Before diving into all the applications that come with Haiku, let's have a more detailed look at how to install and uninstall programs you downloaded somewhere, for example from a site mentioned on the Welcome page. +
Before diving into all the applications that come with Haiku, let's have a more detailed look at how to install and uninstall programs you downloaded somewhere, for example from a site mentioned on the Welcome page.
Installing applications
diff --git a/docs/userguide/en/applications/apps-installer.html b/docs/userguide/en/applications/apps-installer.html index de8b4d6906..b22b55b175 100644 --- a/docs/userguide/en/applications/apps-installer.html +++ b/docs/userguide/en/applications/apps-installer.html @@ -39,14 +39,33 @@Installer
Deskbar: | ||
Deskbar: | No entry. Has to be started from /boot/system/apps/. | |
Location: | /boot/system/apps/Installer | |
Settings: | ~/config/settings/??? | |
Settings: | none |
Documentation is still missing. If you want to work on it, please announce it on the Documentation mailing list to avoid duplication.
+ +The Installer is used to copy Haiku onto another volume. Upon launch it displays a start window with important information. It's not a mindless EULA you're used to click away in the blink of an eye, it states:
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This is alpha-quality software. Make backups or suffer the consequences!
+The Installer needs a prepared partition. You may have to use a GParted LiveCD or a similar tool until Haiku's DriveSetup is mature enough to handle this task.
+Haiku can be added manually to the bootmanager GRUB. In short, you have add an entry to /boot/grub/menu.lst of your Linux installation, similar to this:
+# Haiku on /dev/sda7 +title Haiku +rootnoverify (hd0,6) +chainloader +1
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Once you acknowledged with
+ + , you're presented with the main window:In the first drop-down menu you choose the source for the installation. It can be a currently installed Haiku or can come from an install CD or USB drive, etc.
+The second drop-down menu specifies the target for the installation. This target partition/volume will be completely overwritten and has to be set aside beforehand by a partitioning tool like GParted.
Clicking the little expander widget will Show Optional Packages, if available, that you can choose to install in addition to the basic Haiku.
+You should do a last check if you really picked the right target before starting the installation process. Click on DriveSetup and have a look at the naming and layout of the available volumes and partitions.
+ to openhome/ and common/ folder onto the target volume.
+ starts the installation procedure, which basically copies everything but theIf you don't use a bootmanager like GRUB, where you can add Haiku (see start window), you can use the button
to make it bootable directly.