 |
 |
 |
|
 |
You are not logged in.
Hi all,
Just got my 701 and am trying to install vpnc. Let me first confess my extreme entry-level with linux.
I did get it working on another computer running Ubuntu 7.10. I've searced the wiki and forums, but can't find a complete description of where to get the files or do the install on the eee.
Anybody willing to play Sesame Street? BTW, I've searched, but can't find enough info either on the wiki or the forums.
My apologies in advance...
Offline
I got mine working by following the directions found here.
Best of luck.
Offline
Excellent instructions, thanks. Sadly, it mentions setting up 'additional repos, which I won't go into here'... Any idea which ones?
Thanks for your help.
Offline
sysmgr2 wrote:
Excellent instructions, thanks. Sadly, it mentions setting up 'additional repos, which I won't go into here'... Any idea which ones?
Thanks for your help.
deb http://ftp.us.debian.org/debian/ stable main non-free contrib
Offline
Got it. Thanks for your help. It works perfectly. Now if I could just find a gui interface to contol it... Any suggestions?
Offline
I finally got tired of dropping to a console windows to type vpn when I wanted to turn it on or off so I created an Icon for it and stuck it on my 'Internet' tab in easy mode:
Make a backup of /opt/xandros/share/AsusLauncher/simplui.rc then edit the file and add something like:
<parcel simplecat="Internet" extraargs="sudo /usr/sbin/vpn" icon="network_norm.png" selected icon="network_hi.png"> <name> lang="en">VPN</name> </parcel>
That'll give you an icon on your Internet tab that will start and stop the VPN by clicking it.
For more on editing in easy mode, see: http://wiki.eeeuser.com/howto:customizeeasymode
Offline
Follow this guide, it's even better
http://lathwood.co.uk/eee-asus-stuff/de … sktop-icon
Offline
I'm a super new with linux, can someone explain what "repos" I need and what it means, or just point me in the right direction?
Offline
"repos" is short for repositories. Repositories are the places that hold packages. Packages are similar to programs that you would install in windows. So when you want to install something, you need to launch synaptic an have it look in the repos for all the packages. You go through the list and check/tick what you want installed.
For starters, I'd stick with the safest two repos: NOTE these are for 4G models, if you have 2G, it will be different
deb http://update.eeepc.asus.com/p701/ p701 main
deb http://update.eeepc.asus.com/en/p701 p701 main
1. ctrl+alt+t will bring up a black screen called terminal
2. in green you will see "/home/user/>" that is like the prompt in DOS C:>
after the > type in sudo synaptic
when you do that, synaptic will launch (It's nice because it is similar to working in windows, not typing things on black screen) sudo simply means that you want to have elevated privileges. If you tried to launch synaptic as a normal user, you would get an error because it takes elevated power to install software.
3. if you click on Settings then Repositories, you should see the two repos I posted above with a check/tick in front of them.
That means anytime you want software those two servers will be checked and everything that is on those servers will be downloaded as a list to your eeepc.
Last edited by plodr (2008-02-01 11:43:19 pm)
Offline
OK, I've used the instructions on the lathwood site to try to create a desktop icon to activate VPNC. It doesn't work. It goes to a help screen that gives me a bunch of linux tips I don't have the background to use. Has anybody gotten such a response and how did you correct the problem, if you corrected it?
Offline
