0. Make sure you have "multiverse" repository enabled in your /etc/apt/sources.list by clicking on System -> Administration -> Software Sources. The checkbox "Software restricted by copyright or legal issues (multiverse)" has to be enabled.

1. Download the latest LimeWire from http://www9.limewire.com/download/LimeWireLinux.deb or if you prefer the beta is here: http://www9.limewire.com/beta/LimeWireLinux.deb
(Edit: above links no longer work. Instead, get Linux LW installers here: LimeWire Linux installer versions)

2. If you are using Gnome or KDE you should be able to double-click on the file. If not, you may have to manually install with dpkg.

There should be an entry in the programs menu if you are using KDE or Gnome. You will also be able to start limewire by typing "limewire" in the terminal.

Enjoy!

I'm sorry I'm new to Linux. I am stuck at step 4. Here are the last couple lines I copied from my terminal:

yakbewza@asanti:~/Desktop$ ls
LimeWire-free-4.9.30 LimeWireLinux.rpm

What should I type next to install?

Thanks a lot in advance,

Yak

After completing all 4 steps CORRECTLY, I still get this error message.(I installed the lastest JRE)

OOPS, you don't seem to have a valid JRE. LimeWire works best with Sun JRE available at http://www.java.com
OOPS, unable to locate java exec in /usr/lib/ hierarchy
You need to upgrade to JRE 1.4.x or newer from http://www.java.com
ls: /usr/java/j*: No such file or directory
OOPS, unable to locate java exec in /usr/java/ hierarchy
You need to upgrade to JRE 1.4.x or newer from http://www.java.com
ls: /opt/j*: No such file or directory
OOPS, unable to locate java exec in /opt/ hierarchy
You need to upgrade to JRE 1.4.x or newer from http://www.java.com

im stuck here

HOw do you do that people?

You need to run that command from the command-line or terminal emulator (konsole, xterm, etc).

the W of wire should also be capital
LimeWireLinux.rpm and not LimewireLinux.rpm


i think this should solve your problem, the guide is absolutely perfect apart from this. Ppl are expected to use thier common sense as well. also type the numerical version in the next step.. should be something like 4.10.5-1_i386


Pranav

btw a big Thank you to the guy who posted the 4 steps, they actually work.

For those of us who don't really like alien:

1. download LimeWireOther.zip (the "Other" link on the LW download page)
2. unzip the file
3. run runLime.sh ("./runLime.sh")

pretty simple.

Hey 'Zab'!

When I download the rpm, am I suppose to choose "open with archive manager" or "save to disk"?

Either way, heres the response from the terminal after typing:

CODE: sudo alien LimewireLinux.rpm

File "LimeWireLinux.rpm" cannot be found

Im stuck here!

And 'Gaurdian'!

The zip installation went fine EXCEPT...

after refreshing the gnome panel, LimeWire still never shows up in Applications>internet menu!

CRAP!!

Hey Folks below are the instructions someone posted to download frostwire onto linux. This is great unless you are a total newbie to linux (which is me and probably tons of other people) For us newbies we need alot more detail because I have no idea what any of that below means.

What is "Alien" and how do you install it?
What is and how do you create and install a debian package?
What is a rpm?
What is sudo alien LimewireLinux.rpm. What is sudo dpkg -i limewire-free_{version-number}_i386.deb. and how do you install these things?

I feel like an idiot but please remember some of us have been living in the windows world where we download a program, find the execution file, double click it and it installs.

Linux is an awesome operating system and I love how solid and bullet proof it is but wow...now I know why it has never gone mainstream. The average person is just not capable nor do they have the time of doing all this.

Can anyone help and post some really detailed instructions. I did download the noarch.tar.gz That is as far as I got. Thanks!

1. Download the latest LimeWire from http://www9.limewire.com/beta/LimeWireLinux.rpm

2. Make sure you have "alien" installed:
sudo apt-get install alien

3. Create a debian package from the rpm:
sudo alien LimewireLinux.rpm

4. Install the debian package:
sudo dpkg -i limewire-free_{version-number}_i386.deb

There should be an entry in the programs menu if you are using KDE or Gnome. You will also be able to start limewire by typing "limewire" in the terminal.

Typing "limewire" (without qoutations) in the terminal to run limewire does not work!

However, limewire IS installed on my box (ubuntu 5.10 breezy) and the launcher is in Applications>internet>limewire BUT...

when clicking on the launcher nothing happens!!

Any help? I disabled the firewall just in case that was the problem but still nothing happens!