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--- installingonubuntu [2010/03/04 13:31] – created glaubitz
+++ installingonubuntu [2011/05/01 22:12] (current) – update for Ubuntu 10.10 and later glaubitz
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 ====== Installing on Ubuntu using PPAs ======
-If you just want to install and use //qhimdtransfer// and //python-netmd//, we do not recommend that you checkout the code from our git repository and build the code yourself (see [[compilingonlinux]]). Instead, we advise that you install Ubuntu ready-to-use packages from the Ubuntu PPA (Personal Package Archive) on the Launchpad website that we have setup for this purpose. With this method, //qhimdtransfer// and //python-netmd// are properly integrated onto your Ubuntu installation including a program icon in the "Applications" menu and proper documentation. Furthermore, you will always receive automatic updates to the software once you run a software update on your Ubuntu system. To install the software from PPA, follow these instructions:
+If you just want to install and use //qhimdtransfer// and //python-netmd// on Ubuntu, we do not recommend that you checkout the code from our git repository and build the code yourself (see [[compilingonlinux]]). Instead, we advise that you install ready-to-use software packages from the Ubuntu PPA (Personal Package Archive) on the Launchpad website that we have setup for this purpose. With this method, //qhimdtransfer// and //python-netmd// are properly integrated onto your Ubuntu installation including a program icon in the "Applications" menu and proper documentation. Furthermore, you will always receive automatic updates to the software once you run a software update on your Ubuntu system. To install the software from PPA, follow these instructions:
 ===== Adding the proper software source for the PPA =====
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 if you use Ubuntu Lucid (10.04).
-Then open the dialog "Software Sources", which can be found in "System->Administration->Software Sources":
+Then open the dialog "Software Sources", which can be found in "System"->"Administration"->"Software Sources". **NOTE:** On Ubuntu 10.10 and later, choose "System"->"Administration"->"Synaptic Packager Manager" and click "Settings"->"Repositories" instead.
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 and finally close "Synaptic Package Manager". //qhimdtransfer// has now been installed successfully and its program icon should appear in "Applications"->"Sound & Video". //qhimdtransfer// is now ready for use.
+===== Installing and using python-netmd =====
+To install //python-netmd//, just follow the instructions in the above section [[installingonubuntu#installing_qhimdtransfer|Installing qhimdtransfer]], but search and install the package //python-netmd// instead.
+To use //python-netmd//, you will have to open a terminal window ("Applications"->"Accessoires"->"Terminal") and use the commands //netmd_list// to list, //netmd_download// to download tracks to NetMD, //netmd_dump// to copy tracks from a NetMD over analog connections and //netmd_upload// to upload tracks from a standard MD with the MZ-RH1:
+{{:netmd-python_terminal.png?500|}}
+Please see also the section [[netmdpython#upload.py_-_upload_tracks_from_standard_mds_using_sony_s_mz-rh1_m200|netmdpython]] for more on how to use the Python NetMD utilities.
 Have fun!