New to Calculate and Gentoo, I need some links to tutorials, and some guidance on Java and Debian packages, thanks.

Hello to all,

I am a web designer, no programmer, I came from Windows and during this last year I was a happy Linux user :slight_smile:
I have one year working with Linux Mint Debian 1, good experience, but unfortunately Debian changed to systemd so I am beginning to test other distros and I found there are not many alternatives without systemd.

So based on my limited experience with Linux I concluded that my only choices are Arch or Gentoo derivatives, not complex to install. I found Calculate Linux in the web page of the developer of SpaceFM, a great File Manager, so I installed Calculate KDE in a Virtual Machine, I have an HP Pavillion dv6.

I am very pleased with the installation from the LiveCD, very straightforward considering its parent Gentoo.
I then did this morning cl-update, it is a great command!
It is now in the phase of upgrading every application of the original installation (emerging and installing) it is a long process but very simple, thanks a lot!.

Please do not assume I know Gentoo, I am not a Linux expert neither. I see you have evolved some Gentoo stuff like the upgrade, I very much appreciate if you can please provide links to tutorials or easy to follow installation steps, for each of my questions, thanks:

1.- I need all the KDE web developers tools (Kate, Krita, Kompare, KColorChooser, KAlamr, etc), is there a GUI package manager in order to install applications?

2.- If there is not GUI available, how can I easily install applications via command line?

3.- I still depend on a few windows programs, a tutorial on how to install Wine with fonts in Calculate KDE it is appreciated please.

4.- To organize my life and mind I use mind mapping software: TheBrain and xMind, they are java programs, so I need to know how to install:
4.1 Java
4.2 SH programs, they said that it works for: “Linux/Unix variants. Verified on Ubuntu, Red Hat, Fedora, Solaris, and SUSE” http://www.thebrain.com/products/thebrain/download/
4.3 and any Debian packages, I have many, like xMind: http://www.xmind.net/download/linux/
4.3.1 http://keepnote.org/index.shtml#download

5.- VERY IMPORTANT: In the future, does Calculate Linux will stay out of systemd and its other related programs?
References:
1.- Red Hat / Gnome Developers Censoring GTK+ Bugtracker
https://igurublog.wordpress.com/2015/06/04/red-hat-gnome-developers-censoring-gtk-bugtracker/
2.- “I think with kdbus and systemd installed, you will have a completely bugged system, from the inside out, kill switch included.”
https://igurublog.wordpress.com/2015/05/04/kdbus-systemds-kid-cousin-come-to-stay/
3.- Julian Assange: Debian Is Owned By …
https://igurublog.wordpress.com/2014/04/08/julian-assange-debian-is-owned-by-the-nsa/

Sorry for so many questions, I need to find a Linux Distro that I can stick with it for years, hope I was able to explain myself.
I only speak Spanish and English, I use Google to understand Russian posts in your forum but machine translations are not accurate, sorry if you already answered some of my questions, please provide those links, thanks.

Thank you for making Calculate available to the public.
Best regards
joejac

Hello again.

I did emerge xmind and it installed xMind 2013 3.4.1.201401221918. I ran xmind and I got a message: A new version is available xMind 2013 3.5.3.201506180105.

I downloaded that new version but it is a .deb package and I do not know how to install from a Debian package with Calculate KDE. To uninstall the old I guess it should be: emerge unmerge xmind but I do not know how to install the new Debian version.

I see that to install a package already in the repositories is easy; by the way, Did emerge find xmind in the Gentoo repositories or there is a Calculate repository for these applications?
Best regards
joejac

Hello,

I was also able to install TheBrain, Kate, Kompare, KAlarm.
It failed Keepnote due to missing gtk, now I am emerging gtk.
The application to scan and pack pdf documents failed too:

emerge: there are no ebuilds to satisfy "gscan2pdf"

I had 3 problems:

1.- How can I install Krita without installing the full Calligra suite?
2.- How can I install this great program: gscan2pdf?
3.- Unfortunately I am unable to activate seamless mode in the Calculate KDE guest VirtualBox machine:

I run autorun.sh that comes with VirtualBox Additions, but it do not install, please see the error:

Verifying archive integrity... All good.
Uncompressing VirtualBox 4.2.16 Guest Additions for Linux............
VirtualBox Guest Additions installer
Removing installed version 4.2.16 of VirtualBox Guest Additions...
Copying additional installer modules ...
Installing additional modules ...
 * Removing existing VirtualBox non-DKMS kernel modules ...               [ !! ]
 * Building the VirtualBox Guest Additions kernel modules ...

