Install LC on Chromebook

[Richmond]

'Normally' . . .

On Xubuntu I download the appropriate Linux installer for the machine 
(my school sports a motley mixture of 32 and 64 bit machines),
and then select 'properties' with a right-click: that allows me to set 
the executable bit WITHOUT getting all hot and sweaty using the terminal.

After that, it's just the same as on other desktop platforms: mind you, 
select "me only" as the other 2 seem to play "silly buggers."

Best, Richmond.

On 17.02.22 8:51, Mark Wieder via use-livecode wrote:
> On 2/16/22 21:40, J. Landman Gay via use-livecode wrote:
>> Has anyone installed LC on a Chromebook? I've got the Linux partition 
>> set up and I've found instructions on how to download Linux apps via 
>> terminal but nothing about doing it with installers. I downloaded and 
>> tried both the 64 and 32 bit installers but Chrome OS tells me "this 
>> type of file is not supported" for both.
>>
>>> From what I've read I need a .deb file but this is my first dance on 
>>> Linux. 
>> I don't know what I'm doing.
>>
>
> I haven't, but...
> I'll assume this is an intel chromebook, not an arm processor.
>
> LC doesn't have a "normal" linux installer, i.e., .rpm or .deb file.
> You have to download the installer then change the permission bits to 
> allow it to be executable.
> If you can change the permissions via the chromebook ui then do it 
> that way. Otherwise from the commandline you could just say
> chmod +x LiveCodeInstaller-9_6_6-Linux.x64
>
> After that you can launch the installer. I assume (silly me) that you 
> can double-click an application on a chromebook to launch it, but if 
> not you can launch it via the commandline:
>
> ./LiveCodeInstaller-9_6_6-Linux.x64
>
> Now you have the choice of installing for just you or for everyone. 
> You'll make life a lot easier on yourself if you select "just you".
>
> ...don't get me started on the (lack of an) uninstaller.
>