How I run a *.x86 file under Linux Ubuntu ?

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How I run a *.x86 file under Linux Ubuntu ?

Post by atout66 » Tue Jul 08, 2014 3:01 pm

Hi to all,

I'm completly new to Linux, so sorry if my question seems too simple, but I don't understand, as coming from Windows!, how I can run an executable file like this one below:
http://downloads.livecode.com/livecode/ ... -Linux.x86

Linux suggest me to assiocate the file with the program pypar2, which I did, then I got different volume but I don't know what to do more as these volume don't do anything when I click on one of them ?

Thanks in advance for your help and have good coding ;-)
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Re: How I run a *.x86 file under Linux Ubuntu ?

Post by LCNeil » Tue Jul 08, 2014 3:06 pm

Hi atout66,

The following lesson should help you get up and running with LiveCode on Linux-

http://lessons.runrev.com/s/3527/m/2571 ... e-on-linux

Kind Regards,


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Re: How I run a *.x86 file under Linux Ubuntu ?

Post by FourthWorld » Tue Jul 08, 2014 3:15 pm

About the time it seems necessary to create a tutorial just to run the program, maybe it's time for a.deb package.
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Re: How I run a *.x86 file under Linux Ubuntu ?

Post by atout66 » Tue Jul 08, 2014 3:17 pm

Thanks for your help. I read the tutorial...

Kind regards, Jean-Paul.
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Re: How I run a *.x86 file under Linux Ubuntu ?

Post by richmond62 » Tue Jul 08, 2014 3:57 pm

A .deb package would be a VERY GOOD THING; especially for those running Debian-derivative Linux distros.

It would not help, however, those running non-Debian Linux distros (in fact it may make things more difficult).

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Re: How I run a *.x86 file under Linux Ubuntu ?

Post by sefrojones » Tue Jul 08, 2014 4:07 pm

I still think it would be great if we could get LC into the Ubuntu Software Center......

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Re: How I run a *.x86 file under Linux Ubuntu ?

Post by atout66 » Tue Jul 08, 2014 4:29 pm

After reading the tutorial I see in the Nota Bene this sentence:
For Ubuntu 14.04, the following terminal command will install these libraries-
sudo apt-get install libgtk2.0-0:i386

I don't see in my Linux Ubuntu 14.04 64bits version how I can run this "terminal command", I don't even know what it is a "terminal command"?

Any idea ?

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Re: How I run a *.x86 file under Linux Ubuntu ?

Post by sefrojones » Tue Jul 08, 2014 4:31 pm

CTRL+ALT+T will pull up the terminal for you.

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Re: How I run a *.x86 file under Linux Ubuntu ?

Post by atout66 » Tue Jul 08, 2014 4:41 pm

Thanks a lot for the shortcut 8)
I would have not guess it !

Unfortunatly, the install failed... Don't know what I did wrong. I reboot the machine and try again.
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Re: How I run a *.x86 file under Linux Ubuntu ?

Post by atout66 » Tue Jul 08, 2014 5:00 pm

Here is the error message of the installer after a reboot:

Installer slave quit unexpectedly

Any idea what's wrong ?

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Re: How I run a *.x86 file under Linux Ubuntu ?

Post by FourthWorld » Tue Jul 08, 2014 5:22 pm

richmond62 wrote:A .deb package would be a VERY GOOD THING; especially for those running Debian-derivative Linux distros.

It would not help, however, those running non-Debian Linux distros (in fact it may make things more difficult).
Agreed. To clarify, I would only like to see a .deb package in addition to the current universal installer for the benefit of the majority of Linux users running systems that handle them, not as a replacement for the installer.
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Re: How I run a *.x86 file under Linux Ubuntu ?

Post by richmond62 » Tue Jul 08, 2014 8:38 pm

Personally, everytime I download a Livecode Linux installer the first thing I do is:

SET THE EXECUTABLE BIT

if you do NOT know how to do that, look up how to do that for your Specific Linux distro.

Then I do a RIGHT mouse-click on the installer and get a contextual menu, and select EXECUTE:

I then choose "ME ONLY" and every thing goes swimmingly.

Frankly; to run a computer with a Linux distro and not know how to set the executable bit is
a bit like driving a car without knowing how to change gear . . .

UBUNTU lovers may find this useful: http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1796076

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Re: How I run a *.x86 file under Linux Ubuntu ?

Post by atout66 » Wed Jul 09, 2014 9:50 am

@ richmond62
Frankly; to run a computer with a Linux distro and not know how to set the executable bit is
a bit like driving a car without knowing how to change gear . . .
Frankly, to use such comparisons, it's like driving a Ferrari with wheels without tires!
Go your way, I do not need the "knowledge" of people like you!

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Re: How I run a *.x86 file under Linux Ubuntu ?

Post by Klaus » Wed Jul 09, 2014 12:30 pm

richmond62 wrote:...is a bit like driving a car without knowing how to change gear...
That will apply to at least 95% of all (US) american car drivers! :D

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Re: How I run a *.x86 file under Linux Ubuntu ?

Post by FourthWorld » Wed Jul 09, 2014 4:04 pm

The Linux world used to be full of people with the attitude, "If you don't understand Linux you don't deserve to use Linux", but those times have changed, largely thanks to user-centric distros like Ubuntu and its derivative Mint.

If we are to see Linux as a viable alternative to Mac and Windows, we need to aim at least as high as those platform in terms of usability.

While it's true that the more you know about any OS the more you can do with it, in this case users shouldn't have to set executable bits or install special packages just to get LiveCode to run. Most other consumer-oriented software ships in either deb and/or rpm formats, which eliminate the need for such specialized knowledge - just double-click and it gets installed.

We need LiveCode to live up to those expectations. Yes, for some users who may be using a distro that doesn't support either deb or rpm (which ones don't?) we should probably consider continuing to have the raw installer available as well.

But for most users, deb and rpm aren't an option - they're just how things are done.
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