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e_briggs Joined: Jan 04, 2009 Posts: 6 Other Topics	Posted Jan 04, 2009 at 2:05:00 PM Subject: itunes help Hi there My dad bought my mum a new laptop for Christmas (not knowing it was a Linux instead of windows). We are all used to using windows and I am finding it very difficult to work with the linux system. My mum is trying to use her ipod on her new laptop. However you cannot install itunes on a linux system. I have looked into other compatible programs but I am struggling to understand what any of the websites are talking about. Does anyone know of a quick and easy (step by step please) way to download software that is compatible with itunes please? Also is it possible to get MSN messenger on linux?
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Waxon Joined Apr 02, 2008 Posts: 182 Other Topics	Posted: Jan 04, 2009 3:15:47 PM Subject: itunes help There are a number of ipod compatible, Linux based players out there that will work. In order to give you some specific examples though, it would help if you told us what distro you have installed on your laptop. I would suggest you go to http://sourceforge.net/ and look there and also Google, "ipod compatible players for [your Linux distro]" you'll get back quite a few choice to check out. If it ain't broke, you aren't trying hard enough.
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arochester Joined Oct 14, 2008 Posts: 59 Other Topics	Posted: Jan 04, 2009 4:22:28 PM Subject: itunes help ..and tell us what laptop please. Make? Model?.. Yes , you can get MSN messages on Linux. Use a general message program such as Pidgin and sign in.
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e_briggs Joined Jan 04, 2009 Posts: 6 Other Topics	Posted: Jan 04, 2009 5:07:35 PM Subject: itunes help She has an Acer aspire one series. Model number: ZG5. I have gone onto the website you advised me of earlier and tried to download atunes. However on the last step all I seem to get is a list of links. I don't know what types of files Linux will open. I think I have established that exe files wont work. Which files will work?
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e_briggs Joined Jan 04, 2009 Posts: 6 Other Topics	Posted: Jan 04, 2009 5:09:56 PM Subject: itunes help I have just downloaded pidgin and when I select open I just get a window with text in it.
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thobbs Joined Oct 12, 2008 Posts: 238 Location:Texas! Other Topics	Posted: Jan 04, 2009 7:26:36 PM Subject: itunes help [quote]I have just downloaded pidgin and when I select open I just get a window with text in it. [/quote]What did you download? If you have a choice, you should download RPM packages, which have a ".rpm" extension on the filename. With these, there should be an "Install" option when you right click them. The easier way to do all of this, in my opinion, is to open the Terminal, and enter the following:[code=xml]sudo yum install pidgin[/code]It will prompt you for a password and then install everything. There is probably also a graphical package manager that is easy to use to get pidgin, but I'm not familiar with Linpus Lite. As far as the iPod manager goes, I would recommend gtkPod. You can install it by opening the Terminal and entering this:[code=xml]sudo yum install gtkpod[/code]Let us know if these don't work for you!
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Reed Joined Feb 07, 2008 Posts: 758 Other Topics	Posted: Jan 04, 2009 8:06:51 PM Subject: itunes help The Aspire One is a pain to install new software on. Here's a guide: http://www.laptopmag.com/advice/how-to/aspire-one-apps.aspx
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thobbs Joined Oct 12, 2008 Posts: 238 Location:Texas! Other Topics	Posted: Jan 04, 2009 8:14:31 PM Subject: itunes help That guide is perfect... it will make answering all the Aspire One questions so much easier. Nice!
