limewire problem installing
 

I'm new to linux and I wanted to install limewire so i downloaded the .zip file from the site. When I open this I see a dozen files but which one is the one for installing.:scratch: And how do I do this.
Is this again via the terminal or is there a more userfriendly to way to install

i'm a total n00b but i know linux isn't down with .zip files, if u check out the site, its not a .zip its an .rpm, and with those, u can just open up the .rpm and it will install itself with no hassel.

If you are using and rpm based distro, there is a LimeWire rpm available from the limewire website. If you are using anything else, do

reddazz,

sorry for my ignorance, but what does that do and when should I do it?

Myself being a noob I am trying to absord as much as I can and just looking for clarification.

Cheers

to mr_coffee
I;m using Kubuntu and i've heard somewhere that .rpm doesn't work with kubuntu or any debian distro

That makes it easier. open a konsole ant type:

apt-get install limewire

and you're good.

You do that from the LimeWire directory that you extracted from the zip file. runLime.sh is a shell script and the "sh" command runs it to start limewire.

hi, running ubuntu, from .rpm files you can create .deb files by using alien blahblah.rpm and then install it by doing dpkg -i blahblah.deb

or

alien -i (for install) blahblah.rpm

should help

Note that you have to be root (superuser) to do this - after opening the console, type 'su <Enter>', then your root password when it asks you. Otherwise, you'll get errors about permission denied opening the lock file (something to remember if/when you forget to become root!).

Just to correct the post above:

In Ubuntu or Kubuntu, the ROOT account is disabled by default, so you have to use sudo. At a terminal, type:
It will then prompt you for your user password.

Or, you can goto the ADMINISTRATION menu, and choose "Synaptic Package Manager". That is a Graphical User Interface (GUI) for apt. You can search for limewire, and right click on it when you find it and choose "Makr for Installation".

Beware though - limewire probably isn't in the default repo's and you might have to add more repositories (search "ubuntu repositories" in google.)

Thanks morrolan, I didn't know (K)Ubuntu disabled root access by default... might explain why my Ubuntu-newbie friend had more problems following my advice than I thought likely! Always good to know about other distros.