Tiny Core Linux
Tiny Core Base => CorePlus => Topic started by: madmax on November 02, 2019, 11:42:48 AM
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Hello:
I've installed Xfe to load 'on boot' but, unlike other applications (jpilot, calculator, etc.) I installed before and after Xfe, it only appears in the Apps menu but not in the Wbar. I know it loads dynamically each time TC boots, but I cannot find where TC reads the data to load the applications that show up in Wbar.
Any help appreciated.
Thanks in advance,
MM
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Hello:
... cannot find where TC reads the data to load the applications that show up in Wbar.
I'll ask the question in a different manner.
This is what my .wbar looks like:
# The Bar && Font && Font size (11)
i: /usr/local/share/wbar/osxbarback.png
t: /usr/local/lib/X11/fonts/TTF/luxisr/11
c: wbar --bpress --pos bottom --zoomf 1.00001 --isize 30 --jumpf 0.0 --idist 7
i: /usr/local/share/pixmaps/exittc.png
t: Exit
c: exec exittc
i: /usr/local/share/pixmaps/editor.png
t: Editor
c: exec editor
i: /usr/local/share/pixmaps/cpanel.png
t: ControlPanel
c: exec cpanel
i: /usr/local/share/pixmaps/apps.png
t: Apps
c: exec apps
i: /usr/local/share/pixmaps/flrun.png
t: RunProgram
c: exec flrun
i: /usr/local/share/pixmaps/mnttool.png
t: MountTool
c: exec mnttool
i: /usr/local/share/pixmaps/aterm.png
t: Terminal
c: exec aterm
i: /usr/local/share/pixmaps/accessories-calculator.png
t: calculator
c: exec gnome-calculator
i: /usr/local/share/pixmaps/jpilot.png
t: jpilot
c: exec /usr/local/bin/jpilot
i: /usr/local/share/pixmaps/mc.png
t: mc
c: exec aterm -e mc
i: /usr/local/share/pixmaps/palemoon.png
t: PaleMoon
c: exec /usr/local/palemoon/palemoon
As you can see, applications which are part of the default CorePlus installation are there as well as calculator, jpilot and mc, which I installed afterwards and are there every time I boot.
What I need is to have xfe in wbar. I installed it after calculator and before jpilot and mc but it is not there and I cannot figure out why.
When I installed calculator, jpilot and mc, the respective icons appeared in wbar right away.
Thanks in advance.
MM
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Hi madmax
Post the contents of the .desktop file for xfe:
cat /usr/local/share/applications/xfe.desktop
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Hello Rich:
... contents of the .desktop file for xfe:
Here it is:
tc@box:~$ cat /usr/local/share/applications/xfe.desktop
[Desktop Entry]
Name=Xfe
Name[cs]=Xfe
Name[de]=Xfe
Name[el]=ÎξÎÏÎ (Xfe)
Name[es]=Xfe
Name[es_AR]=Xfe
Name[es_CO]=Xfe
Name[fi]=Xfe
Name[fr]=Xfe
Name[hu]=Xfe
Name[it]=Xfe
Name[nl]=Xfe
Name[pl]=Xfe
Name[ru]=Xfe
Name[sv]=Xfe
Name[zh_TW]=Xfe
GenericName=File Manager
GenericName[cs]=Souborový manažer
GenericName[de]=Dateimanager
GenericName[el]=ÎιαÏειÏιÏÏÎ®Ï ÎÏÏείÏν
GenericName[es]=Gestor de archivos
GenericName[es_AR]=Gestor de archivos
GenericName[es_CO]=Administrador de archivos
GenericName[fi]=File Manager
GenericName[fr]=Gestionnaire de fichiers
GenericName[hu]=FájlkezelÅ
GenericName[it]=File Manager
GenericName[nl]=Bestandsbeheerder
GenericName[pl]=Menedżer plików
GenericName[pt_BR]=Gerenciador de Arquivos
GenericName[ru]=ФайловÑй менеджеÑ
GenericName[sv]=Filhanterare
GenericName[zh_TW]=æªæ¡ç®¡çå¡
Comment=A lightweight file manager for X Window
Comment[cs]=Lehký souborový manažer pro X
Comment[de]=Ein leichter Dateimanager für X Window
Comment[el]=ÎÎ½Î±Ï ÎµÎ»Î±ÏÏÏÏ Î´Î¹Î±ÏειÏιÏÏÎ®Ï Î±ÏÏείÏν για Ïα Îξ ÎοÏ
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Comment[es]=Un gestor de archivos ligero para X Window
Comment[es_AR]=Un gestor de archivos ligero para X Window
Comment[es_CO]=Un administrador de archivos ligero para X Window
Comment[fi]=Kevyt tiedostonhallinta X ikkunalle
Comment[fr]=Un gestionnaire de fichiers léger pour X Window
Comment[hu]=Pehelysúlyú fájlkezelŠX Windowhoz
Comment[it]=Un file manager leggero per X Window
Comment[nl]=Een lichtgewicht bestandsbeheerder voor X-Window
Comment[pl]=Lekki menadżer plików dla X Window
Comment[pt_BR]=Um gerenciador de arquivos leve para o X Window
Comment[ru]=Ðегкий ÑайловÑй Ð¼ÐµÐ½ÐµÐ´Ð¶ÐµÑ Ð´Ð»Ñ X Window
Comment[sv]=En lättviktig filhanterare för X Window
Comment[zh_TW]=X è¦çªçè¼éæªæ¡ç®¡çå¡
Exec=xfe
Terminal=false
Type=Application
StartupNotify=true
Icon=xfe
Categories=System;FileManager;
tc@box:~$
Thanks for your help.
