How do you install LimeWire on Linux?

Answer 1

1. Download the .deb file from their website if you use Ubuntu, Kubuntu, or Debian.

1a. Alternatively, you can download a package from Frostwire. Frostwire is essentially Limewire with a different skin. If you use an RPM-based distro, such as OpenSUSE, Fedora, or PCLinuxOS, this is a much better option, since Limewire does not provide an RPM package.

2. You can either double-click the download .rpm / .deb file, or you can use the terminal. For the terminal, use:

dpkg -i nameofpackage.deb

or

rpm -i nameofpacke.deb

depending on what package type you use. In Ubuntu / Kubuntu, you will need to put "sudo" in fron of the command ( "sudo dpkg -i ...")

3. Next, you need to install Java. In Ubuntu and Kubuntu, enter

sudo apt-get install sun-java6-jre

In Debian, provided you are root, you do not need sudo in front.

3-2. For RPM-based distros, there is an RPM package on Java's site (see Related Links).

4. In the terminal, enter (as root, or with sudo in front):

update-alternatives --config java

Make sure there is a star next to "java-6-sun", or "ia32-java-6-sun" if you are on a 64-bit system. If it is not, enter the number of it into the terminal.

Possibly needed additional steps:

Due to some weird bug in Java, Limewire / Frostwire may crash while starting. If it does, enter this into your terminal:

export LIBXCB_ALLOW_SLOPPY_LOCK=1