#71 Installing and running under Ubuntu 14.04

[Anonymous]

Hi,
I have intalled a licensed version of TaskUnifier under Ubuntu 14.04 but cannot run it without using the Terminal window and running TaskUnifier.sh every time. How can I add TaskUnifier to the Launcher? Is there any documentation for installing and running TaskUnifier under Ubuntu?
Thanks,
Cliff

[Anonymous]

Hi - is there actually any support out there?
Thanks,
Cliff

[Benjamin Leclerc]

Hi,

There are plenty of tutorial on the net for this. The procedure is different for each linux distribution, so this is something related to your operating system and not to TaskUnifier.

A quick google search returns this:
http://askubuntu.com/questions/141229/how-to-add-a-shell-script-to-launcher-as-shortcut

Kind regards,

Ben

[Anonymous]

Thanks Ben, I appreciate your help. I still can't find any guide notes on how to install TaskUnifier under Ubuntu - this is a shame as the it seems there are some weaknesses in the installation package.
Thanks,
Cliff

[Benjamin Leclerc]

What do you mean with installation package ?
Many softwares are working this way in unix/linux.
There is nothing to do, simply copy the software where you want (the common directory is /opt), then run the .sh file.
If you want a shortcut in the start menu, then following the link I gave you.

There are no weaknesses in the installation package as TaskUnifier doesn't require any installation...

[Anonymous]

I'm sorry but this is much more problematic than most packages I have installed on Ubuntu. I downloaded TaskUnifier, unpacked it and moved it to my /opt folder. I then dragged TaskUnifier.sh across to a Terminal window, removed the single quote marks from around the command and then ran it. TaskUnifier starts up perfectly. I locked the TaskUnifier entry to my Task Bar and quite TaskUnifier. The Task Bar entry does NOT now work to start TaskUnifier. The only way I can start TaskUnifier again is from a Terminal window by running TaskUnifer.sh. That's what I meant by weaknesses in the installation package - surely this cannot be right or I have done something wrong?
Thanks,
Cliff

[Anonymous]

I am almost there! I have a launcher file that works and contains the following:

[Desktop Entry]
Name=TaskUnifier
Comment=Start TaskUnifier
Exec=gksudo -k -u root /opt/TaskUnifier/TaskUnifier.sh
Terminal=false
Type=Application
Icon=/opt/TaskUnifier/resources/icon.ico

Unfortunately TaskUnifier.sh will only run with sudo permissions, hence the gksudo entry above. Surely TaskUnifier should run without root privileges? So againl, what have I done wrong?
Thanks.

[Anonymous]

Did you give user rights after having copied the files to /opt ?
Theae kind of things are common Linux stuff.
TaskUnifier should not require root access, it is probably due to a permission issue.

[Anonymous]

What permissions does /opt and it's sub-directories require?

[Anonymous]

It doesn't need any special privileges.
I suppose you used root privileges to copy TaskUnifier to /opt.
So you need to check that a user (not root), can still access it.

[Anonymous]

All permissions appear to be correct. I have given up and am starting again. I have downloaded TaskUnifier_4_3_2_linux.tar.gz and it is sitting in my downloads folder. Please tell me what the recommended detailed installation steps are from this point forward. Many thanks.

[Anonymous]

If you run the .sh file without root privileges, TaskUnifier runs correctly, right ?
If yes, it means you don't have correct rights after having copied the files to /opt or that your shortcut is not correct.

Anyway, you can leave it where your want. Simply change the path in your shortcut:

[Desktop Entry]
Name=TaskUnifier
Comment=Start TaskUnifier
Exec=/home/xyz/taskunifier/TaskUnifier.sh
Terminal=false
Type=Application
Icon=/home/xyz/taskunifier/resources/icon.ico

As you said, TaskUnifier runs perfectly when you run the .sh file directly.
Shortcuts and co are linux (gnome, kde, xfce...) related stuff for which I don't provide support or documentation simply because there are so many different systems with different configurations that it would require way too much work to maintain them.