After spending some time I managed to install the Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5th edition (LDOCE5) on Ubuntu 9.10 (Karmic Koala) 64-bit and I want to share my experience. On the cd there is a file LINUXREADME.txt which says that if you want to launch the installer in graphical mode you have to install libgtk1.2. Libgtk1.2 is not available in Karmic (see and although there are ways to install it (e.g. It is easier to install it from the console. According to LDOCE5 should work on Ubuntu 9.04+ on both architectures. However, when I tried to run linux/setup.sh, I got following error: The setup program seems to have failed on amd64/glibc-2.1 Fatal error, no tech support email configured in this setup After investigating the script setup.sh I noticed that it determines the architecture (amd64 or x86), and it uses that value to construct a path to the actual installer, e.g.

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However, there is no linux/setup.data/bin/Linux/amd64/ directory. UPDATE: I found an easier way to make the installer work than the one described on the next paragraph. Just run from the linux directory linux32./setup.sh Since I had nothing to lose, I though about executing the installer for the x86 version. So I copied the whole cd to the hard disk, and renamed ldoce5/linux/setup.data/bin/Linux/x86/ to ldoce5/linux/setup.data/bin/Linux/amd64/.

Then I ran ldoce5/linux/setup.sh (after adding execute permission to setup.sh). A terminal-based installer launched with the message 'You are running an x86 machine with glibc-2.1', I pressed OK, then I agreed with the licence and chose the instalation directory. Then the installer did it's work. I went to the directory where it installed the dictionary and with my fingers crossed I run ldoce5. To my surprise it worked! Most things work fine: sounds, links, nice fonts. The only problem I found is that on the 'Teacher Resouces' section, the links to the pdfs do not work, however, they can be directly accessed in ldoce5/chrome/ldoce5/pdfs.

UPDATE 2:.It also works on Ubuntu 10.04 and 10.10.You need the Adobe Flash Plugin, otherwise sound will not work. It's also recommended to have Pulse Audio.If you want to back it up, besides the installation directory backup the.font directory (optional), and the file /.macromedia/FlashPlayer/#Security/FlashPlayerTrust/ldoce5.cfg, which only contains the path to the ldoce5 installation, for instance, /usr/share/ldoce5/. If you don't have this file you will be able to open the program but when you click on the main menu nothing will happen.

You can create it yourself if you don't have it.This made me realize that to if you want to execute through wine a version that has been installed in Windows, all you need to do is add the executable to the allowed applications on wine's flash. The result is not the same, it flickers more, but you can save 2.5 GB of space.

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UPDATE 3: The Copy button at the top does not work, neither does Ctrl-c. To copy some text, select it and press Ctrl-Insert. I'm the newbe, i've just install ubuntu 10.10 a few days ago, I try to install Longman dictionary LEOCD 5 ( I copied the disk in to the computer) but i can't not install, could please show me in detail how to install it. Thanks alot I will try to be more detailed, let me know if you get stuck at some point. Open a terminal (Applications - Accessory - Terminal) 2. On the terminal change the directory to the place where you have copied the CD. For instance if you copied it in your home directory and it's called LDOCE5 the you have to do cd LDOCE5 3.

Go to the linux subdirectory cd linux 4. Then execute the installer linux32./setup.sh. I have LDOCE5 in iso file. I mounted this file. In the When i click on: Places/ Computer I see the disk LDOCE5, I tried with the command cd LDOCE5 and cd /Computer/LDOCE5 I got the notice: ' no such file or directory' Please tell me what is my problem.

Thanks a lot How did you mount the iso? Can you see it on Nautilus (the file manager)? You just have to navigate to the linux directory of the CD and execute setup.sh, but if you have a 64bit OS you have to do it from the command line with linux32./setup.sh I also have it on an iso. This is what I do.

