Ubuntu

[Rosarium]

Ok, I am currently trying to get my mse-0.38-linux.tar.gz to run. I managed to unpack it, apparently. However, now when I try to run the install, I keep getting a mkdir: cannot create directory '$home/.magicseteditor/': no such file or directory . It continues, giving me a cp: cannot stat 'program/*' no such file or directory and another one with the ln, where it can't create it my symbolic link because--wait for it--there is no such file or directory. What am I doing wrong?  :(

Normally, when installing, one runs as root. Also, in Linux, case matters. $HOME is not the same as $home, so when giving error messages and such, make sure it is what is actually stated. A single symbol or difference and case is significant. When obtaining help online for Linux, it is crucial to be precise. (Linux users will ignore the languages grammar to be technically correct. This includes starting sentences with lower case letters if the word is case sensitive).

$HOME and ~ are the same thing usually.

This program does not properly support Linux and I would not use the Linux version without knowledge of the inner workings of the programming. If it were released for Windows like this, it would not work well either.

Install the latest Windows version in wine (open the installation file in Wine and go through it. You do not need to change anything).

I just did it in Debian and it works fine.

[Stephanos]

$HOME is a variable (an environment variable). It is used in setup (and other things) to reference the users home directory:

[...]

$home is not $HOME

On my machine I had tried typing:

Code:

mkdir $foo

as well as:

Code:

mkdir "$foo"

and got an error each time.  So is $HOME an exception because of its environmental var. "status"?  At any rate, I just wanted to point out it doesn't look like I can create a directory with a name starting with "$".

[Rosarium]

This is one of the new Linux user problems. "Hey, this Linux is cool, now lets try to make it do something for which it is not designed". While one can often find ways to do things which would be impossible in Windows, it takes effort and is normally not just point and click.

So, for the person who complained about attitudes, remember this. How would Windows users respond to a Linux user asking why "ls" doesn't work or why Windows isn't opening a file which lacks a file extension (most Linux file managers do not rely on file extensions, so many Linux users don't use them) or even why one cannot find the Windows kernel source code. This is what Linux users who are open to aiding others deal with all the time. Some get frustrated with it. Most, for some reason, do not.

[Rosarium]

$HOME is a variable (an environment variable). It is used in setup (and other things) to reference the users home directory:

[...]

$home is not $HOME

On my machine I had tried typing:

Code:

mkdir $foo

as well as:

Code:

mkdir "$foo"

and got an error each time.  So is $HOME an exception because of its environmental var. "status"?  At any rate, I just wanted to point out it doesn't look like I can create a directory with a name starting with "$".

Try:

Code:

mkdir '$foo'

Yes, I feel smug

$HOME is not an exception (you can make a directory named '$HOME'). It has to do with how the terminal interprets variables. You program a bit right? It is the difference between:

Code:

~$echo "$PATH is my PATH"
/usr/local/bin:/usr/bin:/bin:/usr/games is my PATH
~$echo '$PATH is an environment variable'
$PATH is an environment variable
~$echo $PATH
/usr/local/bin:/usr/bin:/bin:/usr/games
~$

[Rosarium]

*waits for Herr Mannelig to come in and say RTFM*

Actually, in this care, there isn't a manual. It is just a randomly poorly packaged program. This is not something Windows users usually find (unless they want to try Linux software which comes in source).

It is not something Linux users usually face either. It is something people who only know Windows but are trying Linux face. Few Linux users, like Windows users, would care to try to use a program which is improperly packaged for distribution.

For another experience, go to the Opera site and install the .deb for Opera (download, then click on it). It will install it in only a few clicks and it will get the dependency automatically.

[CyberSaint]

I like Linux Mint, an offshoot of Ubuntu.

www.linuxmint.com

[Rosarium]

I am going to install Xubuntu now. I need a sid based distro to run a program I plan on using. Xubuntu uses Thunar, the graphical file manager I use on xmonad.