I used the package manager to download the Epiphany browser but it did not show up in the internet applications.
Is there a way to find out if it has been installed onto my computer? Thanks!
topic title: Where is the Epiphany browser?
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First, make sure that the package that you installed is the epiphany-browser. More than likely, unless you already have similar GNOME-based dependent packages installed, requesting epiphany-browser to be installed will result in quite a few other packages being installed. If that is not what happened, then chances are you may have installed an epiphany game instead of the epiphany web browser. So that would be the first thing to check.
Second, the menu may or may not be updated during your current login. The antiX tools include quite a few different menu update packages, depending on which window manager you are using. You can fish around to see if using one of these that matches your window manager helps.
Usually, Web browsers should show up in either the internet or the Network category; there are differences between systems; on the version of antiX I am using now,"Internet" is the category where most properly labeled Internet-based applications should appear. If you do not see them there, sometimes"Other" is a category for mis-labeled or incompletely labeled packages.
My guess is that you installed the wrong package name, epiphany instead of epiphany browser. But if that is not the case, try logging out and coming back in again; that may refresh the menu; a reboot would certainly do it too, but may be unnecessary. As I mentioned, there are quite a few menu updating tools; poke around and see if applying one of them helps you out. One of these choices is certain to yield you the result you are looking for.
Let us know what ends up happening; it may help out someone else in the future with a similar issue.
Second, the menu may or may not be updated during your current login. The antiX tools include quite a few different menu update packages, depending on which window manager you are using. You can fish around to see if using one of these that matches your window manager helps.
Usually, Web browsers should show up in either the internet or the Network category; there are differences between systems; on the version of antiX I am using now,"Internet" is the category where most properly labeled Internet-based applications should appear. If you do not see them there, sometimes"Other" is a category for mis-labeled or incompletely labeled packages.
My guess is that you installed the wrong package name, epiphany instead of epiphany browser. But if that is not the case, try logging out and coming back in again; that may refresh the menu; a reboot would certainly do it too, but may be unnecessary. As I mentioned, there are quite a few menu updating tools; poke around and see if applying one of them helps you out. One of these choices is certain to yield you the result you are looking for.
Let us know what ends up happening; it may help out someone else in the future with a similar issue.
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Well I know I did not install the game; there were many items that were downloaded with epiphany buut i do not want to mess other things up poking around.
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#4
It certainly wouldn't hurt to just install epiphany-browser again, just in case.
If the program is named"epiphany" then you could open a terminal window and say:
Also, most (but not all) executables end up in /usr/bin so you could also try:or even:
If the program is named"epiphany" then you could open a terminal window and say:
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$ which epiphany
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$ ls /usr/bin/epi*
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$ ls /usr/bin | grep phany
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#5
which epiphany in terminal yields /usr/bin/epiphany
so it seems that Epiphany is there
I'm wondering if having installed the Konqueror browser prevents Epiphany from working.
so it seems that Epiphany is there
I'm wondering if having installed the Konqueror browser prevents Epiphany from working.
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anticapitalista
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#6
/usr/bin/epiphany is for the game
You need to install epiphany-browser
You need to install epiphany-browser
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#7
In the synaptic package manager there is a green square in front of:
epiphany-browser
epiphany-browser-data
epiphany-browser-dev
epiphany-extentions
indicating that it is the browser and not the two game indicators that are installed.
epiphany-browser
epiphany-browser-data
epiphany-browser-dev
epiphany-extentions
indicating that it is the browser and not the two game indicators that are installed.
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anticapitalista
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#8
In the menu, click on Desktop - Icewm, Update-menu and it should apper in Application - Internet
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ls /usr/bin/epi* yields /usr/bin/epiphany-browser
sorry, updating the icewm menu did not make epiphany appear
sorry, updating the icewm menu did not make epiphany appear
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anticapitalista
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#10
It should have done. Nver mind, you can add it manually.
In antiXcontrol centre ->Edit icewm -> menu tab.
At the top it has browser entry as iceweasel. Cahnge iceweasel to epiphany-browser then save and update menu again.
prog"Web Browser" /usr/share/pixmaps/iceweasel.xpm /usr/bin/iceweasel
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prog"Web Browser" /usr/share/pixmaps/iceweasel.xpm /usr/bin/epiphany-browser
In antiXcontrol centre ->Edit icewm -> menu tab.
At the top it has browser entry as iceweasel. Cahnge iceweasel to epiphany-browser then save and update menu again.
prog"Web Browser" /usr/share/pixmaps/iceweasel.xpm /usr/bin/iceweasel
to
prog"Web Browser" /usr/share/pixmaps/iceweasel.xpm /usr/bin/epiphany-browser
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#11
Sorry, that did not work. Epiphany did not show up.
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anticapitalista
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#12
Strange.
Ok, open a terminal, and type epiphany-browser.
does it open? If not, any messages in the terminal?
Ok, open a terminal, and type epiphany-browser.
does it open? If not, any messages in the terminal?
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#13
Yes, it finally did open up.
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#14
Aha, the Epiphany browser is listed in the internet menu as" web" instead of Epiphany!!
Thanks for your help, AC!!
Thanks for your help, AC!!