Comments on: Automatix2 Setup in Debian Etch

By: David

David — Mon, 01 Sep 2008 18:42:04 +0000

To fix the version problem, perform the following:

First u need to install tango-icon-theme here is the link for deb package:
http://debian.mirror.inra.fr/debian/pool/n…0.8.1-2_all.deb

second download and install automatix
link: http://www.getautomatix.com/apt/dists/etch…r0etch_i386.deb

after that open console, become root and run that command

gedit /usr/lib/automatix2/startup.py

and change the following lines

#get distro version…
time.sleep(.5);
#conf.uVersion = getDistVersion()
getDesktop()
#self.splashArea.prog.set_text(”Found %s…”%conf.uVersion)
update_ui()
time.sleep(.5);
#if axConf.distro[’version’] != conf.uVersion or axConf.distro[’name’] != conf.uName:
#self.splashArea.window.hide()
#alert(”This version of Automatix is for %s %s only”%(axConf.distro[’name’],axConf.distro[’version’]),sys.exit)
#check enviroment for synaptic ect…

save and exit gedit…
and start automatix!

thats all

By: Ryan

Ryan — Sat, 24 May 2008 21:02:51 +0000

Actually, this “4.0r0″ limitation is pretty restricting. My system is running stable, up-to-date, and really as Etch as it could possibly be. Yet my version check reports “not found” and thus I cannot use Automatix2 at all. What a shame!

Can someone let me know where I would normally find this revision number so I can make an attempt at updating it to bring my system into uniformity with the masses (or just spoofing it so I can run the program). Thanks.

By: anant

anant — Tue, 13 Nov 2007 10:56:56 +0000

its custom made only for etch i.e. 4.0 and will niether run on 4.0RC or on unstable or testing distro, so people who want cuttin edge will not be able to work with automatix.

also now it is officially recemended not to use automatix coz it can severly disrupt the working of normal system.
better is to stick with you synaptic system and if you want new packages add debian-multimedia repo and debian-unoffical reposatories.

By: Pulkit Bhuwalka

Pulkit Bhuwalka — Fri, 11 May 2007 20:11:43 +0000

Hi,
The installation worked but it didn’t run on my comp saying it’s not the correct version of debian. I’m running on Etch RC1

By: keeblerelf

keeblerelf — Thu, 10 May 2007 02:24:49 +0000

Seems that most of these programs are already available in the Debian repositories.

The ones that aren’t can be optained from the debian-multimedia.org repositories.

I do like how it presents various applications in a way that my non-Linux geeks friends and family will like.

But I am concerned about what exactly this does to a stock Debian install. I don’t want to do anything that will disrupt the dpkg system. Does it put non-packaged stuff in any of the system directories?

By: rc

rc — Wed, 09 May 2007 12:52:22 +0000

Anybody else bothered by the add for the M$ “Get the facts” website?

By: Beh

Beh — Wed, 09 May 2007 11:58:54 +0000

Automatix will totally destroy your system on upgrade. And the author is unwilling to fix that. Automatix is sad example of hype that will crash you system :/

By: Admin

Admin — Tue, 08 May 2007 15:40:12 +0000

thanks poh i have modified the correct key now

By: poh

poh — Tue, 08 May 2007 10:53:53 +0000

you download the wrong key at top