Open a terminal: Applications - Accessories - Terminal (on Ubuntu since 10.04 the shortcut is ctrl-alt-T). Mount the iso a. Create the directory where you will mount it if you didn't before. In the terminal execute: cd /media sudo mkdir iso b. Mount the LDOCE iso sudo mount -t iso9660 -o loop /media/iso You have to replace with the actual path to where you have the LDOCE iso. Navigate to the linux directory of the iso: cd /media/iso/linux 4.

Then execute the installer linux32./setup.sh Note: Unlike in Windows, it will not check that you have original CD. That's great because I don't need to have the CD around.

It's also easier to install illegal copies, but let's not get there:) 5. Once you have installed it, you can unmount the CD: a. First get out of the iso directory cd /media b. Then unmount it sudo umount iso If the command line is still difficult to you, try this: 1. Baretail pro license.

Install the package nautilus-open-terminal. You can use the Ubuntu Software Center, Synaptic or even simpler, the terminal:) sudo apt-get install nautilus-open-terminal 2.

Mount it like you did before or as I just explained. On Nautilus there is an option 'Open with Archive Mounter', but for me it doesn't work. Using Nautilus navigate to the contents of the iso. If you mounted as I told you, you will see a new entry called iso under Devices on the left panel. Enter the linux directory.

Once there right click (but not over a file) to show the context menu and choose Open in Terminal. Then execute linux32./setup.sh I hope this time you succeed, good luck! Thank you for the post.

Recently I got a new Dell Latitude E6410 and installed Ubuntu 10.10 x8664. After data migration (easy shot using tar & netcat & untar ^^), I found the LDOCE5 setup script doesn't work on 64-bit Linux due to the same error. Your tip really helped to work around the issue;-) I just copied the linux and ldoce5.data folder to the HDD and renamed the ldoce5/linux/setup.data/bin/x86 to amd64 and it worked. I've been stuck with uninstalling ldoce5 on one of my arch linux installation with error 'Could not find a usable uninstall program.

I did something similar, looked into the uninstall scripts in the installation folder and was able to manually uninstall completely. It's the same path construction problem. If which loki-uninstall 2 /dev/null /dev/null type -p loki-uninstall 2 /dev/null /dev/null; then UNINSTALL=loki-uninstall else UNINSTALL='$HOME/.loki/installed/bin/`DetectOS`/`DetectARCH`/uninstall' if test!

-x '$UNINSTALL'; then echo Could not find a usable uninstall program. Exit 1 fi fi '$UNINSTALL' -L ldoce5 '/usr/local/ldoce5/.manifest/ldoce5.xml' '$1' This /usr/local/ldoce5/.manifest/scripts/preun.sh can be used as reference to manually uninstall ldoce5. I have to say LDOCE5 rocks, works perfectly on all OS (Mac, Linux and Windows), unified UI (thanks to Mozilla framework).

But some minor issues with their scripts LOL. Thank you for the post. Recently I got a new Dell Latitude E6410 and installed Ubuntu 10.10 x8664. After data migration (easy shot using tar & netcat & untar ^^), I found the LDOCE5 setup script doesn't work on 64-bit Linux due to the same error. Your tip really helped to work around the issue;-) I just copied the linux and ldoce5.data folder to the HDD and renamed the ldoce5/linux/setup.data/bin/x86 to amd64 and it worked.

I've been stuck with uninstalling ldoce5 on one of my arch linux installation with error 'Could not find a usable uninstall program. I did something similar, looked into the uninstall scripts in the installation folder and was able to manually uninstall completely. It's the same path construction problem. If which loki-uninstall 2 /dev/null /dev/null type -p loki-uninstall 2 /dev/null /dev/null; then UNINSTALL=loki-uninstall else UNINSTALL='$HOME/.loki/installed/bin/`DetectOS`/`DetectARCH`/uninstall' if test! -x '$UNINSTALL'; then echo Could not find a usable uninstall program. Exit 1 fi fi '$UNINSTALL' -L ldoce5 '/usr/local/ldoce5/.manifest/ldoce5.xml' '$1' This /usr/local/ldoce5/.manifest/scripts/preun.sh can be used as reference to manually uninstall ldoce5. I have to say LDOCE5 rocks, works perfectly on all OS (Mac, Linux and Windows), unified UI (thanks to Mozilla framework).

