Support:Installing Spicebird On GNU/Linux
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Installing in GNOME
The following instructions are relevant to any GNU/Linux distribution based on GNOME desktop environment such as Debian, Ubuntu and Fedora.
- Click on the Spicebird download link and wait for the download to start. Save the Spicebird tar ball on to the Desktop.
- Right click on the downloaded tar file and choose "Extract Here".
- Extraction process creates a folder named "spicebird" and click on the executable named "spicebird".
- When a dialog shows up asking you whether or not to run the application. Click "Run".
- Start using Spicebird!
Installing on EeePC (Linux)
These steps were tested with Spicebird Version 0.7 on Eee PC 900 running the default Xandros Linux in Original Easy Mode, however they should work for most versions/models. Search the EeeUser forums/wiki for more info if you have problems with your particular case. Spicebird version 0.7.1 will not work "out of the box" since it was built with debian "lenny", not the older debian "etch" used by default Xandros Linux in the EeePC.
Installation
- From the "Older releases of Spicebird" download page, click on the Linux 32-bit tarball link for your language and wait for the download to start. Save the Spicebird tarball in /home/user.
- Open terminal, (Ctrl-Shift-T)
- Enter (replace XXXX with whatever version you downloaded):
sudo tar -jxvf spicebirdXXXX.tar.bz2 -C /opt
Running
- Open terminal again (Ctrl-Shift-T)
- Enter
/opt/spicebird-beta/spicebird
Adding Spicebird Icon to the Easy Menu
Note 1) These icons are 120x120, but the current versions of the menus use 130x130. These 120x120 icons WILL work, but will just look smaller. If anyone with graphic know-how could replace the 120X120 icons files with pretty 130x130 icons, that would be great. See this link and this link for more info
Note 2) The location of the simpleui file in step 2 might vary if you have a Pre-900 Eee PC version. If the steps below do not work, Please see this link at the Eee PC wiki.
Note 3) There are various Easy Menu editors available for the Eee PC (See here.) that can certainly be downloaded and used to edit the Menu; however, the steps below are the simplest and most direct way to explain how to add the Spicebird Icons.
- Download these two icons files (right clicking and "Save Image As...") and save as /opt/xandros/share/AsusLauncher/
- In a terminal enter:
sudo kwrite /var/lib/AsusLauncher/simpleui.rc
- Go down to the very bottom of the file.
- Copy and paste the following text just above where it says </simpleui>
<parcel extraargs="/opt/spicebird-beta/spicebird" icon="Spicebird_norm.png" selected_icon="Spicebird_hi.png" simplecat="Internet"> <name lang="en">Spicebird</name> </parcel> - Save (Ctrl-S) and then close Kwrite.
- Exit the terminal
- Restart the Eee PC by hitting Ctrl-Alt-Backspace and your new Spicebird icon should be on the internet tab.
Installing on Debian/KDE based Linux
These instructions were written and tested on MEPIS (32 and 64 bit), but should generally work for debian and KDE.
Install
- Download the spicebird .tar.bz (tarball) file and save to /home/user
- In the terminal or konsole:
- Enter su and your root password
- Enter this command, where XXXXXX is the actual filename of version you just downloaded.
tar -jxvf spicebird-beta-XXXXXX.tar.bz2 -C /opt
- When done you can exit konsole and you can delete the .tar.bz file in /home/user.
To add add an icon to the desktop:
- Right click on the desktop >>> Create New >>> Link to Application...
- On the general Tab, enter "Spicebird" for the application name.
- Click the red and white circle icon.
- Click Other icons: >>> Browse
- enter /opt/spicebird-beta/icons/
- Select the file: mozicon50.xpm >>> click Open
- On the Application tab: For the Command enter: /opt/spicebird-beta/spicebird
