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bancika / diy-layout-creator

multi platform circuit layout and schematic drawing tool
http://diy-fever.com
GNU General Public License v3.0
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Installing on ubuntu #420

Closed savagesam93 closed 4 years ago

savagesam93 commented 5 years ago

Can anyone give me tips on how to install diylc on ubuntu? Ive been trying for a little while and am having trouble.

ghost commented 5 years ago

I create a folder in my /home/michael folder called "diylc" and extract the contents of the downloads

I edit the run.sh file to this:  (please note I am on a 32-bit laptop that is really old)

cd '/home/michael/diylc'
java -splash:splash.png -Xms64m -Xmx256m -Dorg.diylc.scriptRun=true
-Dfile.encoding=UTF-8 -cp diylc.jar:lib org.diylc.DIYLCStarter

to launch from the desktop I created this file called DIYLC and put it on the desktop

[Desktop Entry]
Version=1.0
Type=Application
Name=DIYLC
Comment=
Exec='/home/michael/diylc/run.sh'
Icon=/home/michael/diylc/splash.png
Path=
Terminal=false
StartupNotify=false

The splash screen shows up as a nice icon. Change michael to the name of your folder obviously. I also deleted the Windows files.

Hope this helps

Michael

 On 1/30/19 3:26 PM, savagesam93 wrote:

Can anyone give me tips on how to install diylc on ubuntu? Ive been trying for a little while and am having trouble.

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savagesam93 commented 5 years ago

Tried what editing the run.sh file and when i run it i see the splash screen pop up briefly before getting this message

/home/rowsdower/diylc/run.sh: line 3: -Dfile.encoding=UTF-8: command not found

storecorebore commented 5 years ago

first, make a copy of your run.sh file.

then replace the contents of the original run.sh to the below and see if it starts up for you.

java -cp diylc.jar:lib org.diylc.DIYLCStarter

johncala55 commented 5 years ago

I am having a similar issue, but I instead receive the error Could not find or load main class org.diylc.DIYLCSTARTER

Tried to edit run.sh as suggested in the previous comments.

storecorebore commented 5 years ago

I am having a similar issue, but I instead receive the error Could not find or load main class org.diylc.DIYLCSTARTER

this is a path error. you are using ubuntu or some linux type enviornment correct? assuming you placed the diylc zip in the Downloads directory off your home, open a command terminal and run the following commands (adjust for your directory location and the release version if needed).

cd Downloads mkdir diy cd diy unzip ../diylc-3.54.0.zip chmod 744 run.sh ./run.sh

if you get an error, type the following command in the terminal instead of ./run.sh. this should only be done for testing purposes.

java -cp diylc.jar:lib org.diylc.DIYLCStarter

if neither of these methods work, please post the errors.

johncala55 commented 5 years ago

I've realized the error- I was downloading something called the diy-layout-creator-master (which, I'm guessing is the archive used for building?) rather than the plain ol' latest release archive, so run.sh was having an issue pointing to the correct path. Thanks for your assistance, all is working fine now.

ChrisOfBristol commented 5 years ago

I used to supply a Debian (.deb) package for DIYLC, this is a software package which is installed by a double-click on a Debian-based system. It was available on GetDeb which was an unofficial repository, but that appears to have changed hands and become unusable now. I have a deb for version 3.56.0 - if you want it just email me with my username here followed by (at)ymail.com.

joecool85 commented 5 years ago

I had the same " -Dfile.encoding=UTF-8: command not found" error. I figured it out though and feel silly. Lines two and three need to be one line. IE, it should read like this:

cd '/home/michael/diylc' java -splash:splash.png -Xms64m -Xmx256m -Dorg.diylc.scriptRun=true -Dfile.encoding=UTF-8 -cp diylc.jar:lib org.diylc.DIYLCStarter

ChrisOfBristol commented 2 months ago

I no longer support the Debian (.deb) package as Bancika now publishes a Flatpak which can be found here. Flatpaks can be installed on most Linux distributions, instructions are given on the webpage linked to above. Don't worry about the warning message, they are being over protective.