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Fluorit Download Page


Installer Files

Linux Installer (Intel Hardware)

Mac OS X 10.4 Installer (OS X 10.4 and Later on G3, G4, G5, & Intel)

Windows NT/2000/XP/Vista Installer (Intel Hardware)

Source Bundle (Forthcoming)


Installation Instructions


Windows

  1. Download the installer (an exe file).
  2. Run the installer.
  3. A program group called "Fluorit" will be made in your Start Menu.

OS X

  1. Download the disk image (a .dmg file).
  2. It should open automatically. If not, double-click the downloaded file.
  3. Go to the Finder.
  4. Drag the "Fluorit" application from the volume called "Fluorit-0.9-osx-10.4-FAT" to your Applications folder.
  5. Start the "Fluorit" application by double-clicking it.

Linux (Ubuntu/Gnome) Instructions

General Linux administrator instructions are below.

  1. Make a folder in your home directory called "Programs".
  2. Download the tar file to your Desktop (the default location for Firefox on Ubuntu).
  3. Double-click the downloaded .tar file. It should open under the "Archive Manager". It may take a second for "Archive Manager" to examine the contents. You may be able to combine Steps 2 and 3 with Firefox using the "Open with [Archive Manager (default)]" option.
  4. Drag the folder inside Archive Manager (called something like "Fluorit-0.9-linux-i386") to the newly created "Programs" folder in your home directory.
  5. Open the newly created "Programs" directory and then open the folder that you just dragged into it (e.g. "Fluorit-0.9-linux-i386").
  6. Find the file named "Fluorit" inside that folder and move it to your "Applications" panel in an open place. Note there is also a big icon file named "Fluorit.png". Don't pick that one! You want the one named only "Fluorit".
  7. A "Create Launcher" dialog will open. Type a meaningful name in the "Name:" entry, for example you might name the launcher "Fluorit".
  8. The default icon for a launcher is a spring board. You can change this icon by
    • clicking on the spring board
    • clicking on the "Browse..." button in the dialog that opens
    • in the "Browse" dialog, navigating to your home folder -> Programs -> the new Fluorit folder inside (NOT the "mpl-data" folder inside the folder you want!)
    • click "Open" in the "Browse" dialog
    • select the "Fluorit.png" icon file
    • click "OK" in the "Create Launcher" dialog
  9. You can now use your newly created launcher to start Fluorit.
  10. You can also send the tar file on your Desktop to the Trash. Leave the folder in "Programs" alone because that is where the Fluorit program resides.

Linux Instructions for Administrators

  1. Download the tar file to your home folder.
  2. Unpack it to your hard drive in a logical place. E.g.:
    cd /usr/local
    sudo tar xvf ~/Desktop/Fluorit-0.9-linux-i386.tar
  3. Create a link in your favorite "bin" directory
    cd /usr/local/bin
    sudo ln -s /usr/local/Fluorit-0.9-linux-i386/Fluorit Fluorit
  4. Help users to put application launchers in their panels or desktops or desktop menus.