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Binary Packages
Slackware 9.1

Source Packages
emotion-II.tar.gz
emotion-II.tar.bz2

Themes

The Blues (default)
Black
Simple--
Simple
Simple++
Bubbly
Blueby
What to Download

First, if you don't already have it, you need to download MPlayer. eMotion uses MPlayer to play videos. Besides MPlayer, the only dependency we know of for eMotion is Qt. If you are using KDE you have Qt.

Second, you need to download eMotion. If a Linux distribution you use has a binary package available, using that is recommended. And, yes, we finally got off our asses and put together a Slackware package.

    Slackware 9.1

If there is no binary package available, or you like compiling things, you should download one of the source packages.


    emotion-II.tar.gz
    emotion-II.tar.bz2

The source packages should work on any Linux distribution, assuming MPlayer and Qt are installed. You also need to have Python installed to run the installation scripts.

Important Notice: If you have errors compiling from source, please send them to us. They should be able to be fixed swiftly and easily


How to Install It

If you downloaded a binary, it should be easy to install it, but the method will depend on your system. For example, on Slackware just run 'installpkg binary-pkg-name.tgz' and it will be installed. In most cases, you will need to be root to install the binaries.

If you downloaded the source, it will be fairly easy as well, but slightly more time consuming. You will need to be in a terminal to install from source.

First, you need to unzip and untar the source package. That can be done by running 'tar -xzvf source-pkg-name.tar.gz'. Or, if you downloaded the .tar.bz2, run 'tar -xjvf source-pkg-name.tar.bz2'

Next, switch directories into the directory that was created when you ran 'tar -etc...' There, you will need to configure, build, and install the program. To do this, you will need to run './configure', followed by 'make', and then by 'make install'. You will likely need to have root priveliges to 'make install'.

When you run configure, it will point out several directories. If you know they are incorrect, you should run './configure -i' to interactively give it the correct directories. If you do not know if they are correct, you should probably assume that they are. Also, if you cannot get root access, you can change the installation directory to one you have access to by running configure with the '-i' option.

And, with that, eMotion will be installed on your system. It can be started by the command 'emotion' at any command prompt, assuming that your path variable is set up properly, which is a fairly reasonable assumption.


Icon Themes

eMotion icon themes are extremely simple. They are just a bunch of PNGs in a tarball. To add a theme, just move it to the icons directory where emotion is installed (this is '/usr/local/share/emotion/icons/' by default). Then, you just untar it in that directory to replace the currently used icon theme. Support for multiple icon themes, as well as dynamic theme switching, shouldn't be too far off. However, you may want to back up your other icon themes before hand. Do not just move them. Included in the icons directory are the logo and the desktop icons, which do not change theme by theme. The currently availble themes are:

    The Blues
Theme Sample

    Black
Theme Sample

    Simple--
Theme Sample

    Simple
Theme Sample

    Simple++
Theme Sample

    Bubbly
Theme Sample

    Blueby
Theme Sample



Old Versions

eMotion version II rc 0: Pre-Rainbow Girl

    emotion-II-rc0.tar.gz
    emotion-II-rc0.tar.bz2

eMotion version I: Save Me a Kiss

    emotion_1.0_i386.deb
    emotion-I.tar.gz
    emotion-I.tar.bz2

 
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