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== Known Issues / Bugs ==
* <tt>''xo-get status''</tt> does not work via ssh. You have to be in X, or you get a dbus exception


[[Category:Activities]]
[[Category:Activities]]

Revision as of 12:14, 20 January 2008

XO-Get is a very simple package-installer / manager, used for installing, testing and removing activities for / on the xo-laptop and emulators.


News: We are currently developing a Graphical User Interface with PyGTK


About xo-get


Supported commands

./xo-get.py update
./xo-get.py list     ['categories' / category_name / 'gcompris']
./xo-get.py search   activity_name / tag
./xo-get.py install  activity_name / activity_file.xo
./xo-get.py remove   activity_name / activity_file.xo / activity_directory
./xo-get.py start    activity_name
./xo-get.py status   ['log']

Explanation:

updateUpdates the Database
listLists installable Activities
searchSearches for tags, names, descriptions
installInstalls the given Activity
removeRemoves an Activity
startStarts Activity
statusList all installed Activities


Usage

Installation of xo-get

wget xo-get.olpc.at
chmod u+x xo-get.py


Installation of xo-get GUI

./xo-get.py install xo-get


Usage Examples

List installed Activities

./xo-get.py status

Installing & Removing

./xo-get.py install simcity
./xo-get.py remove simcity

Local .xo files

./xo-get install simcity.xo
./xo-get remove simcity.xo


Name Assistant

  • Search, list, install and remove activities with typing only the beginning of the activity's/category's name as parameter

List the category "Fun Games":

./xo-get.py list fun

Install CC Licensing Activity:

./xo-get.py install cc

Removing simcity

./xo-get.py remove simc


GCompris

List GCompris activities:

./xo-get.py list gcompris

Install GCompris activities:

./xo-get install gcompris-...

Install all GCompris activities (> 100):

./xo-get install gcompris


Known Issues / Bugs

  • xo-get status does not work via ssh. You have to be in X, or you get a dbus exception