xpde 0.5 is out as of yesterday

ewan.paton · Posted: Tue Mar 23, 2004 4:51 pm Post subject: xpde 0.5 is out as of yesterday

i was just wondering if anyone has tried the new release of xpde{1}, aparently it is a complete rewrite and i just want to know how diferent it was, i kinda liked the 1st one as i could easlily migrate my dad without him knowing

edit a link for the lasy http://www.xpde.com/

{1} to anyone who hasnt heard of it, its a wm that looks pretty much like windows xp apart from some copywrited parts to aid newbie migration
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Angrybob · Guru Joined: 19 Apr 2003 Posts: 575

that's the kind of project that when it gets good enough to use will be kicked in the nads by microsoft

ikaro · Advocate Joined: 14 Jul 2003 Posts: 2527 Location: Denmark

im supprised that they ( M$ ) have not done nothing yet about it ...
XPde been around for some time now.
when you see that they been on top of Lindows like right from the begining.
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anyNiXwilldo · Apprentice Joined: 20 Feb 2004 Posts: 176 Location: US

I downloaded and installed it last night. Not long ago today, I made the entries for it for kdm. I haven't tried it out yet. I am really more curious about it than anything. I can't imagine giving up my totally customized kde for a windows gui clone, but have to see it just out of curiosity.
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ikaro · Advocate Joined: 14 Jul 2003 Posts: 2527 Location: Denmark

The snapshots look very impressive

Evn tho its a window clone its very well done, but off course thats not their own creation.
I might try it too just to rest my curiosity.
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ewan.paton · Posted: Wed Mar 24, 2004 6:39 pm Post subject:

am i right that replacing SRC_URI="http://www.xpde.com/releases/${P}-20030730.tar.gz"
with the new tarball path and saving it as a new ebuild will be enough to emerge it
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ikaro · Advocate Joined: 14 Jul 2003 Posts: 2527 Location: Denmark

try it

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Twix · Posted: Wed Mar 24, 2004 9:19 pm Post subject:

I only have to reboot and select Windows XP in the grub screen to use it.

ewan.paton · Posted: Wed Mar 24, 2004 11:18 pm Post subject:

ikaro · Advocate Joined: 14 Jul 2003 Posts: 2527 Location: Denmark

Ive made an ebuild and tried it ... well it sux ..

see for your self.

http://ikaro.homepage.dk/xpde.jpg

actually you can just download the tarball, untar it to /opt/xpde
add it to the path and add "startxpde" to .xinitrc

you might want to link /opt/xpde - > /usr/share
works like shit .

nothing worked and looks like crap.
:roll:

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ewan.paton · Posted: Thu Mar 25, 2004 12:43 am Post subject:

you did better than me, but then i havent a clue as ive been promising to learn this stuff for ages but have never got round to it yet
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bleakcabal · Posted: Mon Mar 29, 2004 5:02 pm Post subject: Re: Have it installed...

Lunpa · Posted: Tue Mar 30, 2004 2:58 am Post subject: Re: Have it installed...

ewan.paton · Posted: Tue Mar 30, 2004 3:36 am Post subject:

if it helps someone has submitted a ebuld request so hopefully soon, just keep checking it

https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=45638
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bleakcabal · Posted: Tue Mar 30, 2004 3:56 am Post subject:

I tried the solution but XPDE didn't start. So I'll hope someone makes an ebuild and that it adds itself to KDM ...