But some minor issues with their scripts LOL Thanks for your tip! HI I use Archlinux 64 Bit I want to execute it but I receive an Error like this eman@eMan-PC linux$ linux32./setup.sh./setup.sh: line 201: /home/eman/.setup15066: No such file or directory./setup.sh: line 201: /home/eman/.setup15066: No such file or directory The setup program seems to have failed on x86/glibc-2.1 Fatal error, no tech support email configured in this setup what can I do?

Try the other solution: Copy the whole cd to the hard disk, and rename ldoce5/linux/setup.data/bin/Linux/x86/ to ldoce5/linux/setup.data/bin/Linux/amd64/. Then run ldoce5/linux/setup.sh (after adding execute permission to setup.sh). Thanks for respond But this solution didn't work I do many things to fix it but. Many thanks my good friend I finally install it with adding a respo and instal a lib but when I want to execue it I recieve this error eman@eMan-PC ldoce5$./run-ldoce5.sh./ldoce5-bin: error while loading shared libraries: libgtk-x11-2.0.so.0: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory eman@eMan-PC ldoce5$ sudo pacman -Ss libgtk-x11 Password: Sorry, try again. Password: eman@eMan-PC ldoce5$ sudo pacman -Ss libgtk extra/libgtkhtml 2.11.1-2 An HTML library for GTK community/libgtksourceviewmm2 2.10.1-1 A C API for gtksourceview2 eman@eMan-PC ldoce5$ I think there is a extra lib that I need to install but there isn't any thing that I can realiz.

My computer using Ubuntu 10.10 32-bit, when I installed LDOCE5 finish, it was cannot play sound of Words and cannot download PDF in Teacher Resources. I cannot run LDOCE5 icon on the Desktop, I must type 'sudo /ldoce5' on Terminal it was run. I had already installed Flash Plug. I installed LDOCE5 on Terminal and completed size is 2.4G.

I tried this post suggested methods, and problem still appearance. Have anyone meets this question?

How to resolve it? Good to know that sound is working. About the PDFs, as I note in the first post, they can be directly accessed in ldoce5/chrome/ldoce5/pdfs. Regarding the icon on the desktop, I don't know how you installed it. Check that you have the necessary rights to execute it.

What is the command you have in the launcher? I use Ubuntu 10.10 32 -bit and have sound problem with Ldoce5. I have installed ldoce5 follow. Namely, first I 'install libgtk1.2 libxp6 alsa-oss', later I install ldoce5 into /usr/local (code: 'cd /Documents/linux' and 'sudo sh setup.sh'). Installation is successful and I can run ldoce5 by running /usr/local/ldoce5/ldoce5.

However, I can't play audio in ldoce5, both words and examples. My com has already Adobe Flash Plugin (I install flashplugin-installer 10.2.153.1 in Synaptic) and Pulseaudio.

Beside, during installation, I get the following errors: - Immediately after typing 'sudo sh setup.sh' I see the following message on terminal: Gtk-CRITICAL.: file gtkwidget.c: line 3310 (gtkwidgetsetsensitive): assertion `widget!= NULL' failed. Gtk-CRITICAL.: file gtkwidget.c: line 1510 (gtkwidgethide): assertion `widget!= NULL' failed. Gtk-CRITICAL.: file gtkwidget.c: line 1510 (gtkwidgethide): assertion `widget!= NULL' failed. Gtk-CRITICAL.: file gtkwidget.c: line 1510 (gtkwidgethide): assertion `widget!= NULL' failed. But I still agree License Agreement to continue the installation process. While Ldoce5 being installed, I see the following message on terminal: 'cp: cannot stat `setup.data/AWLPhonetics3U.TTF': No such file or directory' -Later, the installation process complement successful. I can run Ldoce5 and use all tools except can't play audio (important part of dictionary).

