What is the value in running the "linux version" of Leo in windows with emulated X11 server?
An easy way to get going on Windows is by installing anaconda. It will install everything you need to run Leo from the anaconda command prompt. If you're worried about how bloaty anaconda is you can install miniconda and then install PyQt manually from the conda package manager. I don't understand what benefit there could be to running it non-natively. On Thursday, April 20, 2017 at 2:39:36 PM UTC-4, Eric S. Johansson wrote: > > Okay, the title was click bait. :-) > > Running Leo on Windows has been frustratingly inefficient. For some > reason, I keep breaking things, fixing things, and then breaking them > again. I just got fed up. So this is what I am currently trying: > > Installed bash on Windows 10 Creators update[1]. --> Instructions > <http://www.windowscentral.com/how-install-bash-shell-command-line-windows-10> > Buy Xming[2] ---> Xming <http://www.straightrunning.com/XmingNotes/> > add "export DISPLAY="localhost:0.0" to the end of .bashrc > test the X11 in connection by running some kind of X11 app like a terminal > emulator or Emacs > update > install python-qt4/5 and any other packages you may need[3] > Copy Leo from git repository > update path to include the leo git repository path > test Leo "python launchLeo.py"[4] > > The only thing I would suggest is putting in a soft link to where ever in > the Windows file system you want to store your code. The reason I do this > is because when I backup, I backup from the window side. However, having > said, depending on how well bash in windows works, I may backup my Windows > file system from the bash environment. > > For me, a big problem is finding stuff that works well with speech > recognition. In this case, it's kind of - sort of ok. I'm having problems > with Xming but it probably won't interfere with the rest of you. > > [1] I highly recommend installing the creators update because then the > bash on Windows environment is based on 16.04. > [2] the free version may work. I went for the paid version because I felt > it was important to support the project. > [3] for example, I installed the gnome-terminal just because I like it > better > [4] yes I'm still using Python 2.7 because I was getting a plug in error > with Python 3. Didn't bother to chase down, I just wanted something that > worked. > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "leo-editor" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to leo-editor+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to leo-editor@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/leo-editor. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
