How Do I run this?

[pencilart]

I extracted the .tar file but I cannot find any executable to run the program.
I have it placed in /home/<username>/Apps/SweetHome3D-1.1 but like I said, there's no way to run it! What do I click on to run it? Where's the script?

I thought this was for endusers who want to design homes.




[Note: this thread was started on sourceforge.net forums]

[Puybaret]

If you are under Ubuntu, double-click on SweetHome3D-1.1 file and click on Launch (or Run) button.
On other Linux systems, open a terminal, go to SweetHome3D-1.1 directory with command "cd", and run the command "./SweetHome3D-1.1"


> I thought this was for endusers who want to design homes.

It is, but there are too many configurations available for Linux, so I can't test each of them.
If you know a better way to run Sweet Home 3D on your Linux box, please share it here.

[pencilart]

ok, what worked was just to type ./SweetHome3D without the -1.1

Thanks!

[Puybaret]

Sorry, I forgot that the command was SweetHome3D and not SweetHome3D-1.1.

[Randal_Lovelace]

Best method for Linux users is what are known as installers. For Red Had based Linux (including Mandriva) these are .RPM http://www.rpm.org/ <- that page should contain all links to everything you ever wanted to know about them, and how they work. For Debian based Linux (including Ubuntu/Xubuntu/Edubuntu and many others) .DEB is the preferred installer. I don't see an information page about .deb format but can give a link to http://www.debian.org/intro/about for you to learn more about Debian itself.

[pencilart]

Hey Randal, nice to see you posting here.

~~ Gymnart on dA.

[Randal_Lovelace]

Well, I managed to upload the doors, and pybaret then downloaded them and made them in two different colors and reuploaded them

I still can't run this on my computer no matter how I try and at this point I've tried a lot of different things. My thing is if I can run OpenGL, and inbrowser Java - then why won't this program work (or for that matter those Java test things )

[pencilart]

I'm wondering the same thing.
Are there any missing Java packages, maybe? Do you have every Java package that is available for your system (and that is compatible with it)? I wouldn't know what to look for though.