I expect your help. @vxthanh I don't know how you installed it following those instruction because libgtk1.2 has not been available in the repositories since 9.10 I think. The whole point of this howto is workaround that dependency.

You also installed alsa so that may have changed the audiosink. If you want to use alsa run sudo modprobe snd-pcm-oss If you want to use pulseaudio try running this to set the default values for gstreamer (i.e. Pulseaudio): gconftool-2 -type string -set /system/gstreamer/0.10/default/audiosink 'autoaudiosink' gconftool-2 -type string -set /system/gstreamer/0.10/default/musicaudiosink 'autoaudiosink'. Thank you eltama. I have removed Ldoce5 to my com and reinstalled after run gconftool-2 -type string -set /system/gstreamer/0.10/default/audiosink 'autoaudiosink' gconftool-2 -type string -set /system/gstreamer/0.10/default/musicaudiosink 'autoaudiosink' by this way, I can play audio.

However, 'Grammar' and 'Teacher Resources' do not work. With 'Teacher Resources', as you say, I can access in ldoce5/chrome/ldoce5/pdfs directly. But unfortunately can not use 'Grammar'. Otherwise, I can not run sudo modprobe snd-pcm-oss there is a message on terminal: 'FATAL: Module sndpcmoss not found.' Ago, I also have tried this many times but have the same problem.

Now, I am using Oald8 by I need only look up and practice pronunciation. However, if we can solve this problem completely, it will help to many people. Forget the modprobe, I took it from but it doesn't seem to work. Anyway it's good to know that you have audio. It's really weird that you can access all but the grammar (and the pdfs links that do not work, but that's OK).

What happens when you click on Grammar. If you run it on the console, do you get any error message? I can only recommend you to make sure that it is properly installed, that is that there were no errors when it was installed and check that you have the directory ldoce5.data/gram.skn, which is about 58.6KB. Also check that you have the file /.macromedia/FlashPlayer/#Security/FlashPlayerTrust/ldoce5.cfg,whose content is the path to the ldoce5 executable. OK, I have could use 'Grammar' and 'Teacher Resource' without any other manipulation. This happened after I had restarted my com. I really have files: 'gram.skn' and '/.macromedia/FlashPlayer/#Security/FlashPlayerTrust/ldoce5.cfg'.Thus, We can install Ldoce5 in the way of To install 'libgtk1.2', we can add suitable repositories into '/etc/apt/sources.list', see P/S: I'm very happy.

I have could use Ldoce5. Thank you very much. I installed LDOCE5 completely. But after I running, I'll see warning message. That is: please insert the LDOCE DVD-ROM to access this feature I don't want use DVD always. How can I use this dictionary without mounting it's DVD?

Create iso from your DVD named ldoce5.iso. If uder KDE 2. Put that ldoce5.iso into /home/YOUR-USER-NAME/ldoce5 3. Create LDOCE5 folder if needed under /media, ie /media/LDOCE5 not shure is that crucial under Ubuntu: if your media sounds like tmpfs, see /etc/mtab for string like tmpfs /media., you may try to skip this step 4.

Revise your /etc/fstab file adding the following lines # LDOCE5 only here to mount (any comment) /home/YOUR-USER-NAME/ldoce5/ldoce5.iso /media/LDOCE5 iso9660 ro,loop,user,noauto,uid=1000 0 0 5. Reboot, try and let us know how it goes 6. Greetings from OpenSuse!;).

After spending some time I managed to install the Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5th edition (LDOCE5) on Ubuntu 9.10 (Karmic Koala) 64-bit and I want to share my experience. On the cd there is a file LINUXREADME.txt which says that if you want to launch the installer in graphical mode you have to install libgtk1.2. Libgtk1.2 is not available in Karmic (see and although there are ways to install it (e.g. It is easier to install it from the console. According to LDOCE5 should work on Ubuntu 9.04+ on both architectures.

