Problems installing 4.3 on Linux

[acidblue]

Just downloaded the latest version 4.3 on Linux Mint 14 64bit.

When I run in terminal

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sh install.sh

the terminal screen flashes/scrolls the user agreement continuously, like it's stuck on a loop,making it impossible to install.
Using java version "1.7.0_09"
OpenJDK Runtime Environment (IcedTea7 2.3.4)

[dronne]

Have you tried running the installer as root? I apologize the installer is not more sophisticated, there is so much to be done we haven't put much effort into the linux installer.

I just tested it on an Archlinux system. It fails (though doesn't loop) if I try to install it to the default directory without root privileges. With root privileges it installs and runs fine. The installer is just a shell script, therefore has nothing to do with Java.

The following commands from the jdesigner directory should do the same thing:

cp -R Protocase\ Designer /usr/local/lib/
install -d /usr/share/Protocase\ Designer
cp -R library /usr/share/Protocase\ Designer/

then download the attached launcher file and place it in /usr/local/bin and execute

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chmod 755 ProtocaseDesigner.sh

now if /usr/local/bin is in your path you should be able to type ProtocaseDesigner.sh and start the program.

One word of advice, OpenJDK seems to work flawlessly for jdesigner except transparency is not handled well. In edit->preferences, find transparency and disable it.

[dronne]

Apparently the attachment is not working.

this is the file ProtocaseDesigner.sh:

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#/bin/sh                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
install -d  ~/ProtocaseDesigner/
cp -R /usr/local/share/Protocase\ Designer/library ~/ProtocaseDesigner/
LD_LIBRARY_PATH=/usr/local/lib/Protocase\ Designer/:/usr/local/lib/Protocase\ Designer/lib/:$LD_LIBRARY_PATH java -jar /usr/local/lib/Protocase\ Designer/jdesigner.jar >> ~/ProtocaseDesigner/error.log 2>&1

note that starting at LD_LIBRARY_PATH= it is all one line

[acidblue]

Thanks for the suggestions, it works ok.
But now im having display problems.
When I click file>New:
The New From Template window is displayed very small, so small it's bearly noticable,
I have to play with the mouse to get the window to expand, but the window is blank when I finally get it to expand plus clicking on any menu items seems to be disabled.

[dronne]

It sounds like your library is empty for some reason. Oh, I think I know why! As your regular user,

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mkdir ~/ProtocaseDesigner
cp -R /usr/share/jdesigner/library  ~/ProtocaseDesigner/

and then try it.

[acidblue]

Getting error when I try

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cp -R /usr/share/jdesigner/library ~/ProtocaseDesigner/

tried as root aswell
Error:

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cp: cannot stat `/usr/share/jdesigner/library': No such file or directory

[dronne]

Excuse me, it should have been

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cp -R /usr/local/share/Protocase\ Designer/library ~/ProtocaseDesigner/

[acidblue]

Sorry no that doesn't work either,get the same error.

There isn't any Protocase Designer folder in /usr/local/share.

[dronne]

I see I had a typo in the early instructions for the manual install.

From the unzipped jdesigner install folder, as root run:

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install -d /usr/local/share/Protocase\ Designer
cp -R library /usr/local/share/Protocase\ Designer/

I had accidentally typed

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install -d /usr/local/share/Protocase\ Designer
cp -R library /usr/local/share/Protocase\ Designer/

[acidblue]

I think that did it.
Program loads normally now.
Let me do some poking around.
Thanks...