Installing Arachnophilia

[Guest cmjc]

Mdk 10 Community, only OS on a brand new desktop 2.4 Ghz 128MB

 

I'm trying to get my favourite HTML text editor installed it's called Arachnophilia found at arachnoid.com

 

It needs Java runtime engine 1.4 and I've downloaded that and put the rpm in the same folder.

 

I unpacked and installed the j2e using the 'How Do I Install Java?' FAQ guide kindly provided on this Forum.

 

But I'm stuck trying to make the symlink work.

 

Could someone give me a step by step guide for this specific situation?

 

As root I tried:

 

cd /usr/bin

 

rm java javac jar

 

ln -s /usr/java/j2re-1_4_2_06/bin/java java

 

No joy.

 

I also tried:

 

ln -s /usr/java/j2re-1.4.2_06/bin/java java

 

and:

 

ln -s /usr/java/j2re1.4.2_06/bin/java java

 

With no success.

 

 

The java engine's full file name and location is:

/home/colin/Arachnophilia/j2re-1_4_2_06-linux-i586.rpm

 

Once the symlink is working, I'm told to type:

java -jar Arachnophilia.jar in the console to install and run the programme.

 

Each time I've tried this after attempting to make symlinks, I just get re-presented with the Sun Java TOS...more, yes, y... etc..

and the engine unpacks itself again.

 

Your help appreciated.

 

Colin

Edited December 15, 2004 by cmjc

[devries]

Step by step:

 

-1- install the J2R package with urpmi j2re-1_4_2_06-linux-i586.rpm (give that command in the folder where you put the rpm package

 

-2- downlaod arachnopjilia

 

-3- run arachnophilia with: /usr/java/j2re1.4.2_06/bin/java -jar Arachnophilia.jar (give that command in the same folder where you put the arachnophilia.jar

 

 

Tip: associate the .jar file with /usr/java/j2re1.4.2_06/bin/java -jar . You can now open the jar file by double clicking it. (for instance in Kde rightclick the jar file, choose open with, and in the command bar type the command I gave you, then check always open this filetype with this command. That's it)

 

Good luck

[Guest cmjc]

Thank you Devries!

That certainly cleared the log-jam.

I already had the j2e installed it just needed the proper run Arachnophilia command to get it working.

 

I implemented your association tip, though I'm hoping an Arachnophilia icon will appear on my menu when I reboot.

 

Final Qun:

 

In my efforts to get it running, I tried to make various symlinks from the console, is it now safe to use this command to remove them,

 

rm java javac jar

 

Or will that 'roger' the nice set up I now have?

 

Many thanks for your lucid instructions.

 

Colin

[amjidk]

Thanks a lot, that did the trick