just don't understand the process or installing a program
in particular I want to install a program called wordbiz18linux.zipon my desktop.
But I don't understand the install process either. I have in the past succeeded to install things but it seems like it was an accident. I don't understand the whole process. Where do the files go or should they go. Where do I find files that were installed and I don't even know about them. How do I get an icon on my desktop? What file extension do I use to install into ubuntu? And any other things I can be led to. I'm using ubuntu. Thanks, Nate |
A .zip is not a traditional way to distribute programs on Linux. My guess would be that whoever made this program wants you to just decompress the zip somewhere, and there's probably a program inside it that you just run directly without installing. Try opening it up and looking for a file named README or INSTALL.
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InstallingSoftware - Community Ubuntu Documentation
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/InstallingSoftware Installing applications Quote:
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'unzip WordBiz18linux.zip' 'cd WordBiz' 'java -jar wordbiz.jar' ... and the progam is running, no install should be done ! .... |
And starting a " .jar " application from an icon:
Make a script : Code:
#!/bin/sh Name the script e.g. 'run-wordbiz.sh' Make the script executable ( 'chmod +x run-wordbiz.sh' ) Copy or move the script to /usr/local/bin/ Now you can create an "icon", Create it with a tool (different tools for different window managers) or write it ( Exec=run-wordbiz.sh ) .... |
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