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Hopefully this will become the repository for G1G1 donors to be able to quickly and easily modify their XO laptops to become business friendly machines. If you have updated information, PLEASE click on the "edit" tab above and add your helpful tips!

Here is a great script to turn a G1G1 laptop into more of a business machine: http://olpcnews.com/forum/index.php?topic=2418.msg19950#msg19950 I don't think this "Adult Script" has been tested recently. So much of it may not work on Build 767 or newer.

Do note that a script cannot be easily created on a PC. The script file should be made on a Linux machine, otherwise it won't work as a script. In addition, the "permissions" of the script file may need to be changed. For example, before running a Linux made script file named: "smile", it first needs to have its permissions changed by typing, "chmod +x smile" then it can be executed by typing "./smile" ENTER.

If you haven't seen Installing XFCE that is a good place to start.

Additionally, Cathy's Notes is very useful.

There are also hundreds of Linux programs and games that can be installed and used from within the "Terminal" environment.

Examples include:

Excel spreadsheet program "gnumeric", enter "Terminal", then type "su" enter. Then type:

yum install gnumeric

after hitting ENTER, it should install gnumeric after several seconds.
To Run, simply re-enter (if necessary) "Terminal" Activity, and type "gnumeric" and voila, you have access to a full featured, open source spreadsheet program.
Word Processing can be done with Abiword:

yum install abiword

Feature-rich web-browsers check out: Opera or try:

yum install opera

However the latest Firefox web browser Activity worked better for me than the Opera browser.

PDF Viewers:

yum install xpda

There are several very helpful forums available, where many common problems are discussed and solutions presented:
OLPC Laptop hosted forum
OLPC News Forum

Other Linux forums, good for finding programs/applications:
Ubuntu Forums