Linux: Making a Link?
 

After, many days of tring to get java to work on my system, I finaly was able to get lw 1.6 to work with the java/path/java -cp . RunLime command. The only problem is now that I have to use the terminal every time I want to run the program. It would be great if I could create a link, but everything i tried has failed. I am using Linux-Mandrake 8 with java 1.4.0 beta...

Thanks in advance...
~/Andy

Java is running inside the terminal. There is no way to run LimeWire without a terminal. Your only choice here is to write a shell that would execute a terminal and run the command, but don't ask me how.

Andy:

Here's what i did:

Make a shell script in your LimeWire Directory called something (whatever, doesn't matter). Inside the script, write the following:
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#!/bin/bash
cd..
cd /usr/local/LimeWire (or whatever your limewire directory is)
/usr/java/jre1.3.1/bin/java -cp . RunLime


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Save this file in your LimeWire directory.

Now make a link to the script that you have just created on your desktop (ie, right click on desktop, choose create new link to application), and point the link to the script file that you have just created. This should allow you to run limewire from one click off of your desktop. Let me know if you have any questions.

Rife

Andy:

Here's what i did:

Make a shell script in your LimeWire Directory called something (whatever, doesn't matter). Inside the script, write the following:
-------------------------------------------------------------------------

#!/bin/bash
cd..
cd /usr/local/LimeWire (or whatever your limewire directory is)
/usr/java/jre1.3.1/bin/java -cp . RunLime


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Save this file in your LimeWire directory.

Now make a link to the script that you have just created on your desktop (ie, right click on desktop, choose create new link to application), and point the link to the script file that you have just created. This should allow you to run limewire from one click off of your desktop. Let me know if you have any questions.

Rife

Alrighty, thank you unregistered!!!! Forgot one thing though.....

Do a 'chmod a+x' on the file you created.

You're welcome.

And yes, make sure that you do change permissions for the file as well, if necessary. When i created it, though, it wasn't needed..