10-10-2018, 11:21 AM | #1 |
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Reaper Experimental Linux Version Installation Question
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I am trying to install reaper on Ubuntu by copy/paste the install-reaper.sh file into terminal. Terminal prompts me to select either V,R,I or A to continue. I have read the readme text, but I still have no idea what these options are or what they mean. I'd be very appreciative if someone could point me in the right direction. P.S. I'm a total Linux noob. Thanks! |
10-10-2018, 11:33 AM | #2 |
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Probably better to change directory to where you extracted the files and run
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sh install-reaper.sh
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10-10-2018, 11:34 AM | #3 | |
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Anyway, reading through the install script I see the following. [V]iew readme-linux.txt and REAPER license agreement [R]un REAPER from $srcpath/reaper [I]nstall REAPER (you will be prompted for various options) [A]dd desktop integration for $srcpath/reaper If you do an [I] for install, it will prompt you for options along the way. PS, you can also do what I did which is to just unzip the archive and copy the REAPER folder where ever you want, provided you have the permissions to do so. You will have to create your own links to REAPER and icons on your menu to start it up though. |
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10-10-2018, 11:35 AM | #4 |
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It should be explaining the options right above the prompt.
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[V]iew readme-linux.txt and REAPER license agreement [R]un REAPER from /home/user/Downloads/reaper_linux_x86_64/REAPER/reaper You can run REAPER without installing it. Your ~/.config/REAPER/ directory will be used [I]nstall REAPER (you will be prompted for various options) This install script can put the REAPER program into /opt or ~/opt, or a path of your choice, and optionally set up desktop integration (menu items, file associations). [A]dd desktop integration for /home/user/Downloads/reaper_linux_x86_64/REAPER/reaper If you've extracted REAPER into the path you would like it to live in (/home/user/Downloads/reaper_linux_x86_64/REAPER), you can set up desktop integration (menu items, file associations, etc) via this action.
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10-10-2018, 01:32 PM | #5 | |
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Thanks for the speedy and great replies guys!
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liam@liam-Lenovo-Flex-2-14:~$ cd /home/liam/Documents/Manual DL Apps/reaper595_linux_x86_64/reaper_linux_x86_64 bash: cd: too many arguments So any advice on why I can't enter that directory would be marvelous. Regarding the install options; I tried to run the script exactly as before, by copy pasting into terminal, however this time I was not prompted to select from the aforementioned options. This time it simply started executing (something?) I was not presented any options. The output of this attempt is too voluminous to copy/paste here. At the end there's a little message saying installation complete, however, there's no desktop icon, nothing in apps. Just nothing. Ubuntu is awesome, but it's just about got me ripping out the last of my hair! |
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10-10-2018, 01:37 PM | #6 |
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You have a space in the path - Linux doesn't like those.
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10-10-2018, 04:28 PM | #8 |
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Yes, don't use spaces,but _ for example.
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10-10-2018, 05:45 PM | #9 |
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Just like Windows, you can put quotes around the whole thing like,
"Program Files" You can also precede a space with a backslash as in, Program\ Files So this line, cd /home/liam/Documents/Manual DL Apps/reaper595_linux_x86_64/reaper_linux_x86_64 should be properly evaluated by Linux if entered like this, cd "/home/liam/Documents/Manual DL Apps/reaper595_linux_x86_64/reaper_linux_x86_64" or like this, cd /home/liam/Documents/Manual\ DL\ Apps/reaper595_linux_x86_64/reaper_linux_x86_64 |
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Thanks once again to all. You've given me some great info. Glennbo, I can get it running from the extracted .tar. I'd love to know how to create a desktop shortcut though. I tried "copy to" on the reaper executable and put it on desktop, but it won't run from there. I have to navigate to the folder i created to house (potentially) manually installed apps and open it from there. I'm basically looking for a "create shortcut" kinda deal like u get in windows. |
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10-10-2018, 06:30 PM | #11 | |
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I removed the spaces from folder name and did as you said. results were: liam@liam-Lenovo-Flex-2-14:~$ cd /home/liam/Documents/ManualApps liam@liam-Lenovo-Flex-2-14:~/Documents/ManualApps$ sh install -reaper.sh sh: 0: Can't open install liam@liam-Lenovo-Flex-2-14:~/Documents/ManualApps$ sudo sh install -reaper.sh [sudo] password for liam: sh: 0: Can't open install |
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~/.local/share/reaper_linux_x86_64/REAPER/reaper in for the command. Ubuntu may or may not have the same menu editor as Xubuntu, which is /usr/bin/menulibre. |
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10-10-2018, 07:45 PM | #13 | |
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bash install-reaper.sh - Last edited by Glennbo; 10-10-2018 at 11:06 PM. |
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10-10-2018, 10:54 PM | #14 |
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It's install-reaper.sh, not install -reaper.sh.
Spaces are perfectly fine (anything except a slash or a null byte is allowed in Ext4 filenames) but must be escaped properly when using the terminal (otherwise the shell splits the command line into arguments at spaces).
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10-11-2018, 04:56 AM | #15 |
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A tip, the tab key very often works for completing commands and pathnames, try it out!
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