This is a howto on installing and configuring a menu item for XFE. XFE is a file manager that is small, fast and only requires the FOX library to be fully functional.

1. Switch to console mode and login with root ALT + CTRL + F1
2.
3.
4. [Optional]
Nedit is added so text files can be viewed/edited though context menu in XFE.
5.
add lines


The File Manager menu item can be added in any menu/submenu, I chose the Knoppmyth menu as it fits for me, same holds true for the type.

Disclaimer:

1. Don't minimize Xfe while active or you may have to kill the XFE PID to get back to your MythTV menu.

2. I have not researched yet how to and if lirc commands can be used with XFE.

3. If your goal on using a file manager to to avoid learning Linux commands, I would instead learn the Linux commands to copy, move, and modify permissions. If you understand Linux commands you will be able to understand Linux much better. This is a great Linux primer, http://www.knoppmythwiki.org/index.php?page=LinuxTips

XFE homepage
http://roland65.free.fr/xfe

Here is some lirc keys if anyone uses.
Obviusly change button names to fit.

#Added for other X programs such as Xfe
begin
prog = irxevent
button = CH_UP
config = Key Up Xfe
end

begin
prog = irxevent
button = CH_DOWN
config = Key Down Xfe
end

begin
prog = irxevent
button = VOL_DOWN
config = Key Left Xfe
end

begin
prog = irxevent
button = VOL_UP
config = Key Right Xfe
end

begin
prog = irxevent
button = FULLSCREEN
config = Key Return Xfe
end

begin
prog = irxevent
button = POWER
config = Key ctrl-q Xfe
end

begin
prog = irxevent
button = RED
config = Key Del Xfe
end

begin
prog = irxevent
button = GREEN
config = Key ctrl-c Xfe
end

begin
prog = irxevent
button = YELLOW
config = Key ctrl-x Xfe
end

begin
prog = irxevent
button = BLUE
config = Key ctrl-v Xfe
end

If you're having problems with these directions, this wiki page may help get you pointed to the right repository.
http://www.knoppmythwiki.org/index.php?page=SwitchingToStableAPTRepository

I used apt-get to install xfe file manager in KnoppMyth R5D1 and the process completed with out errors.
When I go to the FluxBox desktop and try and run xfe, nothing happens.
When I try to run xfe from a shell window, I get the following response:
So, is a missing font holding up xfe? How do I fix this?

Eric

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I am seeing same error.

Are you able to run xfe from the Fluxbox desktop (included with Knoppmyth) using the installed icon?
On my system you click the icon and nothing happens.

I expect programs downloaded from the stable apt-get lists to "just work" so I suspect that there is something specific to the R5D1 release that is preventing it from running.

Ideas?

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Didn't get to try hosed my system before that point.

I was reading on the xfe page and states uses libfox1.4, but xfe version one that installs from "apt-get install xfe" is libfox1.2 for me on R5D1.

Do NOT do this.
I changed my sources to use unstable and tried to install libfox1.4, but it ended up screwing up my KnoppMyth install really bad. It did warn me was going to upgrade 15 components.

Looks like R5D1 changed to stable repository, while R5C7 had unstable out o f the box. Wonder when unstable was enabled in R5C7 if was installing a diffrent version of xfe or libfox?

Oh, sure. I bet you are right. Back in R5C7, xfe worked ok because it could go out to the unstable apt-get source directories and get libfox1.4.

I'm sorry to hear about the corruption by the unstable apt-get sources.
I had it happen to me back in R5C7. Reinstall or upgrade is the only fix I found.

I suppose if we want xfe in R5D1, we will have to go find the older sourcecode tarballs and compile an older version that works using libfox1.2?

Eric

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Doesn't matter, anything major I test in Knoppmyth I use a virtual machine to test. Is must easier to copy a few files back than to mess up my production system. Highly recommend for tinkering...

http://www.knoppmythwiki.org/index.php? ... eKnoppmyth

Ok. How do you set up a simple package like xfe???

I tried to apt-get xfe and although it seemed to download and install ok, it didn't run.

I could not find an older version so we're stuck with the new version. It looks like the latest versions of xfe needs libfox1.4. So I tried to get a Debian package of libfox1.4. The .deb file won't install without a bunch of other pieces like libfox1.4-dev, libcupsys2, libcupsys2-gnutls10 and libcupsys2-dev. So, I downloaded and installed libcupsys2 and then that complained that I didn't have libfox1.4. No, I don't have libfox1.4 because it wouldn't install without libcupsys2 installed - chicken before the egg problem!

Is there a realistic way to do this?? Can someone try this and help me figure out the right way to get xfe on a machine?

Thanks.

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Cant help with this but just feeling glad I did a search before posting. Just did the R5C7 R5D1 + 0.20 debs upgrade, and found all sorts of things like the xfe problem. Thought I had some other problems ....

Went rounfd the loop of trying to find a version of xfe and libfox that were compatible with the R5D1 install , but no luck here either.

apt-get install of xfe from stable loads 0.72-6 (?) xfe and libfox , 1.2.13-1.1. It all works fine under R5C7. Under R5D1, apt-get of course loads the same versions 1.2 and 74.1 (?), but errors when run with a "FXFont::create: unable to create font".

I've got mixed feelings about this. I'm glad I'm not the only one this is happening to.
On the other hand, I'm disappointed that we can't install a simple application like xfe.

Since xfe and libfox worked ok in R5C7, we have to conclude that something was broken from R5D7 to R5D1. Perhaps a component of libfox isn't part of KnoppMyth in R5D1? I've got no idea if this is even fixable by the users. Could this be a kernel problem?

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With the update to the SID repository, all of these probs disapear in R5E50, so xfe etc is easily installed without obvious damage.

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Help me interpret what you're saying...

Do you mean that as R5E50 comes, the user doesn't have to do any SID updating (whatever that is) and xfe will simply load and work?

Eric

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KnoppMyth R5.5, Asus A8N-VM CSM (nvidia 6150 onboard video), AMD Athlon 64 dual-core 4200+, two 1GB sticks DDR 400, HD-3000 HDTV card, PVR-150 card, Iguanaworks RS-232 IR receiver/transmitter, Pioneer DVR-110 DVD burner

sorry,

R5E50 is built on SID. SO the underlying debian is newer.

xfe and lots of other useful stuff now works well with a simple apt-get. However as always, be careful out there

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1Gb DDR400, 160Gb+160Gb+320Gb PATA HDD,320Gb USB2 HDD
Technisat DVB-T, 2x Skystar2 DVB-S 13,19,28.2 East