The headers for the current running kernel were not found. If the following
module compilation fails then this could be the reason.

 * Building the main Guest Additions module ...                           [ ok ]
 * Building the shared folder support module ...
 * Look at /var/log/vboxadd-install.log to find out what went wrong       [ !! ]
(Look at /var/log/vboxadd-install.log to find out what went wrong)
 * Doing non-kernel setup of the Guest Additions ...                      [ ok ]
 * Installing the Window System drivers ...

Warning: unknown version of the X Window System installed.  Not installing
X Window System drivers.                                                  [ ok ]
 * Installing graphics libraries and desktop services components ...      [ ok ]
Press Return to close this window...

I press enter and the Terminal closes.

What can I do to have seamless mode? it is unpractical to work in a minimal screen, because it do not take my full screen area.

Thanks a lot
joejac

Jose C wrote:

1.- I need all the KDE web developers tools (Kate, Krita, Kompare, KColorChooser, KAlamr, etc), is there a GUI package manager in order to install applications?

Not for now

2.- If there is not GUI available, how can I easily install applications via command line?

emerge -avq youpackage

(-a to ask before install)

3.- I still depend on a few windows programs, a tutorial on how to install Wine with fonts in Calculate KDE it is appreciated please.

emerge -avq wine

4.- To organize my life and mind I use mind mapping software: TheBrain and xMind, they are java programs, so I need to know how to install:
4.1 Java
No java but icedtea
emerge -avq icedtea-bin
4.2 SH programs, they said that it works for: “Linux/Unix variants. Verified on Ubuntu, Red Hat, Fedora, Solaris, and SUSE” http://www.thebrain.com/products/thebrain/download/
4.3 and any Debian packages, I have many, like xMind: http://www.xmind.net/download/linux/
emerge -avq xmind
4.3.1 http://keepnote.org/index.shtml#download
You can search packages via

eix yourpackage

or

eix partofname

5.- VERY IMPORTANT: In the future, does Calculate Linux will stay out of systemd and its other related programs?
No systemd for now and in the near future
References:
1.- Red Hat / Gnome Developers Censoring GTK+ Bugtracker
https://igurublog.wordpress.com/2015/06/04/red-hat-gnome-developers-censoring-gtk-bugtracker/
2.- “I think with kdbus and systemd installed, you will have a completely bugged system, from the inside out, kill switch included.”
https://igurublog.wordpress.com/2015/05/04/kdbus-systemds-kid-cousin-come-to-stay/
3.- Julian Assange: Debian Is Owned By …
https://igurublog.wordpress.com/2014/04/08/julian-assange-debian-is-owned-by-the-nsa/

Jose C wrote:

I did emerge xmind and it installed xMind 2013 3.4.1.201401221918. I ran xmind and I got a message: A new version is available xMind 2013 3.5.3.201506180105.
You can search exactly the name of the package :

eix xmind

app-misc/xmind

With root privileges, edit /etc/portage/package.keywords/custom

nano /etc/portage/package.keywords/custom

Add the name of the software in the new line :
app-misc/xmind

Save and exit and try to update xmind

emerge -avU xmind

When you add some softwares into* package.keyword* file, “yellow” versions can be installed (eix xmind : green versions = stable, yellow = not stable (not enough tests) but available )

I downloaded that new version but it is a .deb package and I do not know how to install from a Debian package with Calculate KDE. To uninstall the old I guess it should be: emerge unmerge xmind but I do not know how to install the new Debian version.
Don’t download debian packages :slight_smile:
I see that to install a package already in the repositories is easy; by the way, Did emerge find xmind in the Gentoo repositories or there is a Calculate repository for these applications?
All apps which are available in Calculate are available in Calculate

How can I install Krita without installing the full Calligra suite?

echo CALLIGRA_FEATURES=\"krita\" >> /etc/portage/make.conf/custom
emerge app-office/calligra

How can I install this great program: gscan2pdf?

Find and connect the desired overlay using ‘layman’.

I run autorun.sh that comes with VirtualBox Additions, but it do not install

Version 5 is now available for app-emulation/virtualbox and app-emulation/virtualbox-additions. Packages are available in the binary repository.

Thank you all for your fast and kind answers.

I will study and try them and let you know.
Calculate looks very promising, installing xMind, TheBrain and the ones in the repositories was so easy :slight_smile:

Best regards
joejac