LimeWire help.

usernameddr · 01-29-2005, 09:30 PM

I just installed limwire I put it in the folder that it said at the start root/limewire.
It isn't on my start menu how do I change that?
Did I put it in the right spot.
How do I run it?

bushidozen · 01-29-2005, 10:52 PM

First of all, how did you install Limewire? Was it a sh file, or a tar file? I use Limewire with Fedora, which only shows rpm installations in the start menu.
If you installed it properly, (meaning that you also included the java PATH to your directory, as Limewire requires java to run) then in the Limewire folder (wherever you put it) there should be a file called runLime or Limewire.sh which in a terminal just type:

sh LimeWire (or whatever the name of that file is).

Limewire should then start up.

rksprst · 01-29-2005, 11:35 PM

Limewire does not appear in the menu.

But if you want, and are using kde, you can right click on the "start button" go to menu editor and click add application. Type in a title, and browse for Limewire.sh or runLimewire this should add the button to your menu

also, i don't like installing programins in /root , i install them either in /opt/ or /home/user/
as generally you will need to be root to run a program that is in the root folder...

usernameddr · 01-30-2005, 08:53 AM

I can find it. I believe it is installed under root and it says I can't access it. How do I get to it and add it? How do I find it?
I could add it to my start menu but I can't get into root.
Can I move it out of root?

Lakota · 01-30-2005, 11:41 AM

here is how to look for something.

Code:

[don@x1-6-00-0a-e6-91-be-32 don]$ locate *lime*
/home/don/.limewire
/home/don/.limewire/xml
/home/don/.limewire/xml/data
/home/don/.limewire/xml/data/audio.sxml

-asterics are wildcard, I want to see every file with the word lime use *lime*, I want to see only limewire folder use *limewire, folders or directories are considered files too. Notice as well that my limewire directory has a period infront of it, meaning it is hidden. If looking for it using a gui file manager I would have to enable "view hidden files " in the "view" tab of the file manager.

-also, if you try to use locate and it gives you a message similar to "slocate is more than eight days old" do this first, then use "locate" command above

Code:

[don@x1-6-00-0a-e6-91-be-32 don]$ su
Password:
[root@x1-6-00-0a-e6-91-be-32 don]# updatedb
[root@x1-6-00-0a-e6-91-be-32 don]# exit
exit
[don@x1-6-00-0a-e6-91-be-32 don]$

If you have it installed in root, you cannot use it as regular user even if you add a menu entry for it. This because it is not in your regular user Path. Should install stuff to /home/ yourusername or /usr/local.

rksprst · 01-30-2005, 07:25 PM

Quote:

If you have it installed in root, you cannot use it as regular user even if you add a menu entry for it. This because it is not in your regular user Path. Should install stuff to /home/ yourusername or /usr/local.

Although true, you could bypass this by doing:

Code:

su
cd /root/limewire
ls
(look for the file limewire.so or similar)
./limewire.so                (when you do ./ that executes the file)

that will run the app as root (though this is not recommended)
or you can do

Code:

su
konqueror

then use konqueror to go to /root/limewire
and open up runLimeWire or LimeWire.so

edit: what i mean by not recommended, is that if you run an app as root, that app has root privilages, and can edit all "essential" files...so you want to make sure that the app wont do anything and the app is "trustworthy"... im pretty sure limewire would be ok (though it has spyware and such in the windows version)

bushidozen · 01-31-2005, 12:47 PM

you could also just use chown to change the ownership from root to your user.