Want to install a program not in the registry

I can't see any additional infor to give...

Install java from repo or from java.com

then go to http://spaz.ca/cronometer/ and download the app

you then need to make a small script in <something>/Contents/Resources/Java/ which will be in the folder you extracted the file you downloaded, to. I have no way at all of knowing the exact folder locations so you will have to apply fuzzy logic and substitute <something> with te folder location of the data on your system.

the script will read:

#!/bin/sh
java -cp cronometer.jar:jcommon-1.0.10.jar:jfreechart-1.0.6.jar:swingx-0.9.3.jar:cronometer.jar:usda_sr21.jar:crdb_003.jar:docs.jar ca.spaz.cron.CRONOMETER

Save the script as anything you like, something like startcronometer.sh is good, just don't have spaces

you will need to chmod +x it so that it is executable. In my example this would be:

chmod +x startcronometer.sh

(with your terminal in the pwd of <something>/Contents/Resources/Java/)

you can then run the script and the thing will run

I haven't done this. I am simply expanding on the instructions you have pasted.

Might be useful to delete the $HOME/.cronometer directory if you get errors at runtime so still using terminal type:

cd
rm -fr .cronometer

I have tested my previous instructions... and i can run the app from the desktop icon.

Hope this helps

sweeeet! i'm on a [ugh] vista machine right now, but i'll try out your instructions within the hour. at a glance they look thorough enough :)

Hi Marco,

Your instructions were fabulously clear right up to the part where you say right click the desktop to create an icon -- then I don't know what to do. Basically the last step that I need is to know how to launch the thing.

I right-clicked the desktop and selected "Create Launcher." Then, in the "Command" box I typed "$HOME/cronometer/cronometer" (also with .sh at the end) and I got this error

Details: Failed to execute child process "$HOME/cronometer/cronometer" (No such file or directory)

I also typed cronometer and cronometer.sh into the terminal and nothing. did i miss some step?

Instead of pointing the desktop launcher to
$HOME/cronometer/cronometer.sh
replace the $HOME part with the true path eg. /home/XXXX/cronometer/cronometer.sh
Probably the easiest way is to select the file using the browse button in the desktop launcher creating dialog box.

Hi Johan Van de Wauw,

I think we're getting close(r). I did the [browse] instead of typing the path and i no longer get the error, but i actually don't get anything at all now!

There's some discrepancy I noticed with my results and Marco's instructions. In particular, I don't think I have a $HOME/.cronometer directory. (what's the difference between $HOME and /home/ anyway?).

And just for some more info, the website I downloaded the program from has a screen shot here http://spaz.ca/cronometer/ . So I'm pretty sure that if everything works I should get a *window* to open, whereas I've only ever seen terminal output by following the instructions posted here.

Ok, I did a little experimenting of the following sort:

In Marco's instructions, he says to replace the contents of the .sh file with what is written in his post. I did *almost* that. Instead of the line

java -cp cronometer.jar:jcommon-1.0.10.jar:jfreechart-1.0.6.jar:swingx-0.9.3.ja

I use

ava -cp cronometer.jar:jcommon-1.0.10.jar:jfreechart-1.0.6.jar:swingx-0.9.3.jar:cronometer.jar:usda_sr21.jar:crdb_003.jar:docs.jar ca.spaz.cron.CRONOMETER

which was the last line of the original .sh file I downloaded. Doing this has caused the program to run. I have also successfully created a desktop launcher. Thank you to Marco and Johan for your very clear and helpful answers. You have renewed my faith in the ubuntu community!

Thanks marcobra (Marco Braida), that solved my question.

$HOME == /home/$USER
~/ == $HOME
$USER == your user name