How to install LimeWire in FC3

01-03-2005

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imdeemvp

Linux Newbie

Join Date: Sep 2004

Location: California

Posts: 225

How to install LimeWire in FC3

Disclaimer: Do it at your own risk. Everything started with a thread I read at another forum. I have used amule without any problems and installation was via yum.

Code:

yum install amule

Very nice peer 2 peer but a little slow.

I also tried GTK-Gnutella which I also installed via yum.

Code:

yum install gtk-gnutella

.

I ran into trouble when trying to install LimeWire for linux. But with the help from tchung from www.fedoranews.org. I was able to install LimeWire. This was the error I got at terminal.

Quote:

[root@myfc3 imdeemvp]# chmod +x LimeWireLinux.bin
[root@myfc3 imdeemvp]# sh LimeWireLinux.bin
Preparing to install...
tail: `-1' option is obsolete; use `-n 1'
Try `tail --help' for more information.
LimeWireLinux.bin: line 326: [: `)' expected, found -z
WARNING! The amount of /tmp disk space required and/or available
could not be determined. The installation will be attempted anyway.
Extracting the installation resources from the installer archive...
Configuring the installer for this system's environment...
No Java virtual machine could be found from your PATH
environment variable. You must install a VM prior to
running this program.

TChung suggested doing this:

Quote:

I have another suggestion.
You can create a file in /etc/profile.d/java.sh with following content:
(Assuming you have j2re 1.4.2_06 rpm package from sun website)

#!/bin/bash
# Init Script for j2re 1.4.2_06
# Drop this script in /etc/profile.d

JAVA_HOME=/usr/java/j2re1.4.2_06
PATH=$JAVA_HOME/bin:$PATH

export JAVA_HOME PATH

Now log out and log back in. Then type "echo $PATH" from a terminal to see the order of executables. This way, you can give a priority to j2re instead of libgcj.

Thomas

if you follow this suggestion step by step you will be able to install LimeWire. Open terminal and type:

Code:

 sh LimeWireLinux.bin

and you will get and intallation prompt:

Quote:

[imdeemvp@myfc3 FC3]$ sh LimeWireLinux.bin
Preparing to install...
tail: `-1' option is obsolete; use `-n 1'
Try `tail --help' for more information.
LimeWireLinux.bin: line 326: [: `)' expected, found -z
WARNING! The amount of /tmp disk space required and/or available
could not be determined. The installation will be attempted anyway.
Extracting the installation resources from the installer archive...
Configuring the installer for this system's environment...

Launching installer...

Warning: Cannot convert string "-b&h-lucida-medium-r-normal-sans-*-140-*-*-p-*-iso8859-1" to type FontStruct

1. Click OK on first option.
2. Click NEXT on the limewire installer.
3. And continue to click NEXT until you get to installation and click on INSTALL if you are ok with the path of your folders. If not change the path yourselt. I suggest let limewire do it for you.
4. Click on DONE and enjoy.
5. Get your limewire icon from www.kde-look.org and create your launcher and for command use runLimeWire
The purpose of this was to do a benchmark with all three p2p's and in 1st place was LimeWire, 2nd GTK-Gnutella and 3rd was for amule.
See screenshots of installation:
screenshot 1 screenshot 2 screenshot 3 screenshot 4 screenshot 5

01-06-2005	#2 (permalink)
tsvetan Just Joined! Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: /earth/europe/greece/patras Posts: 2	Yum doesn't download nor amule nor gtk-gnutella... I tried to download and install with yum both amule and gtk-gnutella, but i get the same message twice: Code: No Match for Argument (either amule or gtk-gnutella) Nothing to do What should I do to download them?

01-07-2005	#3 (permalink)
imdeemvp Linux Newbie Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: California Posts: 225	Did you setup your repos?

01-14-2005	#4 (permalink)
Kenji Miyamoto Just Joined! Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 24	I have the jre1.5.0 install, since that's what Firefox 1.0 requires if Java is wanted to be used. Do I just change it from j2re1.4.2 to jre1.5.0?

01-14-2005	#5 (permalink)
imdeemvp Linux Newbie Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: California Posts: 225	I dont see why not you are just using a different version. I use the latest version.

01-15-2005	#6 (permalink)
tsvetan Just Joined! Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: /earth/europe/greece/patras Posts: 2	ok, i'll watch the repos later...using your tutorial...now my linux box is down due to win2000!damn!thank you anyway!

01-19-2005	#7 (permalink)
KrisM Just Joined! Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 1	Thankyou for all your help with that problem with my JVM its been driving me nuts for the last few days glad 2 find your thread now im all signed up and ready 2 go here you where an awsome help! Thanks

02-03-2005	#8 (permalink)
gassman Linux User Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Midwest USA Posts: 292	y do i have to install LimeWire to home y cant i install it with root??? it just dont make any sense to me to install programs to my home dir. although i do see this alot with linux it wants to install to the home dir. __________________ If we couldn't laugh we would all go insane--Jimmy Buffett Registered Linux user # 376962

02-03-2005	#9 (permalink)
gassman Linux User Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Midwest USA Posts: 292	y do i have to install LimeWire to home y cant i install it with root??? it just dont make any sense to me to install programs to my home dir. although i do see this alot with linux it wants to install to the home dir. __________________ If we couldn't laugh we would all go insane--Jimmy Buffett Registered Linux user # 376962

02-03-2005

#10 (permalink)

UgoDeschamps

Linux Engineer

Join Date: Nov 2004

Location: Montreal, Canada

Posts: 1,271

Quote:

Originally Posted by powhitetrash

y do i have to install LimeWire to home y cant i install it with root??? it just dont make any sense to me to install programs to my home dir. although i do see this alot with linux it wants to install to the home dir.

The "Home" directory, is the one directory that you have absolute power over. Usualy, to install a program that will be available to every user on the system, Root will install it somewhere like "/usr/local/share/" And then have a link in all users for that applications. The user your login, doest have these access... *nix, Is a system based on Admin/User. User can do whatever they want in there own directory thats it.

If you want to install a program in a diferetn place then /home, then

Code:

su

and install the application where you want it to be...

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