Mer/Documentation/First Steps

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Here are some ideas to help you get some useful things running on Mer:
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Here are some ideas to help you get some useful things running on Mer. They can all be installed via '''apt-get install'''
=Sound=
=Sound=
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Sound currently (0.12) only works with alsa, not pulseaudio so:
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  apt-get install alsa-base
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gnome-alsamixer works as a volume control
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For music playback try xfmedia with xine-backend it uses the least cpu and supports playlists.
=Video=
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dragonplayer, plays videos.
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=Internet=
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Of course, midori is already present but you may want to try arora, another browser.
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For IRC try Xchat
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=Tablet Hardware=
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Mer already comes with advanced backlight but you may also want to install tablet-battery-monitor ... but it's fiddly. Once you apt-get it, a menu entry appears in Mer/Extras ... clicking this walks you through an epic journey...

Latest revision as of 10:44, 22 September 2010

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Here are some ideas to help you get some useful things running on Mer. They can all be installed via apt-get install

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[edit] Sound

Sound currently (0.12) only works with alsa, not pulseaudio so: 

 apt-get install alsa-base

gnome-alsamixer works as a volume control

For music playback try xfmedia with xine-backend it uses the least cpu and supports playlists.

[edit] Video

dragonplayer, plays videos.


[edit] Internet

Of course, midori is already present but you may want to try arora, another browser.

For IRC try Xchat

[edit] Tablet Hardware

Mer already comes with advanced backlight but you may also want to install tablet-battery-monitor ... but it's fiddly. Once you apt-get it, a menu entry appears in Mer/Extras ... clicking this walks you through an epic journey...

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