Pi Desktop Installation

SamWhiskey · November 7, 2017 at 8:38 PM

Hello,

I try to install the Pi Desktop package on LibreELEC. It mainly consists of several python files to be copied to /usr/share/. There is already a thread here dealing with this issue, but it just is discussing about a small solution.

I did download the Debian Source Package from v1.1.0.tar.gz and want to make my own install script.

In LibreELEC this is a read-only area created from /flash/SYSTEM. What is the best way to install these files?

somehow get it into /usr/share by merging it into /flash/SYSTEM?
create a second location in the rw area (e.g. /storage/.kodi/system/usr)?

Sam

**lrusak** · November 8, 2017 at 12:03 AM Official Post

You can't really do it easily

It would require a pretty heavy rewrite of the scripts. Sorry.

**chewitt** · November 8, 2017 at 8:27 AM Official Post

LE is a dedicated mediacentre OS. If you want the Pi Desktop please use Raspbian. If you want both OS on the same SD card use noobs to install both OS and make boot time selections.

SamWhiskey · November 9, 2017 at 10:52 PM

Maybe you misunderstand me.

The Pi Desktop is just is just a hardware case having an mSATA interface (used for recording movies) and a hardware to switch-on/off the Raspberry Pi. It is not a desktop manager.

I want to use this case but always running LE only. But I need a service running to control 2 GPIO pins for ON/OFF feature.

But I understood, there is no easy way to expand the read-only area. So the only option is some area in /storage.

Thanks for your help.

**chewitt** · November 11, 2017 at 3:51 AM Official Post

The pi-tools add-on contains several packages useful for GPIO things. There are also threads in the forum from users wiring up on/off controls. The GPIO pins might be different for you, but there's probably some prior-art to crib something from.

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