OzOS F.A.Q. (All versions)

[Rui Pais]

Frequently Asked Questions - INDEX

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> Installation & Maintenance
 - What it's the password of liveCD/Installer?
 - How can I update my Enlightenment?
 - How can I keep my Enlightenment safe in case of any trouble come with updates?
 - How can I remove Login Manger and log directly to my e17 session?

> Desktop Configuration and Usage
 - How can I set/tune my preferences for Enlightenment?
 - How can I edit my menus?
 - How can I convert an image to be used as background/wallpaper?
 - How can I configure my system? It's there a gnome-control-center like?


> Enlightenment Advanced
 - How can I set theme from the command line?
 - How can I make a hand full of image files on a folder available backgrounds/wallpapers?
 - I have done a manual installation, how can I have the default look of OzOS?

> Hardware Configuration
 - My WiFI it's not working! What can I do?
 - My screen resolution it's wrong! What can i do?
 - How can I set my mouse to left handed use?

> Enlightenment Issues
 - Help, my Enlightenment seems beyond hope, what can i do?

> Common Issues
 - I burned the iso to a CD but something wild happens when i try to run or install. What could be?
 - I installed manually over my existent distro, but now i don't have a menu?

[Rui Pais]

Frequently Asked Questions (Installation & Maintenance)

- What it's the password of liveCD/Installer?
Ans:
None. Just press enter anytime it ask you for a password.



- How can I update my Enlightenment?
Ans:
The Enlightenment on OzOS installations was compiled from CVS code by e17-cvs deb, as usual.
But OzOS liveCDs do not include the code, required for future updates.
So after installed it's advised that you do as soon as possible an e17 update to get it.

This can be done either from menu:
Applications > System tools > Update e17
or from a terminal:

Code:

update_e17.sh

You can update e17 at any time later by repeat the above procedures.

(NOTE: on OzOS thats the preferred way over the old DEPRECATED sudo easy_e17.sh -u)



- How can I keep my Enlightenment safe in case of any trouble come with updates?
Ans:
On OZOS all maintenance of Enlightenment it's done by update_e17.sh tool.
You can create a full  (or several different ones) backup of Enlightenment with:

Code:

update_e17.sh --backup

If anything goes really bad and your Enlightenment get broken you can:
Close (logout) any Enlightenment session.
Login on a console (Press Ctrl+Alt+F1)
Run, for replace ir for a good backup:

Code:

update_e17.sh --replace

- How can I remove Login Manger and log directly to my e17 session?
Ans:
Please follow this how-to here (Thanks to Bro.Tiag):
http://cafelinux.org/forum/index.php/topic,1328.0.html

[Rui Pais]

Frequently Asked Questions (Desktop Configuration and Usage)

- How can I set/tune my preferences for Enlightenment?
Ans:
Left click with mouse anywhere on screen. Go:
Configuration > Configuration Panel

You'll have plenty to play around



- How can I edit my menus?
Ans:
. Favorite menus (right click of mouse) can be edited by going:
Configuration > Configuration Panel > Menus > Favorites Menu

. Applications menus require extra software:

Code:

sudo apt-get install oz-desktop-extras

(or for even lighter application: apt-get install gnome-menus)
then run:

Code:

gmenu-simple-editor

e17 only "see" Applications Menu (not Settings, a gnome sub-menu)




- How can I convert an image to be used as background/wallpaper?
Ans:
On OzOS right Click on the image you want and choose,
Open With > Open with "Do e17 wallpaper"
or from command line:

Code:

e17setroot -s -n <image_file>

You can use too Aubrey's utility to install and set Official sets of backgrounds.
Go, on Main menu:
Applications > Accessories > Change Enlightenment Background




- How can I configure my system? It's there a gnome-control-center like?
Ans:
Yes (see pic here).
On Main menu (mouse left-click on desktop) just go:
Configuration > Configuration Panel > System (under Categories)



- How can I configure my mouse to left handed use?
Ans:
See post bellow (Hardware configuration)

[Rui Pais]

Frequently Asked Questions (Enlightenment Advanced)

- How can I set theme from the command line?
Ans:

Code:

enlightenment_remote -theme-set theme RustedEmerald.edj
enlightenment_remote -restart

- How can I make a hand full of image files on a folder available backgrounds/wallpapers?
Ans:
From a terminal go to the folder with image files and do (assuming they are all .png):

Code:

e17setroot -s -n *.png

- I have done a manual installation, how can I have the default look of OzOS?
Ans:
Close your e17 session (logout).
Go to a console (Pres Ctrl+Alt+F1).
Enter

Code:

oz-profiler all

for a full set of OzOS configurations/customizations or

Code:

oz-profiler e17-only

for e17-only conf/customizations only (yet another way it's run update_e17.sh --profile).

Alternatively you can manually enter:

Code:

sudo cp -a /etc/skel/. $HOME
sudo chown -R $USER $HOME

go back to login manager (Ctrl+Alt+F7) and login.

[Rui Pais]

Frequently Asked Questions (Hardware Configuration)


- My WiFI it's not working!! What can I do?
Ans:
Wifi support for e17 it's not very good.
Existent module, exalt it's been buggy and not on main CVS tree code.
Usually people have good experience with an application called WICD so i recommend that for OzOS.
To use it go on menu:
Applications > System Tools > Wireless WICD Start

on OzOS 0.5 or some old RCs you may need to run:

Code:

sudo sysv-rc-conf

use the arrow keys to go to wicd line and press space on columns 2, 3, 4, 5.
To restart the service run:

Code:

sudo etc/init.d/wicd restart

- My resolution it's wrong! What can i do?
Ans:
You can try the following methods:

Code:

sudo dpkg-reconfigure -phigh xserver-xorg

or

Code:

gksudo displayconfig-gtk

(thanks to Pikey for point me out this one!)

If you installed some proprietary graphic driver (using envy or manually) you can try the included X configurator.
For nvidia would be:

Code:

sudo nvida-xconfig

- How can I set my mouse to left handed use?
Ans:
create a file named ~/.Xmodmap with the following text:Enter on a terminal:

Code:

xmodmap .Xmodmap

This should be needed only once.
Even if you don't type the above command on next login, X should ask if you wan to use current or the new .Xmodmap config.

[Rui Pais]

Frequently Asked Questions (Enlightenment Issues)


- Help, my Enlightenment seems beyond hope, what can i do?

In general matter, all e17(desktop) issues are 2 kinds:
- Configuration borked or
- Installation borked.

A simple cleaning and reinstall of those solve 99% of problems.
Users must check 1st the configuration,
logout, go to a console (ctrl+alt+F1), mv ~/.e away (or even ~/.e/e/config can be enough) and login again creates a new fresh user profile/configuration set.

If thats not solve then reinstall all e17 it's very simple (since with e17-cvs the all environment it's installed on a single folder on system):
If you had previously made backups:
logout, go to a console (ctrl+alt+F1) run update_e17.sh --replace and login again

If no backups were made:
logout, go to a console (ctrl+alt+F1) run update_e17.sh --full-reinstall and login again

[Rui Pais]

Frequently Asked Questions (Common Issues)

- I burn the iso to a CD but something wild happens when i try to run or install. What could be?
Ans:
Have you burn the CD at high speed? This usually give several weird problems.
Please try to burn the CD at less than 10x and try again.



- I installed manually over my existent distro, but now i don't have a menu?
Ans:
Check several ways here:
http://cafelinux.org/forum/index.php/topic,1060.0.html

[Rui Pais]

Frequently Asked Questions (RESERVED)

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