Linux how to: LimeWire installation in Bayanihan Linux 4

I have just recently installed LimeWire 4.14 on my Bayanihan Linux 4 platform. I installed limewire so I can download a good torrent client since I could not find any workable torrent clients on the internet. Here are a few steps to follow in installing LimeWire on Linux.

Step 1. Download LimeWire

At the limewire home page, click on the "download" button at the top menu. Click the "basic" button as it allows you to download limewire for free. In the next page, be honest enough to click "I will not use limewire for copyright infringement." At the lower part of the next page, click the link to download "Other systems ()S/2, Solaris, Linux)" to begin downloading "LimeWireOther.zip".

Step 2. Extract LimeWire

Extract the zip file on to a folder where you wish to share LimeWire. It will create a folder named "LimeWire." Inside that folder is a shell script, "runLime.sh" to run lime wire.


Step 3. Set path

Edit the shell script using a text editor. In the first portion of the script type:

PATH=$PATH:/
export PATH

An example the path is " /home/user/java/jdk1.5.0_02/bin". Your java must be 1.5 or higher. LimeWire will use the bin files of java to function properly. Java 1.5 or higher comes with the Java Runtime Environment during installation. How to install this is another topic. You can download your java installer from here.

Step 3. Start LimeWire

To run limewire, open a terminal window and go to the folder /~/LimeWire then type:

$sh runLime.sh

And your limewire loads and you can begin downloading multimedia including torrents.

NOTE: Do not close the terminal or your limewire will close as well.