On Fri, Oct 22, 2010 at 07:03:17PM -0400, Doug wrote: > On 10/22/2010 05:25 PM, Camaleón wrote: >> On Fri, 22 Oct 2010 15:11:50 -0400, Doug wrote: >> >> >>> I have downloaded synaptiks using synaptic package manager. It shows up >>> as "installed" but it doesn't show on any menu, and I have no idea how >>> to run it. (It disables the scratchpad when an external mouse is >>> connected. This is much better than the default mode which only >>> disables the scratchpad while you are typing.) >>> >> As per its webpage: >> >> http://synaptiks.lunaryorn.de/index.html >> >> It seems that you can add a widget to launch it or going to KDE user >> settings to configure the touchpad behaviour. >> >> Greetings, >> >> > I'm afraId that I'm snowed by all this. In the first place, I'm running > the standard Debian--the Gnome GUI, not KDE. The file is here. > Somewhere. There are a ton of synaptiks files under /usr/share/ > kde4/services, but none are executable, and the filenames don't hint > at which might work if you chmod'd it. Unix is so obscure. At least > with DOS/Windows, you knew if a file ended in .com or .exe you > could execute it and see what happens. > Obscure is a malicious file named family.jpeg.exe which Windows Explorer, by default, hides the extension of so you think it's a jpeg image.
> In plain English, how does one get a file from the package manager > and run it? What good is the p.m. if it just fills up your disk with > stuff that you can't execute? > I think the issue is that this is primarily a KDE widget. It might automatically add itself to a KDE desktop, but that doesn't help a Gnome user... This page shows all the files that kde-config-touchpad installs, assuming you're running Squeeze: http://packages.debian.org/squeeze/i386/kde-config-touchpad/filelist Linux is very strict about what types of files can go where. So you can be pretty sure that the executable file you seek is not in /usr/share/locale or /usr/share/doc. The synaptiks.desktop files might give you some clues. They should be plain text. Open them up and look for a line starting with "Exec". Or better yet, copy one of those files (I'm not sure why there are two of them) and paste it to your Gnome desktop. Double-click it and see what happens. > So, what now? --doug Treat it as a learning opportunity. -Rob -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/20101023002951.gb30...@aurora.owens.net
