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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. +

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Installing applications

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Haiku software always comes as an archive. Most of the time it's a ZIP, some old BeOS packages come in Software Valet's PKG format. Software Valet was able to automatically execute installation scripts, so after double-clicking you just select a destination folder and everything's taken care of.
+If it's a ZIP archive, double-clicking opens Expander where you also set the destination and unpack it. As explained in the topic Filesystem layout, that destination is either +

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/boot/common/apps/    for applications available to every user
/boot/home/apps/    for applications only available to yourself
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This distinction will only become relevant once Haiku gets multi-user support, of course. +

Once the archive is unpacked, you should have a look into the newly created folder. Often you find ReadMe files or other documentation of interest. +

Some programs need further configurations. For example, Tracker Add-Ons, Translators or other system enhancing components have to be put into the right folders. Either you'll find a little script file (often with the suffix .sh) like install that you simply double click to have all taken care of.
+Sometimes you'll find folders that link to the correct destination named "drag [filename] here...". So, you simply follow that instruction and you're done. +

Most of the time, however, nothing of the sort is necessary and you're done after unpacking.
+See topic Deskbar or LaunchBox to see how to add shortcuts to your newly installed application. +

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Uninstalling applications

If the installation was done with an install script, chances are, there's an uninstall script as well. In that case, double-click it and you're done.
+Otherwise, uninstalling is simply done by deleting the application's folder. +

This, of course, leaves back possible configuration files in your ~/config/settings folder. This may be on purpose, if you want to keep those settings in case you'll install it again in the future. Also, when the installation involved those "drag [filename] here..." folders, those files are also left behind. +

One method to quickly get to all the app's files is to do a quick query for a significant part of the application's name. This will reveal the app's binary, its installation folder and its settings as well as possible links in the Deskbar etc. Simply select all relevant files and delete them. +

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Haiku's applications

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Haiku comes with a set of mostly small but essential applications: +

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ActivityMonitorA tool to track system resources like CPU and memory usage.
BePDFA PDF viewer
CDPlayerA player for audio CDs.
CodyCamA tool to regularly upload images from a webcam to a server.
DeskCalcA calculator.
DiskProbeA HEX editor for files and volumes.
DiskUsageA tool to visualize a disk's memory usage.
DriveSetupA harddisk partitioning tool.
FirefoxMozilla's famous browser.
Icon-O-MaticAn app to create Haiku's vector icons.
MagnifyA magnified view of the area around your mouse pointer.
MailAn email client.
MediaPlayerA player for all supported audio/video files.
MidiPlayerA player for MIDI files.
peA texteditor with syntax coloring and much more.
PeopleA contact manager.
ScreenshotA tool to take screenshots.
SoundRecorderA tool to record audio from line-in or a microphone.
StyledEditA text editor.
TerminalAccess to the bash.
TVA viewer for analog TV.
VisionAn IRC client.
VLCThe VideoLAN movie player.
WonderBrushYellowbite's vector graphics programm.
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Besides all the "META:*" attributes that hold the contact's information, there are two attributes that are managed by the system:

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  • After the bug has been reported, a developer will look at your bug and try to classify it. Remember, we are all volunteers, and as such, sometimes a bug report might go unanswered for a while. Adding new information when it becomes available usually helps getting a bug picked up quicker, but do not try to 'bump' the bug up by adding non-descriptive comments.

  • Remember, reporting a bug is not something you spend a little time on and then you are done. If you reported a bug, then you are part of the Haiku development process. Developers might come up with questions while they are trying to fix your bug. Please stay around to answer these. Consider your participation 'done' when the bug is marked as 'fixed'. Together we can improve Haiku, bit by bit. diff --git a/docs/welcome/welcome.css b/docs/welcome/welcome.css index 5aaa505c5e..99cbdf6ca8 100644 --- a/docs/welcome/welcome.css +++ b/docs/welcome/welcome.css @@ -161,8 +161,15 @@ div.bottomnav p { font-size: 0.9em; } +td { + vertical-align: top; +} + td.onelinetop { vertical-align: top; white-space: nowrap; } - + +tt { + background-color:rgb(240,240,240) +} diff --git a/docs/welcome/welcome.html b/docs/welcome/welcome.html index cffe91a12c..b9bc70dc23 100644 --- a/docs/welcome/welcome.html +++ b/docs/welcome/welcome.html @@ -21,7 +21,7 @@

    Welcome to Haiku!

    -Thank you very much for checking out Haiku! This is our first public release. We hope to attract new developers to our project and give future users a chance to check out Haiku. We realize that this alpha release does not yet fully live up to the goals that we have set for ourselves and doesn't offer all the features and well-rounded end-user experience planned for the final R1 version. However, we are hoping that this release will let you discover the great potential in Haiku and share with us in the excitement. +Thank you very much for checking out Haiku! This is our first public release. We hope to attract new developers to our project and give future users a chance to check out Haiku. We realize that this alpha release does not yet fully live up to the goals that we have set for ourselves and doesn't offer all the features and well-rounded end-user experience planned for the final R1 version. However, we hope that this release lets you discover Haiku's great potential and that you share our excitement.

    Beware of Bugs