In 5.4.2 Puppy, Google Chrome, which is to me is the most useful program, has been removed from the package manager.
I have downloaded the .deb file and installed it, but it hasn't appeared on the menu or as a browser choice. I have tried [alt]right-click on the menu but that obviously isn't the way to edit the menu.
How should I do this?
Add Chrome to menu and browser choices
Hello,
IIRC 5.4.2 is BK`s Precise, and uses Jwm.
Easy answer:
Open a terminal
copy this:
Hit "Enter".
Click the "browse" icon on the desktop.
If the executable is named "chrome" it should start...
To add it to the Jwm menu, create a .desktop file in
/usr/share/applications
or just edit /root/.jwmrc
IIRC 5.4.2 is BK`s Precise, and uses Jwm.
Easy answer:
Open a terminal
copy this:
Click both mouse buttons to paste it into the terminal.echo chrome > /usr/local/bin/defaultbrowser
Hit "Enter".
Click the "browse" icon on the desktop.
If the executable is named "chrome" it should start...
To add it to the Jwm menu, create a .desktop file in
/usr/share/applications
or just edit /root/.jwmrc
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Thanks for the answer Puppyluvr.
The command is google-chrome but it won't run as root, it demands that I specify an alternative user-data-dir.
Post #11 on this website http://www.backtrack-linux.org/forums/s ... 975&page=2 gives the answer which is to start Chrome with
google-chrome --user-data-dir={name your directory}
For example:
google-chrome --user-data-dir=/root/my-documents/.google-chrome
The directory doesn't have to exist before you run it for the first time.
The command is google-chrome but it won't run as root, it demands that I specify an alternative user-data-dir.
Post #11 on this website http://www.backtrack-linux.org/forums/s ... 975&page=2 gives the answer which is to start Chrome with
google-chrome --user-data-dir={name your directory}
For example:
google-chrome --user-data-dir=/root/my-documents/.google-chrome
The directory doesn't have to exist before you run it for the first time.