Crouton: installing skype and minecraft on trusty xfce
Hey so me and my friend are total beginners at this whole chromebook linux installation process and I was wondering if someone could walk me through how to install programs like these on xfce. Is there a simple way to do this? I know we have to use terminal or something but there is no clear tutorial I could find online for my problem. Anyway thanks for your time. Sorry for sounding so unintelligent too. :(
ghost
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I have made a script about installing Minecraft. Copy these lines line-by-line into a terminal to install Minecraft. Answer any prompts with "y", [ENTER], or OK.
#!/bin/bash
cd ~
sudo apt-get install software-properties-common
sudo apt-add-repository ppa:webupd8team/java
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install oracle-java8-installer
sudo mkdir /usr/share/Minecraft
cd /usr/share/Minecraft
sudo chown -hR $USER .
chmod -R 775 .
wget https://s3.amazonaws.com/Minecraft.Download/launcher/Minecraft.jar
wget http://i.imgur.com/NqFHo.png
cd ~/Desktop/
And copy this one all together:
cat > Minecraft.desktop << "EOF"
[Desktop Entry]
Name=Minecraft
Exec=java -jar /usr/share/Minecraft/Minecraft.jar
Icon=/usr/share/Minecraft/NqFHo.png
Type=Application
Categories=Game;Games;
Comment=
Path=
Terminal=false
StartupNotify=false
EOF
s5bug
on 5 Jun 2015
thank you! do you know how to get skype though. If so then your even more awesome :P
ghost
on 5 Jun 2015
Try http://ubuntuhandbook.org/index.php/2014/06/skype-4-3-install-in-ubuntu-1404/ it's unity not xfce but you can get it to work with faneggleing. (prononced fan-negg-ull-ing. Not sure hot to spell :laughing: )
s5bug
on 5 Jun 2015
ok lol
ghost
on 5 Jun 2015
hey I was wondering how do i get to the software and updates window
ghost
on 5 Jun 2015
so its not my chromebook that is why I am just responding now because i could not get a hold of my friend. Anyway when she types the command above it is not working here is a picture.
ghost
on 5 Jun 2015
That is because you are in crosh.
Go into the actual chroot using sudo startxfce4. You do not need to
enter #!/bin/bash by the way :)
On 6/4/15, EvanDawesome [email protected] wrote:
so its not my chromebook that is why I am just responding now because i
could not get a hold of my friend. Anyway when she types the command above
it is not working here is a picture.
Reply to this email directly or view it on GitHub:
https://github.com/dnschneid/crouton/issues/1821#issuecomment-109104556
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s5bug
on 5 Jun 2015
i thought terminal was control alt t? so you push ctrl alt and t then typed start xfce4 and then type the commands?
ghost
on 5 Jun 2015
also for the skype installation it asks to go to software and updates window. where is that?
ghost
on 5 Jun 2015
Are you just reading the instructions are are you doing it yourself? If you
are doing it yourself can you send me a screenshot?
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On Thu, Jun 4, 2015 at 8:34 PM, EvanDawesome [email protected]
wrote:
also for the skype installation it asks to go to software and updates
window. where is that?—
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s5bug
on 5 Jun 2015
Yes, CTRL+ALT+T is crosh. Once it loads, type shell. Once that loads, type
sudo startxfce4. Then press CTRL+ALT+T again and the terminal you copy into
will show.
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On Thu, Jun 4, 2015 at 8:13 PM, EvanDawesome [email protected]
wrote:
i thought terminal was control alt t?
—
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s5bug
on 5 Jun 2015
Here's a better explaination:
crosh> shell
chronos@localhost / $ sudo startxfce4
And once that is loaded, in a terminal type this:
(trusty)EvanDawesome@localhost ~ $ sudo apt-...
and those lines.
s5bug
on 5 Jun 2015
ok thanks. Also i am doing it myself. I think I know what to do now. On the skype installation page you sent me it says this." b.) Open “Software & Updates” and enable Canonical partners repository under Other Software tab."How would I get to the software and updates window?
ghost
on 5 Jun 2015
also it may take some time until the person who has the chromebook wakes up so i cant run it now. She will wake up around 3 hours and then I can skype her what to do. This is in case your wondering why I don't try it now and tell you the results.
ghost
on 5 Jun 2015
sudo apt-get install gedit
gksudo gedit /etc/apt/sources.list
Now remove # from these entries:
# deb http://archive.canonical.com/ubuntu trusty partner
# deb-src http://archive.canonical.com/ubuntu trusty partner
Now do step c:
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install skype
So, a rundown here:
crosh> shell
chronos@localhost / $ sudo startxfce4
(wait for chroot to load and open terminal)
(trusty)EvanDawesome@localhost ~ $ sudo apt-get install gedit
(press yes when it asks)
(trusty)EvanDawesome@localhost ~ $ gksudo gedit /etc/apt/sources.list
Then remove the lines I talked about, then close gedit
(trusty)EvanDawesome@localhost ~ $ sudo apt-get update
(trusty)EvanDawesome@localhost ~ $ sudo apt-get install skype
EDIT: I don't blame you for not knowing how to do this, it took a while for me to get used to it! Your best resource is Google. :smiley:
s5bug
on 8 Jun 2015
so we finally got a chance to try it and when she typed sudo start xfce4 it does not launch. We think it has something to do with her not so good internet connection at time though. This is because we have not changed anything and some things she trys to do using the internet on other devices does not work. Could this be the problem? Here is a picture.
