Automatix installation on MEPIS 6
I'm having difficulty installing Automatix.
From the website:
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Installing Automatix2 on Mepis 6.0
Edit your sources.list:
Open the terminal and type su
Then enter in your root password.
Copy and paste these commands individually and then press Enter
kwrite /etc/apt/sources.list
Add the following to your sources.list:
NOTE: Uncomment all the additional sources as well as add the automatix repository.
deb http://www.getautomatix.com/apt mepis main
Now save the file and close it.
First Step:
wget http://www.getautomatix.com/keys/automatix2.key
Second Step:
gpg --import automatix2.key
==> So far, so good.
Third Step:
gpg --export --armor E23C5FC3 | sudo apt-key add -
==> Error message ... "Sorry, user xxx is not allowed to execute '/usr/bin/apt-key add -" as root on xxxx domain
Fourth Step:
sudo apt-get update
Fifth Step:
sudo apt-get install automatix2
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Was able though to install automatix2 via Synaptic.
But when trying to run it, got error message:
"Sorry Automatix can not continue because some keys could not be downloaded, please try again later."
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Any advice?
Thanks much ... Daniel
Automatix
You might try just su & root password one time and forget sudo it doesnt usually work in Mepis.
jim
Use 'Automatix2 for Mepis'
There's a special Mepis 6.x version of Automatix2 that you should use. Then you won't get into problems with 'sudo'.
Get it from the Automatix2 website.
Yes, it works in Mepis 6.x, but it is not being developed any longer.
regards, ko
Ko Bros
no sudo / su then root
Thanks for the suggestion. This fixed the problem right away.
Daniel
special Mepis 6.x version of Automatix link?
I didn't see this. What I'd done was right off their website in real time. Do you have a link or more information on this?
Thanks much ... Daniel
Just one question: why do
Just one question: why do you want Automatix. It does not really add any new functionality to MEPIS. Anything you'd want to install is in the repos that are present in Synaptic, so you could save yourself the hassle of installing it and fire up Synaptic right away to get any add-on you could want.
Newbie or not Newbie, there's always a question
Synaptic vs automatix
Ummm - Citrix? Opera? I don't see them.
I wasn't aware citrix is in
I wasn't aware citrix is in the automatix app list. I didn't see it mentioned in the wiki...
Other than that, installing extra stuff is just a matter of adding a line to the repos, so for me personally, Automatix is a bit redundant. But if someone thinks they need it, fair enough....
Newbie or not Newbie, there's always a question
Automatix is also something
Automatix is also something that will phase out in mepis, ie no longer supported and in the end not work.
Read something like that from Ko over on the mepislovers forum. I am sure he can set me straight exactly
Youi need to be root
gpg --export --armor E23C5FC3 | sudo apt-key add -
==> Error message ... "Sorry, user xxx is not allowed to execute '/usr/bin/apt-key add -" as root on xxxx domain
You have to do it as root, so su to root (and leave out the sudo, since you already are root):
su + password
gpg --export --armor E23C5FC3 | apt-key add -
I was betatester for Automatix + Automatix2 for Mepis.
It is not developed any longer. Development stopped around 3 or more months ago when the projectleader for Mepis left. The bash-script (because that's what AX2 is) will become obsolete pretty soon. While it seemed promising a year ago, it is rapidly turning into a dead-end street. It will just fade out. And: a lot of the stuff IS available in the Ubuntu/Mepis repos. For instance: Opera (9.1, I think) is in the Mepis repository. Citrix was never included in AX2 for Mepis.
Regards, Ko
Ko Bros