Starting LimeWire the easy way?

Qebex · 09-17-2002, 11:33 PM

i cannot start Limewire normally, I can only start limewire thru the terminal console.

at /usr/LimeWire

with this command

java -jar RunLime.jar

is there a easiler way to start limewire with a application link? i tried creating a link but it doesn't work. I think it's because .jar files are not associated with JAVA. how do I make that happen?

Qebex · 09-17-2002, 11:37 PM

Limewire is suppose to create a launcher for me, but it didn't happen.

on top of that, I received this warning at the console when I start Limewire:

current locale is not supported in X11, locale is set to CWarning: cannot convert string "MetaCtrl <Key>Insert" to type VirtualBinding

What the hell was that?

MasterC · 09-20-2002, 12:45 AM

Which LimeWire did you install? The bin or the .tar.gz?

Cool

Qebex · 09-20-2002, 12:50 AM

I install limeWire with K package manager.

I start wine by

cd /usr/LimeWire
java -jar LimeWire.jar

I read some where that I can combine command using |

therefore

cd /usr/LimeWire | java -jar LimeWire.jar

is equal to the above, but how come it doesn't work? i got this error...no such file or directory?

exigent · 09-20-2002, 03:27 AM

just make a symbolic link in /usr/LimeWire to java with the parameters attached to it, no? then maybe link to that on the desktop or whereever? would that work?

MasterC · 09-20-2002, 03:30 AM

Depends on which one was installed I believe. I have used both, and with the .tar.gz version, I couldn't "simply" do that. But the .bin version did work similar to that... Hence the question, which one?

And I never issued java commands to start mine either, it was either runlime.sh or something similar.

Cool

exigent · 09-20-2002, 03:43 AM

well fine!

MasterC · 09-20-2002, 04:46 AM

Oh, um, I meant, yeah, that should work. Excellent suggestion there exigent.

No really, actually it does sound decent, and I don't see why it wouldn't work, but the only problem I see is that the parameters: java -jar
have to be issued along with the filename, this wouldn't be so easy to do I'd think, depending on which window manager they use and such. Anyway, there is a thread in which I asked how to make a desktop icon for Limey... I will hunt it down and post a link to it, maybe that'll help.

Cool

MasterC · 09-20-2002, 04:49 AM

Ah yes, that brings back some memories...

Mik is very good with my questions, he, along with a few others, are what got me hooked here. He was very 'clear' and 'friendly' when answering my questions, even if they were the same old crap. Anyway, here's the link:
http://www.linuxquestions.org/questi...hlight=runlime

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Qebex · 09-20-2002, 12:42 PM

haha...anyway I got my command right now.

the command should be

cd /usr/LimeWire ; java -jar LimeWire.jar [Mulitple commands]

NOT

cd /usr/LimeWire | java -jar LimeWire.jar [Piped commands]

I got mixed up man~ i created a application link on the desktop juz to start LimeWire. yoOOhoOO!

MasterC · 09-20-2002, 06:27 PM

Cool, glad you got it working