Cheers,
MM
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Hello,
f
hope that it is sorted and configured with correct populated apps.
thx
V
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Hi madmax
I see 2 problems:
1. The .desktop file is missing the following line:
X-FullPathIcon=/usr/local/share/pixmaps/xfe.png2. The extension is missing the file:
/usr/local/share/pixmaps/xfe.png
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Hi vinceASPECT
Please stop posting irrelevant comments in other members threads.
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Hello Rich:
I see 2 problems ...
OK
I was trying to edit them (comparing to other working .desktop files) before I posted but I cannot edit them with sudo mc or sudo xfe ...
Complains about being read-only file system.
Sort of lost here now.
Thanks in advance,
MM
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Hi madmax
Try this:
busybox cp -f /tmp/tcloop/xfe/usr/local/share/applications/xfe.desktop /usr/local/share/applications/xfe.desktopYou should now be able to edit /usr/local/share/applications/xfe.desktop.
Download the attached xfe.png file to /usr/local/share/pixmaps/.
Use the Backup utility in the ConrolPanel to add /usr/local/share/applications/xfe.desktop and /usr/local/share/pixmaps/xfe.png
to your backup (filetool.lst) and then run a backup. Reboot and verify your icon is present and works.
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Hello Rich:
Try this: ...
OK
Download the attached xfe.png file to /usr/local/share/pixmaps/.
No needed as it was present.
... add /usr/local/share/applications/xfe.desktop ...
Reboot and verify ...
It lives !!!!
And works as intended. =-)
Q1:
The original .desktop file was present, I just was not able to edit it.
Your busybox line copied the one from the /tmp/loop to where it was, overwriting it (root needed).
So then I had a copy (albeit editable) of the original, which once edited enabled xfe to load as it should.
Shouldn't this new edited .desktop file be able to survive a reboot, just like the original one did?
ie: add to filetool.lst would not be needed. Or am I missing something?
Q2:
It would seem that the xfe.tcz was updated 2019/03 but could it be that it needs patching?
Rich: thank you very much for your help. Have a good week-end.
MM
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Hi madmax
... The original .desktop file was present, I just was not able to edit it.
Your busybox line copied the one from the /tmp/loop to where it was, overwriting it (root needed). ...
The /tmp/tcloop/xfe/usr/local/share/applications/xfe.desktop file is located inside the extension. Extensions use a squashfs
format which is a read only compressed file system. The /usr/local/share/applications/xfe.desktop file was merely a link
back to the file in /tmp/tcloop so it was still read only. By copying the file from the read only file system to a writable
directory the file can be edited and saved in that directory.
The reason for using busybox cp is GNU cp (if installed) refuses to overwrite the link.
Shouldn't this new edited .desktop file be able to survive a reboot, just like the original one did?
ie: add to filetool.lst would not be needed. Or am I missing something?
/usr/local/share/applications/ gets rebuilt from scratch every time you boot, as does most of the file system.
It would seem that the xfe.tcz was updated 2019/03 but could it be that it needs patching?
Send a PM to GNUser to alert him to this issue. Include a link to this thread.
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Hello Rich:
... /tmp/tcloop/xfe/usr/local/share/applications/xfe.desktop file is located inside the extension.
... a squashfs format which is a read only compressed file system.
I see ...
... /usr/local/share/applications/xfe.desktop file was merely a link ...
Yes, I saw that and also tried to edit it. =^/
The reason for using busybox cp is GNU cp (if installed) refuses to overwrite the link.
I see.
/usr/local/share/applications/ gets rebuilt from scratch every time you boot, as does most of the file system.
Indeed ...
A concept I still have to finish wrapping my head around.
TinyCore's main strength, practically indestructible.
Send a PM to GNUser ...
Done.
Thank you very much for taking the time to explain all this to me.
Have a good week-end.
Best,
MM
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@madmax - I will repackage xfe for Pure64 when xfe 1.44 comes out. I'll make sure the wbar issue is fixed.
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Hello:
@madmax - I will repackage xfe for Pure64 when xfe 1.44 comes out. I'll make sure the wbar issue is fixed.
OK. = ^)
Please add it to the CorePlus 10.x repository also.
