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Tutorial prepared.

Minimo and OLPC

A few weeks ago [http://franciscoalecrim.blogspot.com/2007/05/minimo-debian-olpc.html

I noticed in my blog] that we tested Minimo at OLPC. This tutorial describe all steps that we've done.

It can be improved, like:

Removing unnecessary files
Creating a Debian package for Minimo

Feel free!!!!

HOWTO Minimo and OLPC

Overview

Compile and test minimo in your desktop
Copy it to OLPC disk
Set the correct variables
Run it

Debian OLPC

You'll need a Debian Filesystem as described in "HOWTO Debian OLPC"

Download source

We recommend you to compile it in your desktop(x86), cause it takes a good time.

You can download the source using CVS as described in Mozilla Page.

You can download a tarball that Tonikitoo released to me. He got it from Mozilla CVS.

After it, you can uncompress Minimo in your current folder.

   tar -xvjf mozilla_20070601.tar.bz2

It's going to generate a folder named mozilla.

   cd mozilla

Compile and test

Inside mozilla folder, let's compile Minimo.

   cp minimo/config/mozconfig/linux_x86 ./mozconfig
   make -s -f client.mk build_all
   make -s package -C minimo/base
   cd dist/minimo
   export LD_LIBRARY_PATH=.
  ./minimo

With the previews steps Minimo came up and GREAT SUCCESS!!!! It works!!!

Copy to OLPC rootfs

Now, let's copy minimo folder to OLPC rootfs.

   cd ..
   sudo cp -r minimo /media/OLPCRoot/opt/.

Test inside OLPC

We configured fluxbox to open a X term with ALT+e.

   echo "Mod1 e :ExecCommand xterm"

Start up fluxbox on Debian/OLPC.

   startx

Open a Xterm(ALT+e). Export the correct variables and test minimo.

   cd /opt/minimo
   export LD_LIBRARY_PATH=.
  ./minimo

That's all!!!

Comments are welcome !!!!

Created by:

Francisco Alecrim <alecrim@gmail.com>

Toninho (Antonio Gomes) <tonikitoo@gmail.com>

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