However, when I tried to run linux/setup.sh, I got following error: After investigating the script setup.sh I noticed that it determines the architecture (amd64 or x86), and it uses that value to construct a path to the actual installer, e.g. However, there is no linux/setup.data/bin/Linux/amd64/ directory.

UPDATE: I found an easier way to make the installer work than the one described on the next paragraph. Just run from the linux directory linux32./setup.sh Since I had nothing to lose, I though about executing the installer for the x86 version.

So I copied the whole cd to the hard disk, and renamed ldoce5/linux/setup.data/bin/Linux/x86/ to ldoce5/linux/setup.data/bin/Linux/amd64/. Then I ran ldoce5/linux/setup.sh (after adding execute permission to setup.sh). A terminal-based installer launched with the message 'You are running an x86 machine with glibc-2.1', I pressed OK, then I agreed with the licence and chose the instalation directory. Then the installer did it's work.

I went to the directory where it installed the dictionary and with my fingers crossed I run ldoce5. To my surprise it worked!

Most things work fine: sounds, links, nice fonts. The only problem I found is that on the 'Teacher Resouces' section, the links to the pdfs do not work, however, they can be directly accessed in ldoce5/chrome/ldoce5/pdfs.

UPDATE 2:.It also works on Ubuntu 10.04 and 10.10.You need the Adobe Flash Plugin, otherwise sound will not work. It's also recommended to have Pulse Audio.If you want to back it up, besides the installation directory backup the.font directory (optional), and the file /.macromedia/FlashPlayer/#Security/FlashPlayerTrust/ldoce5.cfg, which only contains the path to the ldoce5 installation, for instance, /usr/share/ldoce5/. If you don't have this file you will be able to open the program but when you click on the main menu nothing will happen.

You can create it yourself if you don't have it.This made me realize that to if you want to execute through wine a version that has been installed in Windows, all you need to do is add the executable to the allowed applications on wine's flash. The result is not the same, it flickers more, but you can save 2.5 GB of space. UPDATE 3: The Copy button at the top does not work, neither does Ctrl-c.

To copy some text, select it and press Ctrl-Insert. I use Ubuntu 13.04 64-bit. I managed to install it more or less the same way you described. I copied the folders 'linux' and 'setup.data' to my HDD into /tmp/ldoce5.

The difference was that when I changed the name of 'x86' to 'amd64' and tried to install it, there was some problem during installation referring to x86, so I made a copy of this folder and now had two folders with the exact same content - one named 'x86' and the other 'amd64'. I ran the installation again with the command: sudo linux./setup.sh.

And it worked, only the sound is not working (yes, I've got Flash installed.), but I've got used to it as I tried to fix it on my previous laptop with Ubuntu 12.04 trying many different methods (alsa, reinstalling flash among others) and to no avail, so I rest my case. I am using Debian 8.0 which went freeze in early Nov 2015 so I guess I am using a distro very similar to the official Ubuntu 14.10 release. I have followed the instructions here and after creating a copy of the x86 folder called amd64 in the same directory the error became:./setup.sh: 201:./setup.sh: /home/un/.setup5401: not found The setup program seems to have failed on amd64/unknown Fatal error, no tech support email configured in this setup Then, I installed the package “libc6-i386”.

But I couldn't find anything similar to “glibc-2.1”. After that, I launched setup.sh again and the installation begun, I accepted the licence, and it seemed to go well through all the installation process until the last few lines: 100% - /home/un/ldoce5//ldoce5.data/exapron.skn/dirs.skn/FILES.skn/FILES.dat Fixing data Install fonts cp: cannot stat ‘setup.data/AWLPhonetics3U.TTF’: No such file or directory Install desktop shortcut Installation complete. When I tried to start the dictionary the following error message prompts:./ldoce5/ldoce5-bin: error while loading shared libraries: libgtk-x11-2.0.so.0: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory I am wondering if I can still find those old libraries in the newer versions of Ubuntu and Debian. Thanks for reading my post.