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Re: MLCAD for Linux :D
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lugnet.cad.mlcad
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Fri, 25 Apr 2003 19:09:58 GMT
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Hi,
this is nice to hear. Maybe you could write a more detailed description what
is needed to run MLCad on Linux?
This way I could make this information public in a seperate Linux section on
my host, and even more users are able to use MLCad.
Michael
"Jan-Albert van Ree" <javanree@vanree.net> schrieb im Newsbeitrag
news:HDpvtA.Ly4@lugnet.com...
> Just a little note...
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> Having switched to Linux and pretty much all the basics working I started
> looking for alternatives to MLCAD and various other Windows programs...
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> After some looking I found nothing and therefore decided to try and get
> MLCAD to work with Wine, the Windows libraries for Linux (and various • other
> OS'es, for the purists)
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> Result : It worked, no hassle!
> I downloaded the latest version of Wine, of 20030408, did a regular • install
> and without altering any configuration I was able to open op most of my
> LDRAW files, like my BR211 diesel engine. Still need to finetune some
> things to improve speed and font quality a bit more, but it's very • useable.
> And best of all, it's hardly slower (some things even feel faster!)
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> So for all of those running an alternative OS, there's something to cheer
> about!
> --
> Jan-Albert van Ree | http://www.vanree.net/~javanree/
> LEGO Santa Fe B-unit | http://www.vanree.net/~javanree/lego/f7b.html
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 | | Re: MLCAD for Linux :D
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| Pretty much, just install wine, then use it to install winzip. use wine to unpack the ldraw parts. run winzip under wine to unzip mlcad run mlcad under wine : ) There are some functions that don't work even with the latest version of Wine, but (...) (22 years ago, 26-Apr-03, to lugnet.cad.mlcad)
| | | Re: MLCAD for Linux :D
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| (...) OK quick rundown. Required: - Working Linux system with X11+windowmanager installed (I use KDE only, but any windowmanager should work) Also check (URL) for other requirements wine itself has (gcc etc etc) I chose to work with the Wine source (...) (22 years ago, 26-Apr-03, to lugnet.cad.mlcad)
| | | Re: MLCAD for Linux :D
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| Xantra47, Dan Boger, Jan-Alert van Ree I take your descriptions, insert them into a web-page as they are. Do you have any public useable email addresses where users can write to if they have troubles? Otherwice I would take that of your (...) (22 years ago, 27-Apr-03, to lugnet.cad.mlcad)
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| | MLCAD for Linux :D
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| Just a little note... Having switched to Linux and pretty much all the basics working I started looking for alternatives to MLCAD and various other Windows programs... After some looking I found nothing and therefore decided to try and get MLCAD to (...) (22 years ago, 21-Apr-03, to lugnet.cad.mlcad, lugnet.cad) !
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