Re: OS install problem

[David Rogers]

Bill wrote:
> That did it. I am up and running.  Thanks so much for the assistance.


You're welcome - but this kind of fooling around shouldn't 
really be required. Something is a little "off" with your 
system, because it should handle those files without any 
questions or problems.

I'm not smart enough to figure out what the problem is. It's 
likely very minor.

David




> On May 18, 2007, at 1:27 AM, David Rogers wrote:
>
> > > David
> > > No nearby Lilypond icon.
> > > BOMAArchiverHelper didn't work.
> > > I downloaded again, did the Ctl Shift, this time the Open 
> > > With lead to Adobe Reader but Adobe can't open it either.
> > > Any other suggestions?
> >
> > Start the Terminal
> > Type the following and make sure to type a space after the letter f:
> >
> > tar -xjf
> >
> > Then drag your downloaded Lilypond installer file into the 
> > Terminal window (its name will appear after what you already typed)
> >
> > and then hit the Return key.
> >
> > Wait a minute for it to finish, and the Lilypond program 
> > should appear in your home folder (the one with your name on 
> > it, that is). Drag the new green Lilypond icon into Applications.
> >
> > Hope that works.