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installed programs missing or not working on slitaz usb
  • michael_farquharmichael_farquhar April 2010
    using the package manager i install, for example 7zip, it then says the install has completed successfully but the program is nowhere to be seen in the menu and nor does it run from the run button in the menu. i have had this problem with a number of packages as well as ones that install and appear in the menu but then dont work when clicked on. i don't know if this is because i am running slitaz off a usb stick or what but any help in the matter would be greatly appreciated.
  • mojomojo April 2010
    In most cases a program with no GUI has no menu entry.

    The program must be run from terminal if it has no GUI.

    An executable could be installed in any location listed in
    echo $PATH
    most are installed in /usr/bin or /usr/sbin .

    Use tazpkg to list filenames and their path for installed tazpkgs.
    tux@slitaz:~$ tazpkg list-files p7zip

    Installed files with : p7zip
    ================================================================================
    /usr/bin/7zr
    ================================================================================
    1 files installed with p7zip.


    p7zip is terminal only,no menu, executable is called 7zr

    Sakura is a GUI program with a menu entry.

    tux@slitaz:~$ tazpkg list-files sakura

    Installed files with : sakura
    ================================================================================
    /usr/bin/sakura
    /usr/share/applications/sakura.desktop
    /usr/share/locale/fr/LC_MESSAGES/sakura.mo
    /usr/share/pixmaps/sakura.png
    ================================================================================
    4 files installed with sakura.


    The menu link is /usr/share/applications/program name.desktop and icon is /usr/share/pixmaps/program name.png

    When a program won't start from the menu,find the executable and try to start from terminal to see the error output.




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