ghost
on 9 Jun 2015
We are gonna try it again at my place tomorrow but I just wanted some thoughts about it.
ghost
on 9 Jun 2015
and to reply to your skype post thank you.
ghost
on 9 Jun 2015
Are you typing sudo startxfce4 or sudo start xfce4?
s5bug
on 10 Jun 2015
i forget. We are supposed to use the second one right?
ghost
on 12 Jun 2015
No, you use the first one without the space. start * is used for processes like chrome os sound, as mentioned in my wiki page (Using JACK for SimpleScreenRecorder). If it still doesn't work, run crouton like this: <path>/<to>/<crouton>/crouton -u -n trusty. It has nothing to do with the internet, I've loaded a chroot without it.
s5bug
on 12 Jun 2015
so we finally got together again to run crouton but I believe we shall have to take the second option you gave us. I was trying to figure it out though. I know
This seems to be download folder for both chrome and linux "/home/chronos/user/Downloads/"
ghost
on 14 Jun 2015
That is correct. If your crouton file is in Downloads, type sudo sh
~/Downloads/crouton -u -n trusty. But starting the chroot you just go
sudo startxfce4.
On 6/13/15, EvanDawesome [email protected] wrote:
so we finally got together again to run crouton but I believe we shall have
to take the second option you gave us. I was trying to figure it out
though. I knowis the path to either the chromebooks or the lixuxs
download folder because that is where the crouton is running from. I dont
know however what theand mean. This seems to be download folder for both chrome and linux
"/home/chronos/user/Downloads/"
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s5bug
on 14 Jun 2015
ok so that resets the path it runs from?
ghost
on 14 Jun 2015
No, It runs from / if you execute sudo sh ~/Downloads/crouton, which
is what you should do. If you run cd ~/Downloads then sudo sh crouton
it will run from ~/Downloads.
On 6/14/15, EvanDawesome [email protected] wrote:
ok so that resets the path it runs from?
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s5bug
on 14 Jun 2015
ok I'll tell you after we get a chance to try that. Thanks so far
ghost
on 15 Jun 2015
Check this out! http://www.omgchrome.com/skype-for-web-beta-now-available-worldwide-messaging-works-on-chromebooks/
s5bug
on 16 Jun 2015
Off topic @firestar115 Only IM no calls for chromebooks.
divx118
on 16 Jun 2015
so she opens crosh and she types shell followed by sudo sh ~/Downloads/crouton and they types sudo startfxce4. Same error though. Why can it not open dev/tty0 (no such file or directory.) Do we need to reinstall xfce4? I hope not.
ghost
on 17 Jun 2015
Do sudo sh ~/Downloads/crouton -u -n trusty. The whole thing, not just
up to crouton.
On 6/17/15, EvanDawesome [email protected] wrote:
so she opens crosh and she types shell followed by sudo sh
~/Downloads/crouton and they types sudo startfxce4. Same error though. Why
can it not open dev/tty0 (no such file or directory.) Do we need to
reinstall xfce4? I hope not.
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https://github.com/dnschneid/crouton/issues/1821#issuecomment-112952818
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s5bug
on 18 Jun 2015
oh.. oops that makes a lot more sense. Ill have her try that.
ghost
on 18 Jun 2015
No problem! The (only) reason I know how to do this is because I've
been programming for 5 years. I don't blame you ;)
On 6/17/15, EvanDawesome [email protected] wrote:
oh.. oops that makes a lot more sense
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s5bug
on 18 Jun 2015
now in terminal its asking for a password. what would that be? I remember when we first set up linux on her chromebook it asked in crosh to give a username and password which she is using when it asks for one however when she types it, it replies with command not found. Is there a certain command to enter a password?
Oh and the command we typed before it asked for password was sudo apt-get install gedit because we are trying to install skype.
ghost
on 20 Jun 2015
When you type in any command as 'sudo' it will ask for the sudo
password which is the password for the primary user when you set up
the chroot. If it says command not found, look it up on google:
"command not found: apt-add-repository" or whatever it is.
On 6/19/15, EvanDawesome [email protected] wrote:
now in terminal its asking for a password. what would that be? I remember
when we first set up linux on her chromebook it asked in crosh to give a
username and password which she is using when it asks for one however when
she types it, it replies with command not found. Is there a certain command
to enter a password?
