How to download and install freenet I am using KDE and ubuntu 8.04. I have had freenet installed during the last years on earlier versions of ubuntu without any problems - still waiting for a way to get friendly nodes automatic, so freenet can be properly anonymous to use *humor*.
I installed freenet yesterday: $ sudo aptitude install sun-java6-jre $ sudo update-java-alternatives -s java-6-sun mkdir /home/my_username/freenet (freenet with small "f") cd ~/freenet (equals cd /home/my_username/freenet) $ wget http://downloads.freenetproject.org/alpha/installer/new_installer.jar (that downloads "new_installer.jar" into the "~/freenet" directory) (see http://freenetproject.org/download.html) $ java -jar new_installer.jar (installs the "new_installer.jar") I followed the wizard (see http://freenetproject.org/install.html) Then I had freenet installed in ~/Freenet To stop, start or check wheter freenet is running I do: cd Freenet ./run.sh stop cd Freenet ./run.sh start cd Freenet ./run.sh status http://127.0.0.1:8888/ (this is where freenet is running in firefox - you have main menus top left on that page) http://freenetproject.org/lists.html (here you have freenet mailing lists) http://freenetproject.org/connect.html (here you can read about how to connect to freenet nodes) http://dark-code.bulix.org/ (here is the bulix pastebin) irc.freenode.net - #freenet (here is where you can get some help from other freenet people) Hope above hints might help somebody :-) ++++++++++++++++++++++ On Friday 01 August 2008 18.51.21 Volodya wrote: > Ian Clarke wrote: > > Setting aside the fact that this guy is clearly an asshole, does > > anyone understand what problem he is running into here? > > > > Ian. > > > > On Fri, Aug 1, 2008 at 10:39 AM, Don Lee <demopoly at gmail.com> wrote: > >> The installer should not attempt an install if there's a serious > >> problem. > >> > >> I don't see a fix for this and I've already got a "good" JVM, right > >> from SUN. Still, I reinstalled JVM and freenet still fails. > >> > >> I've tried to install freenet several times on several machines over > >> the last two years. > >> > >> My opinion is that it's total shite. > >> > >> It has never worked, and will never work. > >> > >> Back to TOR, which works... > >> > >> Goodbye Fakenet. > > He mentions that he tried to install Sun Java from Sun's website. In my > experience on Ubuntu Sun's installation does everything possible to put > itself in locations where it will not be found. > > Simply reinstalling it won't do much good, one must ensure that all the > links point to where they need to point to. > > Also you have given the dude a wrong link i think: > >>When everything is OK, restart a fresh install by clicking on this link > >> http://downloads.freenetproject.org/alpha/installer/mac/freenet.jnlp > > That's /mac/ at the end of the path there, he says he uses Kubuntu. > > Or it can be something completely different... > - Volodya
