[icon-discuss] Re: Don't think so, was suggesttions for a future update

  • From: Keith Watson <lnxrox@xxxxxxxxx>
  • To: icon-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Wed, 26 Dec 2007 13:22:12 -0500

Chase,

I saw your post on the tech list, unfortunatly i have not subscribed to 
it from my current email so i could not answer over there. so I will 
answer your question here and give you an answer for that question as 
well.

a tgz file is a unix tar file that has been compressed with gzip. I have 
never tried to use the file manager to extract one on the icon, but from 
the console you would use the following command to extract it.

tar -zxvf foo.tgz, where foo.tgz is the file you wish to extract.

google for learning linux and you will come up with thousands of hits 
for learning what the console is all about.

HTH

keith
On Wed, 26 Dec 2007 12:12:36 -0600, Chase Crispin wrote:


>Okay.  I had a really hard time dealing with some of the games.  
>I had to keep looking and looking to find the .ipk files.  All that I 
>could
>find was tar.gz files.
>How do you handle tar.gz files?
>Is that a Linux Console file?
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>Chase Crispin
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: icon-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>[mailto:icon-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Keith Watson
>Sent: Wednesday, December 26, 2007 12:11 PM
>To: icon-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>Subject: [icon-discuss] Re: Don't think so,was suggesttions for a future
>update
>
>Chase,
>
>They will be .ipk files. This file will be executable from the file 
>manager
>and will install as menu choices under option 7, games. once the file 
>has
>been installed you will have to reboot for the menu choices to become
>visible.
>
>I am out of town till the end of the week and don't have access to my
>development environment, but as soon as I add a couple of things to the
>functionality i will release them.
>
>keith
>
>On Wed, 26 Dec 2007 12:01:14 -0600, Chase Crispin wrote:
>
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>>What format will these be in? 
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>>Chase Crispin
>>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: icon-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx 
>>[mailto:icon-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Keith Watson
>>Sent: Wednesday, December 26, 2007 11:10 AM
>>To: icon-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>Subject: [icon-discuss] Re: Don't think so,was suggesttions for a 
>>future update
>>
>>Chase,
>>
>>Wait a week. I have two more games that are almost ready to be posted 
>>to the community. blackjack and farkle. I just have to refine a few 
>>things and they will be ready for public consumption. will update the 
>>list in a few days.
>>
>>keith
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>>On Mon, 24 Dec 2007 13:19:42 -0600, Chase Crispin wrote:
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>>>There is some more games on
>>>http://tech.aph.org/mm
>>>
>>>which is the Icon and Braille+ user sight.  They have hangman and 
>>>Sudoku.
>>>I do think they should have more, though. 
>>>
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>>>
>>>Chase Crispin
>>>
>>>-----Original Message-----
>>>From: icon-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx 
>>>[mailto:icon-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of 
>>>musicproandy@xxxxxxxxx
>>>Sent: Monday, December 24, 2007 12:52 PM
>>>To: icon-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>>Subject: [icon-discuss] Don't think so, was suggesttions for a future 
>>>update
>>>
>>>
>>>Hi.
>>>
>>>I don't think we'll see skype/msn/aim for awhile. I really think that 
>>>it would take a long time to develop, but it would be neat.
>>>
>>>Guys how about a rar/zip/iso application. You could even build it into 
>>>file explorer, just select, say, a zip file, or a rar file and it we 
>>>show you the contents.
>>>What do ya think?
>>>
>>>Also more games or a way to develop your own software would be awesome. 
>>>If
>>>you can do this already, how would you go about doing it? If it's not 
>>>built-in already, it'd be cool to have it be built.
>>>
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