Google Gadgets RPMs

OK. The original thread where I announced this previously got way off-topic and went downhill, so I'm breaking forum rules and posting a new thread. Let's hope it doesn't get as bad as the original thread So, ban me

The F9 Google Gadgets RPMs have been updated again

http://f46.aaa.livedoor.jp/~zoomer/repo/i386/

Current files needed are:

google-gadgets-0.10.1-19.fc9.i386.rpm

google-gadgets-gtk-0.10.1-19.fc9.i386.rpm

Edit: Nokia reports that Google Gadgets has now been built and is being tested in the official Fedora repos. See post #15 in this thread. In Koji there is a QT front-end (for KDE users) as well as the Gnome GTK front-end. 64bit and PPC versions are also available.

http://koji.fedoraproject.org/koji/b...?buildID=61024

Wayne

/me throws the ban hammer @ Wayne before it does get outta hand. ,,thanks for the links

I'm getting into my flame-proof suit

Before anyone asks, there are no 64bit RPMs on that site.

Wayne

[Nokia]

Thanks Wayne. I have a strange feeling about this that I cannot explain - just like Mono in your case - but I'll give it a try. And here are the steps to have it installed

su -

wget http://f46.aaa.livedoor.jp/~zoomer/repo/i386/google-gadgets-gtk-0.10.1-19.fc9.i386.rpm http://f46.aaa.livedoor.jp/~zoomer/repo/i386/google-gadgets-gtk-0.10.1-19.fc9.i386.rpm

yum localinstall  google-gadgets-* --nogpgcheck

[Nokia]

Hmm, can anyone explain why is it necessary to have so many requirements for a clock ?

Google has not tested or verified the features or security of this third party Gadget. Please confirm that you want to install:

Day Night World Clock
http://beatrix.gottanka.googlepages....tWorldClock.gg

Description: Watch any town from satellite view, as the day and night changes! All of this on the face of a stylish analogue clock!

Required permissions:
Reads content of local files and directories
Creates or modifies local files and directories
Queries or modifies the status of hardware devices
Accesses network
Accesses personalization data
Executes native code and local applications

Originally Posted by Wayne

Before anyone asks, there are no 64bit RPMs on that site.

Before anyone asks, the 32bit RPM's work fine on F9 x86_64

Yes, I suppose I could have posted install instructions but......

In my case I already had the previous version installed, so I just did:

rpm -Uvh *.rpm

Wayne

[Nokia]

Yum localinstall is a must, because on my relatively new F9 x86_64 it needed quite a bunch of dependencies

Dependencies Resolved

=============================================================================
 Package                 Arch       Version          Repository        Size 
=============================================================================
Installing:
 google-gadgets          i386       0.10.1-19.fc9    google-gadgets-0.10.1-19.fc9.i386.rpm  1.3 M
 google-gadgets-gtk      i386       0.10.1-19.fc9    google-gadgets-gtk-0.10.1-19.fc9.i386.rpm  536 k
Installing for dependencies:
 GConf2                  i386       2.22.0-1.fc9     fedora            1.6 M
 ORBit2                  i386       2.14.12-3.fc9    fedora            183 k
 avahi                   i386       0.6.22-10.fc9    fedora            245 k
 avahi-glib              i386       0.6.22-10.fc9    fedora             17 k
 bzip2-libs              i386       1.0.5-2.fc9      updates            38 k
 cdparanoia-libs         i386       10.0-2.fc9       updates            49 k
 dbus-glib               i386       0.74-8.fc9       updates           165 k
 gnome-vfs2              i386       2.22.0-1.fc9     fedora            1.1 M
 gstreamer               i386       0.10.19-1.fc9    fedora            711 k
 gstreamer-plugins-base  i386       0.10.19-2.fc9    updates           929 k
 hal-libs                i386       0.5.11-2.fc9     updates            65 k
 libIDL                  i386       0.8.10-2.fc9     fedora             88 k
 libacl                  i386       2.2.47-2.fc9     updates            22 k
 libattr                 i386       2.4.41-1.fc9     fedora             13 k
 libbonobo               i386       2.22.0-2.fc9     fedora            475 k
 libcroco                i386       0.6.1-5.fc9      fedora            109 k
 libdaemon               i386       0.12-3.fc9       fedora             26 k
 libgnome                i386       2.22.0-3.fc9     fedora            977 k
 libgsf                  i386       1.14.8-1.fc9     fedora            127 k
 libogg                  i386       2:1.1.3-9.fc9    fedora             20 k
 liboil                  i386       0.3.14-1.fc9     fedora            141 k
 librsvg2                i386       2.22.2-1.fc9     fedora            152 k
 libtheora               i386       1.0beta2-4.fc9   fedora            144 k
 libvisual               i386       0.4.0-6.fc9      fedora            152 k
 libvorbis               i386       1:1.2.0-4.fc9    updates           193 k
 startup-notification    i386       0.9-4.fc9        fedora             38 k
 xulrunner               i386       1.9.0.1-1.fc9    updates           9.0 M

Transaction Summary
=============================================================================
Install     29 Package(s)         
Update       0 Package(s)         
Remove       0 Package(s)

My first try was also rpm -Uvh

Ahh, right, you needed the i386 deps.... Some of us still use i386 machines so don't worry about that

Wayne

[Nokia]

Wayne, what happens if you open more gadgets than you vertical resolution allows ? I can't seem to find a scroll to see what gadgets are open beyond visible space.

You're right. It's pretty useless in that respect! Although you can undock Gadgets from the sidebar...

Hold on, I just played about with the Dock and resized it and now all the Gadgets have changed size to fit... almost...

Wayne

[Nokia]

Thanks for the info. So there's still work to be done...

I only installed it to play around with it, not to keep. It slows down my ancient machine too much to be useful.

Actually, said ancient machine is on its last legs. It took over half an hour for it to recognise my primary master and slave hard drives this morning again! Looks like the hard drive controller is fubarred. The disks check out OK.

Wayne

[Nokia]

So couldn't you just leave it running 24/7 as long as it gets ?


( Fedora is incredibly stable for ~ two weeks ago )

I'm sure 'er indoors would appreciate that..... not

Wayne

[Nokia]

Wayne, could you edit the first post please ? It's official now. Google Gadgets is pending in F9 https://admin.fedoraproject.org/upda...s-0.10.1-3.fc9