Applications Installation Part 1

So let's install things:
chromium
gcstar
dropbox
vlc
steam (separate post)
truecrypt
playon linux
keepass and mono for windows
notepad++

First, some HowTo info:
#how to install deb packages
dpkg -i package.deb

#how to remove deb packages
dpkg -r package.deb

#how to reconfigure deb packages
dpkg-reconfigure package.deb

#how to untar
#x = eXtract, this indicated an extraction c = create to create )
#v = verbose (optional) the files with relative locations will be displayed.
#z = gzip-ped; j = bzip2-zipped
#f = from/to file ... (what is next after the f is the archive file)
tar xvzf package.tar.gz

Now, the Goods:
chromium:

sudo aptitude install chromium

done!

gcstar:
First Attempt:
file: http://wiki.gcstar.org/en/Install

tar zxf gcstar-1.7.0.tar.gz

too many missing dependencies this way, so let's try another.

Second Attempt:

aptitude install gcstar

done!

dropbox:
First Attempt:
https://www.dropbox.com/install?os=lnx
64-bit version

cd ~ && wget -O - "https://www.dropbox.com/download?plat=lnx.x86_64" | tar xzf -
~/.dropbox-dist/dropboxd

https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/17/dropbox-lnx.x86_64-2.2.3.tar.gz
seems to only work if i run from terminal; doesn't auto start, so lets try something else.

Second Attempt:

aptitude install nemo-dropbox

done!

vlc:

aptitude install vlc

done!

steam:

separate post

truecrypt:
http://www.truecrypt.org/downloads

tar xvzf truecrypt-7.1a-linux-x64.tar.gzsh truecrypt-7.1a-setup-x64

done!

keepass:

aptitude install keepass2

The following NEW packages will be installed:
  keepass2 libmono-accessibility4.0-cil{a} libmono-system-windows-forms4.0-cil{a} libmono-webbrowser4.0-cil{a}


really only need the mono files:

Get: 1 http://debian.linuxmint.com/latest/ testing/main libmono-accessibility4.0-cil all 2.10.8.1-5 [20.5 kB]
Get: 2 http://debian.linuxmint.com/latest/ testing/main libmono-webbrowser4.0-cil all 2.10.8.1-5 [77.3 kB]
Get: 3 http://debian.linuxmint.com/latest/ testing/main libmono-system-windows-forms4.0-cil all 2.10.8.1-5 [1,077 kB]
Get: 4 http://debian.linuxmint.com/latest/ testing/main keepass2 all 2.19+dfsg-2 [929 kB]

apt-get remove keepass2

leave the other 4 files installed

download favicon.ico from keepass.info and rename to favicon.png

download KeePass-2.22.zip

extract to ~/Apps/KeePass-2.22

create new launcher:

type: application

name: keepass2

command: mono ~/Apps/KeePass-2.22/KeePass.exe

comment: Keepass 2

change icon to keepass.png

done!

playonlinux:
http://www.playonlinux.com/en/download.html

aptitude install playonlinux
aptitude install xterm
aptitude install ttf-mscorefonts-installer

#If the value for direct rendering is yes then the acceleration is enabled, if the value is a number is not activated.

glxinfo | grep "direct rendering"

Yes

Running but says new version available.

dpkg -i PlayOnLinux_4.2.1.deb

Done!

notepad++:
latest package download
installed in wine 1.6rc3 via playonlinux