CCSM on Debian Lenny

**nujinini** · 09-25-2009

Hello Everybody,

I want to try to run CCSM on my Debian Lenny and saw this site where to download the Compiz Config Settings Manager.

Debian -- Details of package compizconfig-settings-manager in lenny

I just want to play it slowly but surely this time. May I please ask for help on how can I identify the proper architecture to download that is proper for my laptop? "Alpha" "amd64" etc...

If I'm not mistaken, I think my architecture is "686", but there seems to be no "686" in the choices. Only "i386"

Code:

jun@debian:~$ uname -a
Linux debian 2.6.26-2-686 #1 SMP Wed Aug 19 06:06:52 UTC 2009 i686 GNU/Linux

Thanks in advance!

oz · 09-25-2009

Originally Posted by nujinini

If I'm not mistaken, I think my architecture is "686", but there seems to be no "686" in the choices. Only "i386"

Code:

jun@debian:~$ uname -a
Linux debian 2.6.26-2-686 #1 SMP Wed Aug 19 06:06:52 UTC 2009 i686 GNU/Linux

i386 will work on a 686 machine.

**reed9** · 09-25-2009

You can use packages compiled for i386, i486, i586, or i686.

**coopstah13** · 09-25-2009

Why would you download and manually install this when you can use apt-get to install it?

**nujinini** · 09-25-2009

Originally Posted by coopstah13

Why would you download and manually install this when you can use apt-get to install it?

Hi coopstah,

Thanks for the tip! OK I'll try it and paste the output here also.

Code:

# apt-get install ccsm

**nujinini** · 09-25-2009

This is what I got.

Code:

jun@debian:~$ su
Password:
debian:/home/jun# apt-get install ccsm
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
E: Couldn't find package ccsm
debian:/home/jun#

It says it could not find the package. May I please know what would be a good next step?

Thank you!

**reed9** · 09-25-2009

It's not called ccsm, it's called compizconfig-settings-manager.

**chris81** · 09-26-2009

Originally Posted by ozar

i386 will work on a 686 machine.

Originally Posted by reed9

You can use packages compiled for i386, i486, i586, or i686.

If both of you say that, then i consider it's true. Then, any clues on why i got the following :

./ipscan_3.0-beta3_i386.deb
./ipscan_3.0-beta3_i386.deb: line 1: syntax error near unexpected token 'newline'
./ipscan_3.0-beta3_i386.deb:line 1: '!<arch>'

I first tought that maybe the package is corrupted / badly downloaded but :

./ethereal_0.99.7-1~lenny1_i386.deb
./ethereal_0.99.7-1~lenny1_i386.deb: line 1: syntax error near unexpected token 'newline'
./ethereal_0.99.7-1~lenny1_i386.deb:line 1: '!<arch>'

I got the same result for both packages.

Thanks in advance.
chris81

**reed9** · 09-26-2009

Hi. It's best to start a new post for your questions.

But while you're here, I'm unclear what you're doing. I assume these are package that you found on the web and are trying to install?

If so, the method is (as root)

Code:

dpkg -i ipscan_3.0-beta3_i386.deb

**nujinini** · 09-27-2009

Originally Posted by reed9

It's not called ccsm, it's called compizconfig-settings-manager.

Hi reed9,

Code:

jun@debian:~$ su -
Password:
debian:~# apt-get install compizconfig-settings-manager.
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
E: Couldn't find package compizconfig-settings-manager.
debian:~#

What am I doing wrong here

?

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