For OSX you need to find a terminal window. We are working on a killer OS X version with some help from Apple.

Okay, but supposing i'm in the terminal, in the same direcotry as the .sh file, what do i need to type to install limewire?

you type:

sh LimeWireMacOSX.sh

the capitals are important.

Unfortunately this simply gives you another blank icon {amongst other things.}

I downloaded LimeWire from download.com last night (it took about two hours instead of the predicted 19 minutes) and then I opened the installer and after I clicked on some things it took me to the main install part of it....but then all it did is say "installing uninstaller" and it wouldn't do anything after that. Is it just extremely slow or is something wrong? And I'm on a brand-new iMac. Thanks.
Eric

Thanks!
Like you said, after doing sh LimeWireOSX.sh you end up with a blank icon, but this is a runnable file. Someone told me how to run a file from the terminal, and it works in this case, so I thought I'd share in case anyone else is looking to know: from the same directory as Limewire in the terminal, type
./Limewire
(that's period slash the name of the file)

I've tried the above using the Terminal.app, but keep getting permission denied. It's getting frustrating...

Just one more time, could someone outline step by step the installation steps using the Terminal program in OS X, please?

Tx.

After I try to start Limewire in Terminal it denies permission. What is wrong?

It always gives me such pleasure to see MAC users in distress. Take a group of people, make them as stupid and dependent as possible (I'm not by any means claiming that Micro$oft doesn't do exactly the same thing), the expect them drop back into a Unix shell to do something ( anything at all) . It's like asking a child to sauter some wires inside their Furbie.

I had the permission denied problem too and this is how i got it install. I think some of these steps may not be needed but it works anyway so don't worry.


1) move the file you downloaded into the same folder as the terminal application.

2) open the terminal application

3) use the commands cd (change directory one level deeper) and cd.. (change directory one level up) to move to where the downloaded file is. You can use ls to see all the files in each folder

4) type sh filename (where filename is the exact name of the file you got, capitals and all)

This should work. Hope it helps.

Yeah, or like asking a guy to spell solder correctly! cd out of this forum hater!