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atmartin50 -

大家好！

I just recently started using Ubuntu Linux after many years as a Windows user. I'm really enjoying
Linux so far, but installing 3rd party software is still somewhat of a mystery to me, as I haven't
had the time that I'd like to research the matter.

I love ZDT, but the instructions for installation seem a bit difficult to me. I've successfully
downloaded the file to my home folder. It seems that I have the dependencies fulfilled, though I
don't have Mozilla to my knowledge. When I tried to extract the file using a terminal window, I
received this message as seen in the attachment.

Could anyone help me install ZDT by going through the process in a step-by-step manner? I'm very
eager to study Chinese on my PC again, and to date I have no software installed for this on the
Ubuntu side of my machine (and I don't want to run XP if I can avoid it!).

Thanks so much in advance!



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bogleg -

Hey,

Did you make sure that the archive is actually in the directory that you're in? Do a 'ls' command
to make sure. Once it's unpacked, you can go to the created 'zdt' directory and type ./zdt to run.

Let me know if you still have problems. I run Ubuntu myself as well.

Chris










atmartin50 -

Hi Chris,

Thanks a lot for your help (and sorry I'm only months late in thanking you!).

I got ZDT installed and working. However, if you don't mind, I have several questions for you:

1. Can I create an application launcher in order to avoid using the terminal? If so, how? And is
there an icon that I can use (preferably the one in the ZDT splash screen)? I looked through the
files but was unable to find it.

2. When I was using ZDT while running XP, I created backup files for my flashcards. Can those be
used in Ubuntu? If so, how?

3. Please see my attached screen shot. What do you think could be causing the blurry characters
you see? Have you ever encountered this before?

Thanks a lot for your help!

Regards,
Aaron










bogleg -

Hi Aaron,

1) So here's how I create a launcher on my system (Ubuntu + Gnome). On the desktop, I right-click
and choose 'Create launcher'. I type in a name and I fill in the directory to the zdt executable
in the command field. Let me get back to you on the icon, there currently isn't one yet, but maybe
I can steal the one from the Mac side.

2) You can definitely use the backup file between systems. It's just a text file. Just copy the
backup file over to your Ubuntu system and use the Restore Data function.

3) I did notice the blurry characters on my system too. I think it's just the font. You can play
around with the fonts in the Preferences (Window > Preferences > Font).

Hope that helps

Chris










bogleg -

Hey Aaron,

Try to use the attached png as your icon.

Chris










atmartin50 -

Thanks a lot for your prompt replies, Chris! Much appreciated!

Everything is working fine now. I did get an error message when trying to restore my backup files,
but I'll try again and let you know if I continue to have problems. Thanks again for all your
help----I'm looking forward to studying again!

All the best,
Aaron










atmartin50 -

Hi Chris,

I ran into 2 problems just now:

1. Restoring the backup file from my XP days resulted in the error message you see in the attached
screen shot.

2. After moving a few files around (which I probably shouldn't have done; being a neat freak, I
like seeing only directories in my home folder), I get the error message seen in the other screen
shot.

Could you help me to resolve these? Thanks very much in advance!

Aaron










bogleg -

Hi Aaron,

1) Can you send me your log files? There are two files, [ZDT Install]/zdt.log and [ZDT
Install]/workspace/.log. Can you also send me your backup file as well? Did this error happen
before problem #2? You'll need to fix #2 first and then check if it solves this problem.

2) So first, you need to locate your user.script and user.properties files. This is where all your
user data resides. Then start ZDT, and go to Window > Preferences > Database. Click 'Change
database' and select the location where those two files are located. Then restart the program.

Hope that helps

Chris










atmartin50 -

Hi Chris,

Did you receive those log files I sent to you?

Thanks again for your help and advice! This is exactly what drew me to the Linux/Open Source
community to begin with... I hope I get proficient enough in Ubuntu to help out some folks in the
future just as you have helped me.

Regards,
Aaron










bogleg -

Hi Aaron,

I don't think I received your email. Could you try resending it? Were you at least able to solve
the second error?

Chris












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