Installing Textpad on Ubuntu

[Twigg]

Ya need wine and the microsoft TTY fonts, otherwise it'll install and ya'll just get alien looking fonts.

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gksudo gedit /etc/apt/sources.list

Replace the entire thing with this, then save and close gedit.

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deb http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ dapper main restricted
deb-src http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ dapper main restricted

## Major bug fix updates produced after the final release of the
## distribution.
deb http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ dapper-updates main restricted
deb-src http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ dapper-updates main restricted

## Uncomment the following two lines to add software from the 'universe'
## repository.
## N.B. software from this repository is ENTIRELY UNSUPPORTED by the Ubuntu
## team, and may not be under a free licence. Please satisfy yourself as to
## your rights to use the software. Also, please note that software in
## universe WILL NOT receive any review or updates from the Ubuntu security
## team.
deb http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ dapper universe multiverse
deb-src http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ dapper universe multiverse

## Uncomment the following two lines to add software from the 'backports'
## repository.
## N.B. software from this repository may not have been tested as
## extensively as that contained in the main release, although it includes
## newer versions of some applications which may provide useful features.
## Also, please note that software in backports WILL NOT receive any review
## or updates from the Ubuntu security team.
deb http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ dapper-backports main restricted universe multiverse
deb-src http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ dapper-backports main restricted universe multiverse

deb http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu dapper-security main restricted
deb-src http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu dapper-security main restricted
deb http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu dapper-security universe multiverse
deb-src http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu dapper-security universe multiverse

## dapper-commercial by canonical
## currently has realplay (realplayer 10) and opera (opera 9)
deb http://archive.canonical.com/ubuntu dapper-commercial main

## Bleeding edge wine repository for Dapper
## only uncomment it if you need it
deb http://wine.budgetdedicated.com/apt dapper main
deb-src http://wine.budgetdedicated.com/apt dapper main

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sudo aptitude update && sudo aptitude upgrade

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sudo aptitude install wine

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sudo aptitude install msttcorefonts

download the textpad executable into your home directory.

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sudo wine txpeng473.exe

To run

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cd ~/.wine/drive_c/Progr*/Tex*

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wine TextPad.exe

Voila. Textpad on Ubuntu. I haven't gotten the colors to work for it, and its still kind've weird. However for the most part, that is Textpad on a Linux os.

[BenjaminB]

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gksudo gedit /etc/apt/sources.list

Replace the entire thing with this, then save and close gedit.

Wouldn't it be better to just change/add the additional lines? Some users may have altered their sources.list before. (Me, for example)

[Twigg]

Well aren't we picky... The additional sources in the list are for backports and what not. So it'll ultimately give you more options when you go looking for packages.

The idea was to explain it out so the novice could do it... If you're that advanced with Linux, ya shouldn't need a walk-through.

[BenjaminB]

The idea was to explain it out so the novice could do it...

What about people with an Ubuntu version different from dapper? I don't know about the exact consequences, but it might cause problems to use your sources.list in that case.

If you're that advanced with Linux, ya shouldn't need a walk-through.

I wouldn't call knowing how to use a texteditor "that advanced". In fact, I actually am a Linux beginner.

[flinker]

In Karmic Koala, you can simply use the Synaptic Package Manager to load Wine 1.2. It will show you the dependencies it wants to pull in.


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Use a graphical file manager to set the installer to allow execution, and set the "Open With" to Wine Installer (automatically added as a choice during the Wine package install).

TP5.31 installs and launches without errors.