Installing eXe on the One Laptop Per Child OLPC XO

The eXe (eXeLearning) Fedora 7 RPM can be used on the OLPC.

1. install python-imaging, python-zopeinterface
   1. start Terminal activity
   2. become root
   3. use yum to install packages

   su
   yum install python-imaging python-zopeinterface
    

2. install Firefox (and all of its dependencies)

   1. this requires editing /etc/yum.repos.d/ to remove firefox from the exclude line

   yum install firefox
    

3. install the exe-1.xx.x.xxxx-y.fc7 RPM

   rpm -ivh exe-1.xxx.x.xxxx-y.fc7.rpm
    

4. start eXe from the Terminal activity using the exe command

   exe
    

Be patient! It takes about 90 seconds for eXe to launch completely and become ready for use.