Xandros 3.0.1

**Big Booger** · March 1st, 2005, 11:26 AM

Make sure to check out the Xandros forums for help. http://forums.xandros.com/

I've been lurking over there.. picked up a lot of good information.

**Big Booger** · March 2nd, 2005, 16:00 PM

Thought I'd post another screenie.

**Big Booger** · October 14th, 2005, 14:04 PM

Updated this thread with the latest build links.

**Curio** · March 3rd, 2005, 21:07 PM

Did you realise it's whats been left over from Corel Linux?

Not so keen now eh.

**Curio** · March 5th, 2005, 13:04 PM

useful straight away...........
First su to root

edit or create /etc/apt/sources.list
_______________________________________________________cut
# See sources.list(5) for more information, especially
# Remember that you can only use http, ftp or file URIs
# CDROMs are managed through the apt-cdrom tool.
deb http://ftp2.de.debian.org/debian unstable main contrib non-free
deb http://ftp2.de.debian.org/debian-non-US unstable/non-US main contrib non-free

_______________________________________________________cut

now get burner working properly..........

apt-get update
apt-get install k3b

there are some additional packages mentioned in the package apt-get them as well if you like.
Add K3b to the menu via Launch - Applications - System - Menu Editor (its in /usr/bin).

Fonts are a bit crap so.........

apt-get install msttcorefonts

- Keep apt-getting til you are happy (or break it).

**rik** · March 31st, 2005, 01:39 AM

Originally Posted by Curio

Fonts are a bit crap so.........

apt-get install msttcorefonts

I couldn't get this to work...

Building Dependency Tree... Done
Package msttcorefonts is not available, but is referred to by another package.
This may mean that the package is missing, has been obsoleted, or
is only available from another source
E: Package msttcorefonts has no installation candidate

and you are correct THE FONTS ARE CRAP!!

**Big Booger** · March 5th, 2005, 13:41 PM

For those less command prompt oriented, with Xandros you no longer have to use the command prompt. They have an apt-get frontend gui.. called Xandros Network.

You can just add those deb's curio listed to the Xandros Network app. And it will work fine.

Nice tips curio. The fonts are crap.

**rik** · March 29th, 2005, 03:01 AM

I think you just like weenies Boogs...

Anyhoo I just installed this and am getting everything running...but I'm remiss on how to run commands like ifconfig...my router is setup to allow access only by MAC address and I can't find how to run the ifconfig command. any help here?

**Big Booger** · March 29th, 2005, 03:05 AM

Open a command prompt, su to root. Enter your password.

Then use the following command tables to enter the information you'd like to setup:

http://www.computerhope.com/unix/uifconfi.htm

**rik** · March 29th, 2005, 04:45 AM

I'm sorry...still st00pid. Would that be from the "run command"? and "su to root"?

I'm really new here...

**Big Booger** · March 29th, 2005, 05:03 AM

take a look at the screenshots. It should make this a bit easier. I know, the first time I did it I was like wtf???

The first shows how to get to the console in Xandros. The second shows the steps for switching to the root user.

**1badger11** · March 29th, 2005, 05:34 AM

Not nit picking, just a suggestion for running the su command, always run it using the full path (/bin/su) this way you won't unintentionally run a trojaned su command. Just my 2 cents.

Badger