hi,

I'm an unix user and I rather avoid windows if possible.

The 1.7c version of limewire runs very well under linux and the installation procedure was quick and easy... i had to get the jre files.. (rpms available) and set PATH env to jre location (/usr/java/jrexxx/bin).

I then downloaded the new 1.8 and after adding the java localtion to the PATH env here's what I get:

Preparing to install...
Extracting the installation resources from the installer archive...
Configuring the installer for this system's environment...
Invocation of this Java Application has caused an InvocationTargetException. This application will now exit. (LAX)

Stack Trace:
java.lang.NoClassDefFoundError
at java.lang.Class.forName0(Native Method)
at java.lang.Class.forName(Class.java:120)
at java.awt.GraphicsEnvironment.getLocalGraphicsEnvir onment(GraphicsEnvironment.java:58)
at java.awt.Window.<init>(Window.java:188)
at java.awt.Frame.<init>(Frame.java:315)
at java.awt.Frame.<init>(Frame.java:262)
at com.zerog.ia.installer.Main.b(Unknown Source)
at com.zerog.ia.installer.Main.main(Unknown Source)
at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Native Method)
at com.zerog.lax.LAX.launch(Unknown Source)
at com.zerog.lax.LAX.main(Unknown Source)
GUI-

I also installed the 1.8 version under WInME and I must say I was not impressed on what I saw:

1. No more GROUPS or COMMUNITIES
2. Annonying BANNERS
3. Statistics (files in, out, Gigs, TB)
4. Third Partie lame applications


Thanks for your help

-fogoss