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Re: Getting started: On Linux
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Date: 
Fri, 17 Aug 2001 10:46:53 GMT
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"Jacob Sparre Andersen" <sparre@nbi.dk> writes:

I have updated my installation guide for getting started
drawing and viewing building instructions on Linux:

    http://www.ldraw.org/download/start/linux/


I think it looks very nice!  It's a comprehensive list of what needs
to be done to get started with LDrawing.


Just one comment on the URLs: They appear to be line wrapped, e.g. in
Step 1:

    user$ wget http://www.ldraw.org/reference/
    linux-ldraw-library.tar.gz

Wouldn't this be somewhat confusing for the user?


There's also a similar example in Step 3:

    root$ chown root.root l3glite l3gledit ldglite
    readme.txt


This is just nitpicking, however.  I appreciate your efforts in
composing the help page!


I also have one question on the software download page:

    http://www.ldraw.org/download/software/

What is the basis for the evaluation system?  How is it decided which
tool gets two studs and which gets five studs?


Fredrik



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Fredrik: (...) Yes. It was just slightly confusing for me to get it to work with non-wrapped lines. Does it look better now. (...) I think it is whatever mood Tim is in, that decides, but Tim will have to answer that himself. Play well, Jacob -- (...) (23 years ago, 17-Aug-01, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)

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I have updated my installation guide for getting started drawing and viewing building instructions on Linux: (URL) has created a similar - somewhat more extensive - page for Windows users, and a MacOS specific page should also be on its way. Have a (...) (23 years ago, 17-Aug-01, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)  

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