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e_briggs Joined Jan 04, 2009 Posts: 6 Other Topics	Posted: Jan 05, 2009 7:30:48 PM Subject: itunes help I have tried installing both pidgin the music manager. When I installed the music manager I got the following in the terminal window: [user@localhost Documents]$ sudo yum install gtkpod Setting up Install Process Parsing package install arguments Resolving Dependencies --> Running transaction check ---> Package gtkpod.i386 0:0.99.10-1.fc8 set to be updated --> Processing Dependency: libgpod.so.2 for package: gtkpod --> Processing Dependency: libmp4v2.so.0 for package: gtkpod --> Processing Dependency: libid3tag.so.0 for package: gtkpod --> Running transaction check ---> Package libmp4v2.i386 0:1.5.0.1-5.fc8 set to be updated ---> Package libid3tag.i386 0:0.15.1b-4.fc8 set to be updated ---> Package libgpod.i386 0:0.5.2-2.fc8 set to be updated --> Finished Dependency Resolution Dependencies Resolved ============================================================================= Package Arch Version Repository Size ============================================================================= Installing: gtkpod i386 0.99.10-1.fc8 fedora 729 k Installing for dependencies: libgpod i386 0.5.2-2.fc8 fedora 212 k libid3tag i386 0.15.1b-4.fc8 fedora 45 k libmp4v2 i386 1.5.0.1-5.fc8 fedora 263 k Transaction Summary ============================================================================= Install 4 Package(s) Update 0 Package(s) Remove 0 Package(s) Total download size: 1.2 M Is this ok [y/N]: y Downloading Packages: (1/4): libgpod-0.5.2-2.fc 100% \|=========================\| 212 kB 00:00 (2/4): libid3tag-0.15.1b- 100% \|=========================\| 45 kB 00:00 (3/4): gtkpod-0.99.10-1.f 100% \|=========================\| 729 kB 00:02 (4/4): libmp4v2-1.5.0.1-5 100% \|=========================\| 263 kB 00:00 warning: rpmts_HdrFromFdno: Header V3 DSA signature: NOKEY, key ID 4f2a6fd2 Importing GPG key 0x4F2A6FD2 "Fedora Project <fedora@redhat.com>" from /etc/pki/rpm-gpg/RPM-GPG-KEY-fedora Is this ok [y/N]: y Importing GPG key 0xDB42A60E "Red Hat, Inc <security@redhat.com>" from /etc/pki/rpm-gpg/RPM-GPG-KEY Is this ok [y/N]: y Running rpm_check_debug Running Transaction Test Finished Transaction Test Transaction Test Succeeded Running Transaction Installing: libgpod ######################### [1/4] Installing: libid3tag ######################### [2/4] Installing: libmp4v2 ######################### [3/4] Installing: gtkpod ######################### [4/4] Installed: gtkpod.i386 0:0.99.10-1.fc8 Dependency Installed: libgpod.i386 0:0.5.2-2.fc8 libid3tag.i386 0:0.15.1b-4.fc8 libmp4v2.i386 0:1.5.0.1-5.fc8 Complete! [user@localhost Documents]$ It seems to have gone through ok but I can't seem to locate the application. As far as the pidgin download goes it doesn't seem to have worked, I got this in the terminal window: [user@localhost Documents]$ sudo yum install gtkpod Setting up Install Process Parsing package install arguments Resolving Dependencies --> Running transaction check ---> Package gtkpod.i386 0:0.99.10-1.fc8 set to be updated --> Processing Dependency: libgpod.so.2 for package: gtkpod --> Processing Dependency: libmp4v2.so.0 for package: gtkpod --> Processing Dependency: libid3tag.so.0 for package: gtkpod --> Running transaction check ---> Package libmp4v2.i386 0:1.5.0.1-5.fc8 set to be updated ---> Package libid3tag.i386 0:0.15.1b-4.fc8 set to be updated ---> Package libgpod.i386 0:0.5.2-2.fc8 set to be updated --> Finished Dependency Resolution Dependencies Resolved ============================================================================= Package Arch Version Repository Size ============================================================================= Installing: gtkpod i386 0.99.10-1.fc8 fedora 729 k Installing for dependencies: libgpod i386 0.5.2-2.fc8 fedora 212 k libid3tag i386 0.15.1b-4.fc8 fedora 45 k libmp4v2 i386 1.5.0.1-5.fc8 fedora 263 k Transaction Summary ============================================================================= Install 4 Package(s) Update 0 Package(s) Remove 0 