H.
When I reach an impasse, I usually run sudo-apt-get update and sudo apt-get
upgrade in the
console on general principles. Not a universal solution, but it sometimes
fixes something
that only an expert (not me) would find. I suggest this because WebHTTrack
may need some
files that
George wrote:
> "WebHTTrack always wants me to confirm my browser preference when I first
open WebHTTrack"
Yes, but that's *all* it does. See the screenshot. It doesn't open a
WebHTTrack window of any kind. Same when opening from the terminal (see OP
and last comment).
strypey wrote:
"I can't follow any of the instructions at the link you gave me, because
starting the app
(whether from the Start menu, or from a terminal) doesn't open a WebHTTrack
window of any
kind. It just opens a browser window."
Actually, you're on the right track. WebHTTrack always
I can't follow any of the instructions at the link you gave me, because
starting the app (whether from the Start menu, or from a terminal) doesn't
open a WebHTTrack window of any kind. It just opens a browser window.
See the original post:
> "I tried launching it from the start menu, and it
Thanks for your suggestions George.
> "I cloned a website of mine ... no difficulties, no errors ... 100+ files,
ca. 50 MB in half an hour."
Were you doing this on Trisquel 7 "Belenos"? If so, did you install the
version of WebHTTrack in the Belenos repos, or another version from
elsewhere?
Didn't get to it 'til much later, but I cloned a website of mine ... no
difficulties, no errors ... 100+ files, ca. 50 MB
in half an hour.
The graphical version ... be sure to create a folder on your HDD beforehand
and use the complete path to that file as the
target folder for HTTrack.
Be sure you're not just trying to browse the target domain without first
capturing it with WebHTTrack.
See the step-by-step instructions here:
https://www.httrack.com/html/step.html
That's what has worked several times for me over the last couple of years.
I'll
try it again this morning,
I installed WebHTTrack Website Copier from Add/ Remove Applications:
https://www.httrack.com/
I tried launching it from the start menu, and it opened a browser tab, and
tried to open a page at: "bishop:8080" (Bishop is the name of this PC)
I opened it in a terminal, and it did the same, as
