One thing that disappointed me about Acer’s Aspire One laptop, was the lack of a package manager, a feature now taken for granted on many Linux distributions. At first I thought it would be stuck with its pre-loaded applications for those (like me) who haven’t got much experience with Linux, and don’t really know how to install from a tarball, or how to use the terminal.
So I was delighted to learn that there is a hidden package manager within the Linpus Linux Lite distibution. Here are 5 simple steps to get it:
- Open the Terminal by opening any file browser window, and clicking File then Terminal in the toolbar
- Type “xfce-setting-show” and hit enter
- Click “Desktop” in the window that appears, then click Behavior then enable “Show desktop menu on right click”.
- Then you must change your root password. To this simply go back into the Terminal, type “sudo -su”, and hit enter. Then type “passwd” and press enter again. The Terminal will promt you to enter a new password. Folow the onscreen instructions.
- Now simply right click on your desktop, and then choose “System” > “Add/Remove Software” and enter your password to get into the Acer Aspire One’s package manager.
Hopefully this will come as good news to those with Acer Aspire One’s or those who are planning on buying one.
[via Laptop Mag]
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