Foresight GNOME Lite Edition

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1. Login into TTY2
Press CTRL+ALT+F2, which will switch You to TTY2.
Enter Your login and password, which You've setup during the install.

2. Fix xorg.conf
After logging in enter this :

Code:

sudo nano /etc/X11.xorg.conf

Search for a section :

Code:

Section "Device"

and following

Code:

Driver      "vesa"

change that line to :

Code:

Driver      "ati"

if You have an ati card or

Code:

Driver      "nv"

if You have a nvidia card

Press ALT+X and confirm saving changes with Y.

3. Restart computer by issuing

Code:

sudo reboot

Search for the packages


Using the command line:

• From the Applications -> Accessories menu, open a terminal. Type:

Code:

conary q packagename

• This will search for packages installed on your system.

Code:

conary rq packagename

• This will search for packages in the Foresight repository. (Note, you have to know the exact package name. For example if you search for "packagekit" it will not show a result, as it is case sensitive as well (PackageKit))
• PackageKit will display results

Searching rBuilder Online:

• Browse the Foresight repository online
• Search for the package you're looking for by choosing the letter of the alphabet the package corresponds with
• rBuilder will display every label the package is available on, including Foresight 1.x, Foresight 2, and Foresight's two testing branches (fl:2-devel and fl:2-qa)
• Packages available in fl:2 are available for installation using Conary or PackageKit on your Foresight computer
• If the package shows available in fl:2-devel or fl:2-qa you can install it, but you are installing beta software.
• To install you will have to use Conary in the command line. To install, in a terminal type:

Code:

sudo conary update packagename=@fl:2-qa   or
sudo conary update packagename=@fl:2-devel

Is package name "X" installed?

• Debian: dpkg -l X
  dlocate X
• Conary: conary q X

List package X content

• Debian: dpkg -L X
• Conary: conary q X --ls

Hint: You can also do "conary q X --lsl" to see all the file permissions.

What versions of package X are available?

• Debian: apt-cache policy X
• Conary: conary rq --all-versions X

Install and Update package X

• Debian: apt-get install X
• Conary: conary update X

Update whole system

• Debian: apt-get update ; apt-get upgrade
• Conary: conary updateall

Distribution Upgrade to next higher version

• Debian: apt-get update; apt-get dist-upgrade
• Conary: conary updateall

Be aware that you are not getting warned if you switch to a higher minor version of Foresight. It just happens with updateall. Note that this command will not update your system from Foresight Linux 1.x to 2.x.

Which package provides the file /bin/X ?

• Debian: dpkg -S /bin/X
• Conary: conary q --path /bin/X
• conary rq --path /bin/X

Remove a package

• Debian: apt-get remove X
• Conary: conary erase X

• conary updateall: Aktualisiert das gesamte System

• conary update Paket: installiert Paket

• conary erase Paket: löscht Paket

• conary query: Gibt die Liste der installierten Pakete aus

• conary repquery Paket: sucht im Repository nach Paket

Using the command line:

From the Applications -> Accessories menu, open a terminal.  Type:
Code:
conary q packagename
This will search for packages installed on your system.
Code:
conary rq packagename

This will search for packages in the Foresight repository.
PackageKit will display results

Searching rBuilder Online:

Browse the Foresight repository online
Search for the package you're looking for by choosing the letter of the alphabet the package corresponds with
rBuilder will display every label the package is available on, including Foresight 1.x, Foresight 2, and Foresight's two testing branches (fl:2-devel and fl:2-qa)
Packages available in fl:2 are available for installation using Conary or PackageKit on your Foresight computer
If the package shows available in fl:2-devel or fl:2-qa you can install it, but you are installing beta software.
To install you will have to use Conary in the command line.  To install, in a terminal type:
Code:
sudo conary update packagename=@fl:2-qa