Package(s) Total download size: 1.2 M Is this ok [y/N]: y Downloading Packages: (1/4): libgpod-0.5.2-2.fc 100% \|=========================\| 212 kB 00:00 (2/4): libid3tag-0.15.1b- 100% \|=========================\| 45 kB 00:00 (3/4): gtkpod-0.99.10-1.f 100% \|=========================\| 729 kB 00:02 (4/4): libmp4v2-1.5.0.1-5 100% \|=========================\| 263 kB 00:00 warning: rpmts_HdrFromFdno: Header V3 DSA signature: NOKEY, key ID 4f2a6fd2 Importing GPG key 0x4F2A6FD2 "Fedora Project <fedora@redhat.com>" from /etc/pki/rpm-gpg/RPM-GPG-KEY-fedora Is this ok [y/N]: y Importing GPG key 0xDB42A60E "Red Hat, Inc <security@redhat.com>" from /etc/pki/rpm-gpg/RPM-GPG-KEY Is this ok [y/N]: y Running rpm_check_debug Running Transaction Test Finished Transaction Test Transaction Test Succeeded Running Transaction Installing: libgpod ######################### [1/4] Installing: libid3tag ######################### [2/4] Installing: libmp4v2 ######################### [3/4] Installing: gtkpod ######################### [4/4] Installed: gtkpod.i386 0:0.99.10-1.fc8 Dependency Installed: libgpod.i386 0:0.5.2-2.fc8 libid3tag.i386 0:0.15.1b-4.fc8 libmp4v2.i386 0:1.5.0.1-5.fc8 Complete! [user@localhost Documents]$ Any help is appreciated! Thanks for all you have given me so far!!
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thobbs Joined Oct 12, 2008 Posts: 238 Location:Texas! Other Topics	Posted: Jan 05, 2009 7:36:35 PM Subject: itunes help Well, I don't know where the applications get hidden in the menus (if they do at all), but you can certainly run gtkpod by entering[code=xml]gtkpod[/code] in the terminal. (The same goes for pidgin when you get it installed.) As far as your pidgin installation goes, I think you either tried to install gtkpod a second time or you pasted the wrong output, as it shows a gtkpod installation.
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e_briggs Joined Jan 04, 2009 Posts: 6 Other Topics	Posted: Jan 05, 2009 7:51:56 PM Subject: itunes help Ok the ipod thing seems to be working, haven't tried to put the ipod in as yet though. As far as the pidgin goes I just tried again and I got: [user@localhost Documents]$ sudo yum install pidgin Setting up Install Process Parsing package install arguments Resolving Dependencies --> Running transaction check ---> Package pidgin.i386 0:2.2.2-1.fc8 set to be updated --> Processing Dependency: libpurple = 2.2.2-1.fc8 for package: pidgin --> Finished Dependency Resolution Error: Missing Dependency: libpurple = 2.2.2-1.fc8 is needed by package pidgin [user@localhost Documents]$
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Reed Joined Feb 07, 2008 Posts: 758 Other Topics	Posted: Jan 05, 2009 7:58:37 PM Subject: itunes help New programs probably won't show up as desktop launchers, but they should be in the desktop menu. Step three of the guide I linked to above enables the right click desktop menu. Do the programs not show up there? Here is a guide to customizing the GUI: http://www.reghardware.co.uk/2008/12/04/acer_aspire_one_ui_fiddling/print.html That should help if you want to add a launcher to the desktop.
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Reed Joined Feb 07, 2008 Posts: 758 Other Topics	Posted: Jan 05, 2009 8:05:43 PM Subject: itunes help As far as pidgin goes, I found this: http://www.aspireoneuser.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=35&t=4773
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e_briggs Joined Jan 04, 2009 Posts: 6 Other Topics	Posted: Jan 05, 2009 10:29:14 PM Subject: itunes help Still not having any luck with downloading pidgin. Is there another alternative at all? Also now I have changed the root password if I open a terminal and type yum install pidgin or whatever it is it says you must be root or something, how do I solve that?
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Reed Joined Feb 07, 2008 Posts: 758 Other Topics	Posted: Jan 05, 2009 10:47:10 PM Subject: itunes help To log in as the root, type: su Hit enter and it will prompt you for your password.
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