HOWTO: View NFO files

[Gfy]

I use these steps to install nfoview on Mint 5 or Ubuntu 8.04.

Download the tar from the website and extract it:

tar -xzvf nfoview-1.2.tar.gz
cd nfoview-1.2/

Make sure you have the necessary packages installed:

sudo apt-get install python gettext intltool xfonts-terminus xfonts-terminus-oblique

Install nfoview:

sudo ./setup.py install

Probably you get these errors:

running install
running build
running build_py
running build_scripts
running install_lib
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "./setup.py", line 235, in <module>
"sdist_gna": SDistGna,},)
File "/usr/lib/python2.5/distutils/core.py", line 151, in setup
dist.run_commands()
File "/usr/lib/python2.5/distutils/dist.py", line 974, in run_commands
self.run_command(cmd)
File "/usr/lib/python2.5/distutils/dist.py", line 994, in run_command
cmd_obj.run()
File "./setup.py", line 84, in run
install.run(self)
File "/usr/lib/python2.5/distutils/command/install.py", line 510, in run
self.run_command(cmd_name)
File "/usr/lib/python2.5/distutils/cmd.py", line 333, in run_command
self.distribution.run_command(command)
File "/usr/lib/python2.5/distutils/dist.py", line 994, in run_command
cmd_obj.run()
File "/usr/lib/python2.5/distutils/command/install_lib.py", line 95, in run
outfiles = self.install()
File "./setup.py", line 153, in install
assert text.count(string) == 1
AssertionError

Edit the setup file to uncomment the failed asserts.

vim ./setup.py
type :153
type i
type #
type :156
type i
type #
press Esc
type :wq

Install nfoview:

sudo ./setup.py install

Right click an nfo file and choose Open With -> Open with Other Application
Use a custom command: nfoview

Set font size to Terminus 8 and the color scheme to White on Black.

[Clancy_s]

I use these steps to install nfoview on Mint 5 or Ubuntu 8.04.

Thanks, I used your guide with one minor change to install it on Ubuntu 8.10 (64 bit): the current nfo is 1.2.1 so I added the .1 to the end of all the nfo names.

Install ran with no errors and .nfo viewer now appears as the default on my 'open with' menu for .nfo files.

[Voorhees1979]

I dont see the point of this. You just double click an nfo file and it will open anyway.

[quadrispro]

nfoview will be available for Ubuntu 9.04

http://packages.ubuntu.com/jaunty/nfoview

[binbash]

I dont see the point of this. You just double click an nfo file and it will open anyway.

Yah i agree

[Jaymoon]

a simple:

sudo apt-get install nfoview

does the trick now...

(Using Ubuntu 9.04)

[razor101]

a simple:

sudo apt-get install nfoview

does the trick now...

(Using Ubuntu 9.04)

Yeah, same, with Ubuntu 10.10 - and even through the Ubuntu Software Center now...