If you do not like LimeWire for any reason, I recommend FrostWire instead.
Please note that I did this installation using kubuntu 7.04 Feisty Fawn beta; however, it should work under ubuntu 7.04 Feisty Fawn beta as well if you follow these instructions.
Java Installation
Step 1: Open up Add/Remove Programs
Step 2: Search for Java
Step 3: Make sure that only Java 6 is installed. If any other versions of Java is installed, my instructions may not work.
After you are sure that you only have Java 6 installed, continue with my instructions.
LimeWire Installation
Step 1. Download LimeWire from [http://www9.limewire.com/beta/LimeWireLinux.rpm] (save it to your home directory)
Step 2. Open up a Terminal (Konsole if you use kubuntu)
Step 3.
sudo apt-get install alien |
sudo alien LimeWireLinux.rpm |
sudo dpkg -i limewire-free_4.13.2-1_i386.deb |
(You may need to change the version number if you get an error.) At this point, you should be able to run limewire from the menu under internet.
Limewire+Beryl
At the current time that I am writing this article, Java applications that use AWT and Swing are not displaying properly under Beryl; however there is an easy fix.
Go to [http://wiki.beryl-project.org/wiki/Java] for more information.
Step 1: Open up a Terminal
Step 2: ubuntu:
gedit limewire_fix |
kubuntu:
kate limewire_fix |
Step3:
paste this script into gedit or kate:
#!/bin/bash
cd /usr/lib/LimeWire/
export AWT_TOOLKIT=MToolkit && java -jar LimeWire.jar
Step 4: save and close limewire_fix
Step 5:
sudo chmod +x limewire_fix |
Step 6: To run the script, type:
./limewire_fix |
Once you start limewire, make sure you go to tools->options->system tray and change it to shut down immediately since system tray doesn't work with this fix.
If you want to implement this fix to the start menu, right click on your start menu and edit the menu. Go to Internet -> Limewire and change the command from limewire to /home/[your dir]/.limewire_fix
Credits
zab at http://www.gnutellaforums.com/showthread.php?t=39850 for the installation instructions
jaideep_jdof at http://www.linuxmint.com/forum/viewtopic.php?p=12857 for the easy java fix
Other discussions about this issue can be found at http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=316398
If there are any problems with my instructions, you are welcome to e-mail me at dsparil@gmail.com
Good Luck.