Hi, The way it is happening now is the standard way for (Python) unix programs. I don't think it's Mnemosyne task to try and change that default procedure :-)
BTW, many distributions package Mnemosyne, so beginning Linux users can use the install and uninstall routines of the package manager of their distribution. Peter On Saturday 09 May 2009 12:22:44 pm Jacek Jaworski wrote: > Hi > > I am keen Mnemosyne user (I work with it 1 hour every day). But I > think that current install procedure is not intuitive. There are two > issues: > > 1. Runnign installation program - I must unpack Mnemosyne, enter > Mnemosyne directory, and open console and type: > $ su > Password: > # python setup.py install > > I can do that. But why I have do it when windows users do not? I do > not see any reason to fight like that. Unpacking is acceptable, > because some times I do not make install but instead I want just > original sources. But installation and uninstallation should be > easiest as possible. Like that: > (from console in unpacked Mnemosyne directory) > For installation: > $ su > Password: > # install > > For unistallation: > $ su > Password: > # uninstall > > > 2. Another annoying thing is removing unpacked Mnemosyne sources after > installation. As user I can not do it (files generated by root). I > must logging as root and remove directory. I can not imagine reasons > for that. It intermediate files generation should be transparent to > user. > > regards > Jax > ------------------------------------------------ Peter Bienstman Ghent University, Dept. of Information Technology Sint-Pietersnieuwstraat 41, B-9000 Gent, Belgium tel: +32 9 264 34 46, fax: +32 9 264 35 93 WWW: http://photonics.intec.UGent.be email: [email protected] ------------------------------------------------ --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "mnemosyne-proj-users" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/mnemosyne-proj-users?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
