This is follow-up to discussion started with the topic "General Newbie Orientation." Years ago I switched my personal use (church-owned) laptop from Windows to Linux Mint. Although Linux & Mac do have Bible software, many still want Windows programs. I run e-Sword via CrossOver Linux.
First, go to https://www.codeweav...ossover/e-sword
to see how to install e-Sword. Be advised that as of this writing ver. 13 does not work with CrossOver (or Wine). The latest that works is ver. 12.2. The FAQ's at e-sword.net indicate this.
Regarding downloads from biblesupport.com, in "General Newbie Orientation" Josh Bond indicated that the different types of downloads were treated basically 1 of 2 ways:
a) .exe's get installed directly; 
pretty much all the rest go in one's e-Sword folder (see "General Newbie Orientation" for specifics).
I'm going to break that down for CrossOver Linux users, assuming you have already installed e-Sword. The way to install downloads from biblesupport.com into CrossOver Linux e-Sword has greatly changed from what it was in the past. The instructions below relate to CrossOver ver. 21. I hope that the way it works in Linux Mint will give a good enough idea if someone has a different distro. I'm not sure if some of the concepts will translate for CrossOver Mac, or Wine, etc. users.
1) Dealing with .exe files.
- Open CrossOver. (For me, I click the Linux Mint "Menu" on the panel/taskbar; put the arrow on "CrossOver" under "All Applications" & then click "CrossOver" on the flyout menu.)
- Once the CrossOver window is open, on the left under "Bottles" you should see e-Sword. Make sure that bottle is selected. Below the bottles look for the gear icon & click it. That will bring up a fly-out menu.
- From that menu choose "Install Software into Bottle."
- The window that opens has 4 tabs at the top:
a) The first tab is "Select Application." At the bottom of that window choose "Browse Available Applications." Double-click 'Unlisted Application."
b ) The second tab at the top "Select Installer" is now highlighted. Select 'Choose Installer File.' The window that pops open is for you to go to the directory wherever you downloaded the biblesupport.com .exe file so that you can choose that file. (Mine was in a folder I created called "e-Sword" within my "Downloads" folder.) Upon choosing, your .exe file should now be highlighted back in the CrossOver Software Installer window. Click "Continue" at the bottom right.
c) The window should now jump to the "Install & Finish" tab. Click "Install" at the bottom right again. - Follow any instructions the install process puts up, open e-Sword & you should see your new resource in place!
2) Dealing with .zip files.
- Extract the zip file using your favorite method, being careful to note where the unzipped file(s) will go. (A right click on the .zip for me brings up a short menu, including "Open with Archive Manager.") Create a new folder, if it's a help.
- Once unzipped, open CrossOver and select the e-Sword bottle, as detailed above. Below the bottles look for the gear icon & click it. That will bring up a fly-out menu.
- From that menu choose "Open C: Drive." Click it.
- When the new window opens, open the "Program Files" folder, and then the "e-Sword" folder. Then use your favorite method to copy or cut the unzipped file(s), pasting it/them into that "e-Sword" folder.
- Open e-Sword & you should see your new resource in place!
3) Dealing with raw e-Sword resource files (.bblx, .topx, .cmtx, .dctx, etc.)
- Open CrossOver and select the e-Sword bottle, as detailed above. Below the bottles look for the gear icon & click it. That will bring up a fly-out menu.
- From that menu choose "Open C: Drive." Click it.
- When the new window opens, open the "Program Files" folder, and then the "e-Sword" folder. Then use your favorite method to copy or cut the file(s), pasting it/them into that "e-Sword" folder.
- Open e-Sword & you should see your new resource in place!
E-Sword is a great and growing program. I hope this helps some in the Linux world to take advantage of it fairly easily.
Edited by Jeff Kroll, 18 August 2021 - 09:14 AM.
