I am running Ubunutu 11.4 Linux and I tried to get the app running. I installed Wine, and it installed under wine. However I could not get the app running either under wine or under Linux Mono.
Is there some trick? Thanks
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Phil
SyncdocsYou need the .NET Wine glass files, which might not be in your version of Wine.
To get the files from Wine:
http://appdb.winehq.org/objectManager.php?sClass=application&iId=2586You only need .NET 3.0 if you install the portable Syncdocs:
http://www.syncdocs.com/downloads/SyncdocsPortableInstaller.exePosted 14 years ago # -
christianhgross
MemberI just tried to install .NET 3.0 and whether it be Wine, or CrossOver Software Installer the .NET installation crashes.
I tried running the portable edition of Syncdocs via Mono on Linux and nothing.
I find this a bit odd since I develop under mono and my own software runs both platforms without any problems (other than file references).
If you would like to beta test with me on running a native Mono app (hint, hint) I would be open to it? I could even give you some hints and tips on what works or does not work?
Posted 14 years ago # -
Phil
SyncdocsHard to tell what's not right on Linux/Wine.
I just did a test on Ubuntu 10.10 and the latest version 1.14 of Syncdocs installs works OK under Wine. Not that it helps fix your problem. We don't have UBuntu 11.04 installed yet, so can't offer any advice. Our Wine settings are default and Wine version is 1.3.12
Thanks for your Mono offer! We are open to it, but not in the next month. The current Win32 release Syncdocs won't work under Mono because of a few Windows-specific things we do.
Posted 14 years ago # -
glassarbiter
MemberI have also been having issues with Ubuntu 11.04 with Wine version 1.2.2-0ubuntu6 (wine1.2).
I was able to install dotnet by using winetricks. Create a new clean wine prefix and simple type in
>> winetricks dotnet20
>> winetricks dotnet30I can't get portable syncdocs to run though. Once it is extracted in the same wine prefix as above, typing
>> wine syncdocs.exe -portable
or
>> wine start PortableSyncdocs.cmdproduces a generic error occuring in GDI+
Any help on the matter would be greatly appreciated!
Posted 14 years ago # -
Andrew
SyncdocsYou can ignore the RSA OAEP padding error from Wine. Wine does not support all the crypto libs needed, but Syncdocs recovers to a lower standard after a bit of complaining.
I just installed Syncdocs on Ubuntu 11.04
Steps to get it running:
1. Install Wine using the Ubuntu package manager. It installed Wine 1.3.15
2. Run a normal user terminal window.
Enter 'bash winetricks dotnet30'
3. Enjoy a coffee while .NET gets downloaded and installed.
4. Install the portable version of Syncdocs or the installer, Syncdocs.msi
5. Click OK to ignore the partial login warning.We'll try to detect the crypto libs an not show the warning under Linux in future releases.
Posted 14 years ago # -
Andrew
SyncdocsThere are alternate step-by-step Linux instructions here:
http://www.rockerox.net/2011/10/como-instalar-syncdocs-en-ubuntu.html(translate.google.com can help)
Posted 14 years ago # -
ovidiu_b13
MemberThank you for the help, I finaly managed to make it work on my Ubuntu 11.04. It has 2 problems, though:
1. if I click on the icon from the notification bar, the context menu does not disappear unless I click on one of the menus
2. I delete some files, and they keep reappearing. If I make new files, they are synced, but I cannot delete them anymore.
3. Some files keep appearing in the main folder, and I delete them, but they reappear. I can't find those files if I browse using the online Google Docs.Question: Syncdocs is synchronizing the Home view of Google docs, or My Collections, or All Items?
Posted 14 years ago # -
Phil
SyncdocsThe deletion problems are probably caused by user permissions inconsistencies.
Syncdocs (under Windows) only sees changes made by users who have permissions to see those changes. So I'd *guess* that under Linux, you'll need to install Wine and Syncdocs with the same user account that you're using to make the changes to the files you're syncing.
Syncdocs is Syncing to your root "My Collections". They are actually different views of the same data.
Posted 14 years ago # -
ovidiu_b13
MemberI installed wine with root, but installed Syncdocs with my normal non-root user. I tried deleting the files with the normal user and with root, but they keep reappearing. This problem is to all the files. I can't delete anything locally, only from Google docs.
And specific to the files in the main folder, locally, I can't find them in Google Docs, to delete them.
Posted 14 years ago # -
Phil
SyncdocsIt sounds like Syncdocs is not detecting the deletions at all, which is normally caused by it not having permissions to see the changes. There are many variables, we normally install Wine as a standard user, as this is what Wine recommends.
Are you running Linux in a Virtual machine?
Posted 14 years ago # -
ovidiu_b13
MemberIt was checked. I unchecked it, pressed ok, and then checked it again, and the deletions are working now. Thank you very much.
I have one more problem, when I reboot my computer, or just turn it of, and when I turn it on again, the shortcut created on the desktop, during the installation of Syncdocs does nothing. The only way I can start the program is by running the installer again with repair, only then the application starts.
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