Re: Installing 2.12

[Francisco Vila]

2009/2/13 David Raleigh Arnold <address@hidden>:
> You need to make lilypond-2.12.2-1,linux-x86.sh
> executable:
>
> $ chmod +x lily....sh
>
> And then to execute it.

sh lily...

does execute it, no need to make it executable.

>
> Unlike windows, your current directory is probably not in the path, so
> to execute you need the path to the current directory, which is ".\"
> If it is in the path, no harm done:
>
> $ .\lily....sh
>
> Hope this helps.
>
> Installing it in your home directory and Not installing it as root has
> the advantage of not having to mess
> with configuration of synaptic or aptitude or whatever, in case you want
> to install a version from your distribution instead of what's on the
> lilypond site.

But then you have to mess with the execution path, which does not
include  ~/bin/ by default. Not perfect for a novice.

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