Installing LiveCode in Linux Mint -- Cinnamon

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Installing LiveCode in Linux Mint -- Cinnamon

Post by TWHKNUT » Tue Feb 18, 2020 8:26 pm

I REALLY want to try LiveCode ( I was a Hypercard programmer several decades ago ), and the first problem raised it's head. Being a 32 bit machine I had to download a ".x86" (successfully downloaded)' the problem is how to RUN it.
When "open" a dialog pops up stating ".x86 "has no known programs associated with it ... pick a program to open with"

I have dual boot options:

Windows Vista

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Re: Installing LiveCode in Linux Mint -- Cinnamon

Post by SparkOut » Tue Feb 18, 2020 8:54 pm

I think you probably need to set the downloaded file as executable. In Mint I think you can use the GUI to right-click and set the properties to allow executable permission. After that, double clicking should give you a prompt that asks whether it should be run, or other choice.

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Re: Installing LiveCode in Linux Mint -- Cinnamon

Post by bogs » Tue Feb 18, 2020 9:03 pm

If your still confused, I had posted a video here that goes through an installation on 'buntu. The steps should be the same for any (debian based) distro.
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Re: Installing LiveCode in Linux Mint -- Cinnamon

Post by TWHKNUT » Tue Feb 18, 2020 9:17 pm

Sparkout ---- That DID IT ---- thanks a lot

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Re: Installing LiveCode in Linux Mint -- Cinnamon

Post by thatkeith » Sat Oct 03, 2020 5:00 pm

Yep, I found that too. After some head-scratching trying to get the 32-bit version to run, before I realised I'd downloaded the wrong one. (Yeah, what a doofus! :D )
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Re: Installing LiveCode in Linux Mint -- Cinnamon

Post by thatkeith » Sat Oct 03, 2020 5:12 pm

I also found that it was installed into a hidden (dot) directory in my home, which was quite a PITA. LiveCode doesn't show up in the All Applications list nor in a search. I had to Show Hidden Files, go into ~/.runrev/components/livecodebusiness-9.6.1.x86_64 and then Edit > Make Link for the program itself and move the link to the Desktop. Is this really how things ought to work in this platform? :shock:

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