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https://github.com/dnschneid/crouton/issues/1821#issuecomment-113667209
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s5bug
on 20 Jun 2015
So "apt-get" should be a recognized command?
ghost
on 20 Jun 2015
If sudo apt-get update does not work, check your spelling. Skype cannot be installed on a chromebook, so apt-get will not work in crosh. I'll get a video for you soon on how to install stuff :wink:
s5bug
on 20 Jun 2015
ok thanks : )
ghost
on 20 Jun 2015
Off-Topic: You can screenshot with CTRL+F5 for taking pictures of
what's going wrong.
On 6/20/15, EvanDawesome [email protected] wrote:
ok thanks : )
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s5bug
on 20 Jun 2015
Does it immediately save it as a file type? Like no pasting in a photo editor?
ghost
on 21 Jun 2015
Yes, it saves as Screenshot-[DATE]-[TIME].png
On 6/21/15, EvanDawesome [email protected] wrote:
Does it immediately save it as a file type? Like no pasting in a photo
editor?
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s5bug
on 21 Jun 2015
ok tell me when you have the video.
ghost
on 21 Jun 2015
when should I expect the video on installing skype and minecraft?
ghost
on 24 Jun 2015
In a while because I can not find my camera
On 06/24/15 13:41, EvanDawesome wrote:
when should I expect the video on installing skype and minecraft?
—
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s5bug
on 24 Jun 2015
ok thanks
ghost
on 26 Jun 2015
Sorry about the video, I can't do it. Just create a chroot
crosh> shell
chronos@localhost / $ sudo sh ~/Downloads/crouton -r trusty -t xfce -n minecraftAndSkype
and paste this into a file named MinecraftSetup.sh in your Downloads folder:
#!/bin/bash
cd ~
sudo apt-get install software-properties-common
sudo apt-add-repository ppa:webupd8team/java
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install oracle-java8-installer
sudo mkdir /usr/share/Minecraft
cd /usr/share/Minecraft
sudo chown -hR $USER .
chmod -R 775 .
wget https://s3.amazonaws.com/Minecraft.Download/launcher/Minecraft.jar
wget http://i.imgur.com/NqFHo.png
cd ~/Desktop/
cat > Minecraft.desktop << "EOF"
[Desktop Entry]
Name=Minecraft
Exec=java -jar /usr/share/Minecraft/Minecraft.jar
Icon=/usr/share/Minecraft/NqFHo.png
Type=Application
Categories=Game;Games;
Comment=
Path=
Terminal=false
StartupNotify=false
EOF
then go into your chroot
sudo startxfce4 -n minecraftAndSkype
and open a terminal to do chmod 755 ~/Downloads/MinecraftSetup.sh and then ./Downloads/MinecraftSetup.sh.
After that, do:
sudo add-apt-repository "deb http://archive.canonical.com/ $(lsb_release -sc) partner
sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install skype
That should be it! If you have any issues, send a picture.
s5bug
on 24 Jul 2015
Oh and use mousepad instead of gedit.
s5bug
on 24 Jul 2015
ok I will try this as soon as I can with her.
ghost
on 24 Jul 2015
and what do you mean by mousepad and gedit?
ghost
on 24 Jul 2015
In xfce the default editor is mousepad, gedit is not usually installed.
On 7/23/15, EvanDawesome [email protected] wrote:
and what do you mean by mousepad and gedit?
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s5bug
on 27 Jul 2015
is there a command to install it?
ghost
on 27 Jul 2015
Sudo apt-get install gedit. Get it? Gedit? Get it? No?
On Jul 26, 2015 8:25 PM, "EvanDawesome" [email protected] wrote:
is there a command to install it?
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s5bug
on 27 Jul 2015
ok thanks. Hopefully I will do this with her this week if she has her computer with her.
ghost
on 27 Jul 2015
My friend kinda bailed on the whole idea so we never got it done. However I would like to thank you a ton for all the help you have given us. :) :+1:
ghost
on 11 Nov 2015
Hey firestar what do you mean when you say copy this one all together I really want to get Minecraft on my chrome book and I want to know how thanks
jayfeather9477
on 21 Mar 2016
Hey firestar what do you mean when you say copy this one all together I really want to get Minecraft on my chrome book and I want to know how thanks
This is an incredibly old thread, requesting close to prevent any future bumps.
airhub
on 21 Mar 2016
i tried to install and run minecraft and everything was working perfectly until i hit play on the launcher screen and it crashed with this crash report:
please help i love minecraft
andysam151
on 2 Jun 2016
Sorry dude I never solved this issue. My friend gave up on it so I lost access to the chrome book and I will never know if it would have worked for me. You should ask Firestarter he is very intelligent in this area.
ghost
on 2 Jun 2016
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I have made a script about installing Minecraft. Copy these lines line-by-line into a terminal to install Minecraft. Answer any prompts with "y", [ENTER], or OK.
And copy this one all together: