[xcrysden] Trouble installing, running

[Michael Smith]

Gavin,

Thanks this really helps! I'll
Let you if it works !

Michael Goytia 
Undergraduate Research Assistant
Brigham Young University-Idaho
goy11002 at byui.edu



> On Mar 12, 2015, at 3:30 AM, Gavin Abo <gsabo at crimson.ua.edu> wrote:
> 
> I tried the xcrysden semishared binary package on Fedora 12 installed on a USB stick, and it worked fine for me.
> 
> If it helps, below are my notes:
> 
> 1. Go to: https://getfedora.org/en/workstation/download/
> 2. Download: Fedora-Live-Workstation-x86_64-21-5.iso
> 3. Go to: http://linuxliveusb.com/
> 4. Download: LinuxLive USB Creator 2.9.2.exe
> 5. Run: LinuxLive USB Creator 2.9.2.exe
> a. Click OK
> b. Click Next
> c. Click Install
> d. Click Next
> e. "Run LinuxLive USB Creator" should be checked, then click Finish
> 6. In LinuxLive USB Creator:
> a. For Choose Your Key, select the USB stick
> b. For Choose a Source, select ISO/IMG/ZIP, and select Fedora-Live-Workstation-x86_64-21-5.iso
> c. For Persistence, select 2000 MB
> d. Click the lightning icon to start the creation of the bootable USB stick
> 7. Boot from the USB stick
> a. Select persistence mode
> b. Select Try Fedora
> 8. Open a terminal and perform the following:
> 
> [liveuser at localhost ~]$ wget http://www.xcrysden.org/download/xcrysden-1.5.60-linux_x86_64-semishared.tar.gz
> [liveuser at localhost ~]$ tar xvf xcrysden-1.5.60-linux_x86_64-semishared.tar.gz
> [liveuser at localhost ~]$ cd xcrysden-1.5.60-bin-semishared/scripts/
> [liveuser at localhost scripts]$ ./xcConfigure.sh
> ...
>    Used defaults
>    Do you have a CRYSTAL package ([y]es/[n]o): n
>    Is this correct ([y]es/[n]o): y
>    Would you like to add xcrysden icon to the desktop ([y]es/[n]o): y
> ...
> [liveuser at localhost scripts]$ source ~/.bashrc
> [liveuser at localhost xcrysden-1.5.60-bin-semishared]$ xcrysden
> ...
> /home/liveuser/xcrysden-1.5.60-bin-semishared/bin/xcrys: error while loading shared libraries: libXss.so.1: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory
> ...
> 
> [liveuser at localhost scripts]$ sudo yum install libXScrnSaver
> ...
> Is this ok [y/d/N]: y
> ...
> 
> Reference: http://forums.fedoraforum.org/showthread.php?t=296176
> 
> [liveuser at localhost xcrysden-1.5.60-bin-semishared]$ xcrysden
> ...
> error while loading shared libraries: libquadmath.so.0: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory
> ...
> 
> liveuser at localhost scripts]$ sudo yum install libquadmath
> 
> Is this ok [y/d/N]: y
> 
> [liveuser at localhost scripts]$ xcrysden
> 
>> On 3/11/2015 1:54 PM, Michael Smith wrote:
>> Gavin, 
>> 
>> I appreciate all your help so far. Seem like your suggestions aren't working for fedora. I can however instal a virtual machine using fedora boxes. What OS would you suggest to install Xcrysden on with less errors? 
>> 
>> Michael Goytia 
>> Undergraduate Research Assistant
>> Brigham Young University-Idaho
>> goy11002 at byui.edu
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