Thanks in advance,
MM
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Hi GNUser
I fixed and sent in the 32 bit version for you. I'm guessing you packaged it on a non Tinycore system? The user:group were
set to 1000:staff instead of tc:staff. It didn't break anything I'm aware of, just an observation.
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The first several packages I submitted where compiled on Devuan ASCII (Debian Stretch sans systemd), then packaged on TC. My later submissions were all compiled on TC, except those too huge to compile on my old hardware (e.g., thunderbird, iridium-browser).
All the packages that I submit are ones I use daily, so everything is extensively tested. The user:group discrepancy does not hurt anything.
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@Rich - If the 32bit xfe extension is fixed and tested, please send it to tcesubmit at gmail dot com so that juanito can upload it to the repository. I am only a junior contributor--all my extensions go through juanito.
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Hi GNUser
@Rich - If the 32bit xfe extension is fixed and tested, please send it to tcesubmit at gmail dot com so that juanito can upload it to the repository. ...
Mailed it this morning just prior to posting.
... I am only a junior contributor--all my extensions go through juanito.
Me too. :)
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posted
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Hi Juanito
Thank you.
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Hi madmax
Click on the Apps icon. When Apps opens click Apps->Maintenance->Check for Updates. Highlight the files that show up and
click Process Selected Items.
Use the Backup utility in the ControlPanel to remove /usr/local/share/applications/xfe.desktop from your backup (filetool.lst)
and then run a backup. Reboot and verify your icon is still present and works.
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Hello Rich:
... run a backup.
Reboot and verify your icon is still present and works.
Done.
All icons present now: xfe+xfi+xfp but none of them will load the respective application.
There seems to be a library missing or unavailable for some reason but it is in the system:
tc@box:~$ xfe
xfe: error while loading shared libraries: libFOX-1.6.so.0: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory
tc@box:~$
tc@box:~$ slocate libFOX
/usr/local/lib/libFOX-1.6.so.0.0.57
/usr/local/lib/libFOX-1.6.so.0
/usr/local/lib/libFOX-1.6.so
tc@box:~$
Thanks in advance.
MM
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Hello:
I found a similar issue with xfe from 2015:
https://sourceforge.net/p/xfe/bugs/201/ (https://sourceforge.net/p/xfe/bugs/201/)
But it is not what is causing the problem.
Indeed, libFOX-1.6.so.0 is not loaded:
tc@box:~$ ldd /usr/local/bin/xfe | grep libFOX
libFOX-1.6.so.0 => not found
tc@box:~$
But the FOX library directory is/seems to be correctly set in ld.so.conf:
tc@box:~$ slocate libFOX
/usr/local/lib/libFOX-1.6.so.0.0.57
/usr/local/lib/libFOX-1.6.so.0
/usr/local/lib/libFOX-1.6.so
tc@box:~$
tc@box:~$ cat /etc/ld.so.conf
/usr/local/lib
tc@box:~$
I've had a look at ~/.config/xfe/xferc but found nothing obvious (to me).
Thanks in advance,
MM
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Hello:
I cannot find the link where I found this bit now, but it would seem that the problem could be in that the dynamic library path is not set.
tc@box:~$ echo $LD_LIBRARY_PATH
tc@box:~$
The thing is that if I set it ...
tc@box:~$ LD_LIBRARY_PATH=/usr/local/lib
tc@box:~$
... and then verify it ...
tc@box:~$ echo $LD_LIBRARY_PATH
/usr/local/lib
tc@box:~$
... it will not survive a reboot so it is probably something that has to be set within xfe.tcz.
Thanks in advance,
MM
PS: please set the editing time limit to a larger value.
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Hi madmax
I found the problem:
tc@E310:~/x/xfe/squashfs-root/usr/local/bin$ file -L /usr/local/lib/libFOX-1.6.so
/usr/local/lib/libFOX-1.6.so: ELF 64-bit LSB pie executable, x86-64, version 1 (SYSV), dynamically linked, stripped
tc@E310:~/x/xfe/squashfs-root/usr/local/bin$A 64 bit version of fox.tcz inadvertently wound up in the 32 bit repo. GNUser updated the extension on 11/04/2019. The next day
I said:
Hi madmax
Click on the Apps icon. When Apps opens click Apps->Maintenance->Check for Updates. Highlight the files that show up and
click Process Selected Items. ...
and your 32 bit version of fox.tcz got updated to a 64 bit version.
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64-bit version of fox/fox-dev moved from 32-bit repo to 64-bit repo and previous version of fox/fox-dev restored in 32-bit repo - hopefully.
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Hi madmax
You know the drill ;D:
Click on the Apps icon. When Apps opens click Apps->Maintenance->Check for Updates. Highlight the files that show up and
click Process Selected Items. Reboot and verify your icon works again.
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Hello Rich:
... and your 32 bit version of fox.tcz got updated to a 64 bit version.
Well ...
Shit happens. =^D!
Process ...
Reboot and verify ....
Everything is now working as expected.
Thank you very much (Rich/Juanito). =-)
Best,
MM