Limewire won't start

[blips]

Okay I downloaded Limewire recently, but when I click on the Limewire button, nothing happens. I get a little bouncy icon and a bar on the bottom, but then they just disappear. I've had Limewire before on the same computer and it worked fine. I read somewhere else that I needed to get Java and put it in the path. I already had the Java that came with the OS, but I downloaded the new one from java.com anyway. But I don't know how to put Java in the path, or if that will even fix the problem. Please help!

[Vergil83]

try running limewire in a command line and see if any errors are posted

[Krendoshazin]

I read somewhere else that I needed to get Java and put it in the path.

first you need to find the limewire java file, for me that's /usr/lib/LimeWire/LimeWire.jar , if it's not the same for you try finding it with slocate, then cd to the directory and type

java -jar LimeWire.jar

limewire will automatically adjust to the new java path as it's default so you can start it up normally after the first initiation

[blips]

This is what I did:

:~$ limewire
runLime.sh: syntax error near unexpected token `potential_java_dirs=(`'
runLime.sh: runLime.sh: line 25: ` potential_java_dirs=(`ls -1 "$JAVADIR" | sort | tac`)'
:~$


:~$ cd /usr/lib/LimeWire
:/usr/lib/LimeWire$ java -jar LimeWire.jar
bash: java: command not found
:/usr/lib/LimeWire$
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[God]

Install Java using the bin file, thats what I always do Instead of a rpm (When I was using RedHat).

[n00b1337]

i reccomend www.ubuntuguide.com

[Gator]

I know this is an old thread - but I cant find another instance of the exact wording - so anyway - I can only start LimeWire by going into my usr/lib/LimeWire and then typing java -jar LimeWire.jar - now your post said it should know where it is after that but this is the only way I can get LimeWire to start....tried making a launcher to do this auto like - but I cant get this to work either. I am a slobbering noob - so go easy on me.....
Gator....

[Chitty]

I had trouble with that too.. I follow the instructions in http://torrentfreak.com/how-to-insta...-610-edgy-eft/ and now it works perfectly. If you are using Ubuntu that should do it.

[Gator]

Thats where I got the instructions and introduction to alien - thats how I did it. The only diff was that I already had the JRE installed with the latest versions. It's weird, its as if nothing happens when I click the icon in the gui on the menu. It does throw a couple of errors but runs great when I do that java -jar LimeWire.jar thing. (from a terminal and cd to the /usr/lib/LimeWire dir) Downloads fast too, seems to be much faster than my WinXp setup....anyway - still swimming in the soup of ignorance here - any help would be greatly appreciated.

[Gator]

Never mind - downloaded FrostWire - it not only works - its cool too. It looks better as far as color scheme and everything than does LimeWire. I know their the same thing and I'm sure it had to do with installing from a prepackaged deb file rather than converting a RPM file with alien. It installed correctly, LimeWire did not. Other than that their the same program from an end user experience. Anyway - there ya go. You know - I probably wont even uninstall LimeWire - just take it off my menu and try to forget it's there....lol