iDrive

mikedelo · 06-30-2014, 10:09 PM

Hello!

I would like to install iDrive on my Linuxmint OS. Can anyone assist?

Here is the web site: https://www.idrive.com/online-backup-linux.htm

Being a newbie, I need assistance with this. Please help.

Mike

evo2 · 06-30-2014, 10:19 PM

Hi,

you've linked directly to the instructions. Did you try following them? Did you get stuck somewhere?

Evo2.

mikedelo · 07-01-2014, 10:11 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by evo2

Hi,

you've linked directly to the instructions. Did you try following them? Did you get stuck somewhere?

Evo2.

I typed sudo apt-get install ia32-libs into the terminal and I think the installation was completed. Took two seconds.

I I also download the script bundle. I put them in my home directory along with the idevsutil files.

In step 3, I need to give permissions. How do I do that?

Thanks again for your help!

evo2 · 07-01-2014, 10:19 PM

Hi,

Quote:

Originally Posted by mikedelo

I typed sudo apt-get install ia32-libs into the terminal and I think the installation was completed. Took two seconds.

Ok.

Quote:

I I also download the script bundle. I put them in my home directory along with the idevsutil files.

In step 3, I need to give permissions. How do I do that?

Use the chmod command as shown. From the instructions:

Code:

chmod a+x *.pl
chmod a+x idevsutil

Evo2.

mikedelo · 07-02-2014, 09:17 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by evo2

Hi,

Ok.

Use the chmod command as shown. From the instructions:

Code:

chmod a+x *.pl
chmod a+x idevsutil

Evo2.

I tried. I get an error message....

Code:

bash: /usr/bin/mint-fortune: No such file or directory
mike@linuxmint ~ $ chmod a+x *.pl
chmod: cannot access ‘*.pl’: No such file or directory
mike@linuxmint ~ $ ^C
mike@linuxmint ~ $

evo2 · 07-02-2014, 09:49 PM

Hi,

did you extract the zip archive as instructed in step 2.? Are you in the correct directory?

Are you at all familiar with working on the command line? Eg do you know how to use the "ls", "pwd" and "cd" commands? If not, I think you need to learn at least those three before proceeding.

Evo2.

mikedelo · 07-05-2014, 03:10 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by evo2

Hi,

did you extract the zip archive as instructed in step 2.? Are you in the correct directory?

Are you at all familiar with working on the command line? Eg do you know how to use the "ls", "pwd" and "cd" commands? If not, I think you need to learn at least those three before proceeding.

Evo2.

I don't have a clue. :-)

And I agree.

mikedelo · 07-19-2014, 11:31 PM

Can anyone recoommend a book or web site for me to learn the basics of Linux?

evo2 · 07-21-2014, 09:08 PM

Hi,

I started with the so called "Rute book" [1], it's a little old but still very good. I also like the Debian Handbook [2], much of which is also relevant for Debian derived systems like Ubuntu and Mint.

HTH,

Evo2.

1. http://rute.2038bug.com/index.html.gz
2. http://debian-handbook.info/

shell.albert · 07-21-2014, 09:13 PM

search on the web,find out your necessary materials to learn linux commands.almost of them are pdf file format.