Installing for dummies
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Installing for dummies
Hi. Is there a dummies guide to installing LiveCode on Ubuntu? I'm brand new to the OS and can't get it to install. I'm running 64 bit and installed the ia32 libs but I get an error every time saying the file cannot be opened. I was able to get the Windows version to install with Wine but non of the icons show up.
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Re: Installing for dummies
I use LiveCode daily on Ubuntu.
Note that the executable permissions on the installer may not make it over the wire - right click on the Installer, choose Properties, and set the Executable bit.
Note that the executable permissions on the installer may not make it over the wire - right click on the Installer, choose Properties, and set the Executable bit.
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Re: Installing for dummies
Hi,
What is the exact text of the error?
Are you sure that the LiveCode executable has sufficient permissions to be executed?
Which file are you trying to open? What is the exact path?
Kind regards,
Mark
What is the exact text of the error?
Are you sure that the LiveCode executable has sufficient permissions to be executed?
Which file are you trying to open? What is the exact path?
Kind regards,
Mark
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Re: Installing for dummies
Thanks for the replies. That worked perfectly. After trying for an hour I'm a little frustrated it was so simple. Thought Ubuntu might breath some new life in my struggling laptop.FourthWorld wrote:I use LiveCode daily on Ubuntu.
Note that the executable permissions on the installer may not make it over the wire - right click on the Installer, choose Properties, and set the Executable bit.
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Re: Installing for dummies
It's done wonders on most of the machines in my office.lithium630 wrote:FourthWorld wrote:Thought Ubuntu might breath some new life in my struggling laptop.
Glad the permissions thing worked out. I've come across that question more than a few times from my Linux friends, so I just submitted a bug report against that, suggesting that they either find a way to preserve the executable bit in transit or deliver the Linux installer as a Zip file which can preserve it.
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