Hey guys,
This is what I get:
root@antiX1:/home/Dave/Downloads# dpkg -i skype-debian_2.1.0.81_1_i386.deb
dpkg: error processing skype-debian_2.1.0.81_1_i386.deb (--install):
cannot access archive: No such file or directory
Errors were encountered while processing:
skype-debian_2.1.0.81_1_i386.deb

Type dpkg -i skype- then hit tab button

New error this time... progress.

bash: pkg: command not found

Wait...typed it in wrong!

Typo Dave dpkg