what does this command do???

Lleb_KCir · 07-25-2004, 05:53 PM

Code:

3.) Start the download, and save the file to your
    hard disk, e.g. ~/install-crossover-standard-demo-3.0.1.sh

4.) Execute the single shell script in a terminal, e.g.:
      sh ~/install-crossover-standard-demo-3.0.1.sh

5.) Enjoy!

specificaly what will it do. i have never seen the sh ~/ command before. not that i have seen many commands, but this is a totaly new one to me.

id like to know before i go and install crossover office on my system, what this is going to do, and if i need to be root to do this.

thanks.

darin3200 · 07-25-2004, 05:57 PM

Sh runs a script file. The command

Code:

 sh ~/install-crossover-standard-demo-3.0.1.sh

will run the install-crossover-standard-demo-3.0.1.sh script. ~ is a shortcut to the home direcory or the user typing it (e.g. normal user=/home/username root=/root), instead of typing

Code:

sh /home/user/install.sh

you can just type

Code:

sh ~/install.sh

Lleb_KCir · 07-25-2004, 05:58 PM

ahh kewl. can i install this as a normal user, or do i need to log in as root to install this?

amosf · 07-25-2004, 06:05 PM

With crossover I think you can do either, depending on where you want to install. I installed as root, but you can install it in you home dir if you want (may even be recomended I think)

Crossover is quite good and allows you to run quite a few windows apps. Try the demo and see how it goes - full version is $40.

Lleb_KCir · 07-25-2004, 06:09 PM

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Originally posted by amosf
With crossover I think you can do either, depending on where you want to install. I installed as root, but you can install it in you home dir if you want (may even be recomended I think)

Crossover is quite good and allows you to run quite a few windows apps. Try the demo and see how it goes - full version is $40.

thanks. yes i need it to run Quickbooks pro 2002- 2005 and PageMaker 7.x both are needed for both my business and a few others i do some M$ IT work with. i am wanting to move them over to 100% *nix, but might have to leave them with 1 win2k server and a handful of TS license to access QB and PM more then 2 ppl at a time.

Lleb_KCir · 07-25-2004, 10:16 PM

well 3 cheers for CXoffice and the way it handles QuickBooks Pro, but middle finger on how it handles PageMaker 7.x

QB installed and runs flawlessly. took a bit of work to find the location of the QBB(quickbooks backup file), then a bit of figuing were to save it so i could find it again later, but after that none of the reported graphic issues with QB were to be found. FYI that is with QB2002 pro.

as for PM... well it installed semi ok. the installer with unsuported software did not want to end even after PM said it was done by over 30min. so i had to manualy end it. when i fired up the program (it never did make a desktop icon) i could make a new page, etc, but could not type anything. i could not change the font type, but could change the properties in the crtl+t (over all text configuration tool for those whom do not know PM) stil could not change the font type though to anything but the default. that could be how XCoffice installs fonts in the fact windows dirctory.

so ill try PM6.5, but that will mean rebuilding every single PM7 file i have as 6.5 again. hope it works.