2guntom

There is a bugs and issues thread for Windows users - This is for LINUX users.

I am using Lubuntu 16.04.1 64bit, the lates version, all up-to-date. I installed "PlayOnLinux". Downloaded eSword 11.0.5 and installed it with the Wine Programs Loader.

- The first problem is the TSK (treasury of scriptural knowledge) is plain text; you can't click on the verse references and have them go to that reference in the Bible

- As I attempted to get a screen shot, Kazam (screenshot program) only shows a blank grey screen.

- The third issue is the font. Whatever the default font is, that's all there is. The menu is still there to select a different font, but it has no effect on anything, accept older modules.

I tried it as stated above, and also ran the additional fix shown here

http://www.biblesupp...wine-on-linux/

but nothing changed.

Is there something else I need to activate/download in WineTricks to remedy this?

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This is a finale from a year long conversation (thread here), a lot of experimentation and reading, and improved software. It was not this easy when I started, but things have gotten better with time

Older information on Linux/eSword installs has outdated information that will only cause headaches and failure.

The following instruction set was using Xubuntu 14.04.2, released February 19, 2015 which can be found here

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In the menu (clicking on the little mouse head icon in the upper left hand corner of the screen),

go to "Ubuntu Software Center"

type "PlayOnLinux" in the search box

select it, then click "more info"

check all optional add-ons and click "Apply Changes"

click "Install"

be patient

open your browser

go to http://www.e-sword.n...s/setup1040.exe

and download the file

in the menu go to "File Manager", then "Downloads"

find the "setup 1040.exe" file

right click on it (not left click),

select "Open with Wine Windows Program Loader"
 
be patient

The eSword Installer will appear

click "Next" and proceed as usual

http://xubuntu.org/

14.04.1

Ubuntu Software Center

type "wine" into the search box; click enter

select Wine Windows Program Loader

click More Info

check all boxes, apply, and click install

more boxes may appear; check, apply, and install again

Download, install and run eSword.

I didn't get any errors or notifications during the installation or running of eSword like I did in Cinnamon.

I can scroll through the verses and the F9 and F12 keys work. Clicking on a Strong's number does not link to the Strong's Concordance, but mousing over a references does cause the verse to come up in a window.

This is progress.

Yes, thanks patchworkid for your work.

Everything has been uploaded.

Glad to see this is getting the attention that it apparently needed.

Since the inception of this site, I've had people contact me at various times over modules that I uploaded. Some of these modules are getting rather dated now. I'm glad you all are here to help with that.

As I was quoted above, I don't maintain, modify, or create... but rather I hoard, compile, and pick

There is no LUG in my area, just a few linux fanatics that have their favorite distro...

I got ahold of a different version of Virtual Box, not sure how. I installed Windows XP successfully. The bad news was the display driver incompatibility. The display was a square so it didn't utilize the whole viewing area. There were some other issues that came up too.

There are many, many answers out there on the internet that are somewhat related to my problem, but none of them seem to have any solutions that can be had before the year 2025...

If I don't have eSword on it, it is of no use to me, so, it was time to get the OEM OS back on the netbook.

In the search on how to fix GRUB I found this gem of a site https://sites.google...installation-CD

Ultimate Boot CD, how did I ever get by without you?!

I removed the harddrive from the HP Mini and put it in a dock. I took an Acer Aspire One and booted it from the UBCD while docked to the HP harddrive. I formatted the drive then cloned it from the Acer (that thinks it's an eMachine). I reinstalled the harddrive and started it. It didn't start, but Windows asked to fix it and did. When all the hardware drivers installed, I fixed the Windows license key back to what it was supposed to be.

The machine runs better than it ever did!

I installed Mint 17 along side Windows 7 Starter because it ran faster than Windows the first time. The HP mini is not well suited for any Linux because of its weird touchpad and goofy wireless card...

but at least it now has Windows for eSword...

I took the Acer and decided to continue experimenting with different Linux distros since it seemed better suited for it.

I installed Mint 17 and Ubuntu alongside Windows 7 starter. I left a space on the drive big enough for one more distro... I just couldn't figure out which one. Not all the Live CD versions work, and some of them that do aren't worth owning.

I came across Kali and really thought I found something. Right off the bat, it wanted to wipe the harddrive and install... and we can't have that. I played with it for a while on the Live CD USB version. It was all fun and games till I walked away from my GOOD laptop and it went to sleep and locked the desktop. It prompted for a password, but there is no set password on the Live CD. After cold-cocking the laptop I promptly formatted the USB before I tore something up. I don't mind gutting a netbook like a fish and frankensteining it back together, but my good laptop? That's like putting Fix-A-Flat on a ham sandwich- you just shouldn't do it!

So, I guess when I'm old enough to wear "big boy" pants, I might try Kali again.

I think I've wiped all the USB drives and I need to collect all the cd's and dvd's I've burnt with different distros and destroy them so I don't inadvertently hurt a good computer and have to spend a whole day fixing it.

Now, if I can just get Ubuntu off of the Acer without having to wipe the whole drive... With Mint, I have no use for Ubuntu- it's about like putting snow tires on a bass boat... funny, but useless.

The education was good, but I've been down this road before... Windows was okay at first, but you had to do a lot of the hard stuff in DOS. I never liked DOS. 

Playing with webpages was fun, but trying to figure out all the html codes... then css...

And I see Linux is trying to draw in all the Windows people with the same feel and look, but to get down and dirty and make it actually work you have to do command lines in a terminal window... And for guys like me that don't know the command lines, I might as well be sitting in the desert with a fishing pole in my hand.

My original question was "Is there a tutorial somewhere, or is there an easy fix that I've missed?"

The answers are "no" and "no".

Mr Meyers designed eSword for Windows; that's that. When he designs a version for Linux, I'll have it. 

Until then, I won't.

This concludes my experimentation of Linux and eSword. I just wanted to update the thread for posterity sake.

Very recently put Linux Mint 16 on my netbook. eSword installed fine with wine (that just sounds funny  ), my premium and free modules have installed with minimal trouble (didn't like to copy/paste license password for NASB), and everything appears to work...

EXCEPT: I cannot scroll through the verses in each chapter. When I select a chapter, verse number 1 is highlighted. I CAN scroll up and down the page to read, but the TSK and other verse-linked modules are stuck on verse 1 and I can't get them to move.

Is there a tutorial somewhere, or is there an easy fix that I've missed?

BTW I'm using the most recent release of eSword if that helps any.