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  • G Offline
    gwyls
    last edited by Sep 3, 2018, 12:32 PM

    Complete novice here who thought it would be fun to run on his home computer. Downloaded and unzipped. Ran:

    ./run-start.sh
    

    And was told electron: command not found.
    Where do I go from here please?
    Thanks

    Learning the unforced rhythms of grace
    https://gwyls.co.uk

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      Mykle1 Project Sponsor Module Developer @gwyls
      last edited by Sep 3, 2018, 12:36 PM

      @gwyls

      Did you run npm install in the MagicMirror directory?

      Create a working config
      How to add modules

      G 1 Reply Last reply Sep 3, 2018, 12:42 PM Reply Quote 0
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        gwyls @Mykle1
        last edited by Sep 3, 2018, 12:42 PM

        @mykle1 said in Installing on Ubuntu 18.04:

        npm install

        No I just ran the sh script. Just ran the npm command and found I needed to install. I am now running the npm install command. I’ll let you know.
        Thanks for the help.

        Learning the unforced rhythms of grace
        https://gwyls.co.uk

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          gwyls
          last edited by Sep 3, 2018, 12:59 PM

          I have it installed now. Do you mind me asking some silly questions please?

          1. How do I now make it run?
          2. Does it take over the computer? Can I still use it with magic mirror in the background?
            I am testing it to see what it is like, hopefully with a view to running it on a computer all the time.
            Thanks

          Learning the unforced rhythms of grace
          https://gwyls.co.uk

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            A Former User @gwyls
            last edited by A Former User Sep 3, 2018, 1:54 PM Sep 3, 2018, 1:32 PM

            @gwyls

            • You can run with npm start in MagicMirror Directory.
            • It will occupy your front but you can send it to backward, but anyway, it will not like desktop background. It’s not that purpose.
            G 1 Reply Last reply Sep 3, 2018, 2:05 PM Reply Quote 1
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              gwyls @Guest
              last edited by Sep 3, 2018, 2:05 PM

              @sean Thanks
              It really does need to be a standalone computer then.

              Learning the unforced rhythms of grace
              https://gwyls.co.uk

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                gwyls @gwyls
                last edited by Sep 3, 2018, 2:09 PM

                I tried to run as suggested and came up with this problem:
                WARNING! Could not find config file. Please create one. Starting with default configuration.
                What is the default configuration please? Is there a dummy one that I could copy or should I create a config.txt file and let MagicMirror write to it please?

                Learning the unforced rhythms of grace
                https://gwyls.co.uk

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                  electros Project Sponsor @gwyls
                  last edited by Sep 3, 2018, 2:38 PM

                  @gwyls in the magic mirror folder you have a folder config, check there and you find a file named config.js.sample just rename that one to config.js and should be work.

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                    A Former User @gwyls
                    last edited by Sep 3, 2018, 3:52 PM

                    @gwyls I think you need to read Manual.
                    https://github.com/MichMich/MagicMirror

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                      cowboysdude Module Developer @Guest
                      last edited by Sep 4, 2018, 12:21 AM

                      @sean said in Installing on Ubuntu 18.04:

                      @gwyls I think you need to read Manual.
                      https://github.com/MichMich/MagicMirror

                      HEHEHEHHEHE seen that MANY times

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