Install bibledit

From Bibledit

Bibledit ought to be installed while it is not running.

  • Download package bibledit-x.x.tar.gz to the home directory (x.x is to be replaced with the actual version number).
  • In the terminal, to verify the package is there, type
 ls
  • To unpack bibledit type
 tar zxf bibledit-x.x.tar.gz
  • To enter the newly created directory, type
 cd bibledit-x.x
  • To configure bibledit, type
 ./configure
  • Watch many messages, but no errors.
  • To compile bibledit, type
 make
  • Watch many messages, but no errors.
  • To install it, type
 sudo make install

and give the password. Or if this does not work, type su, and provide the password, then type make install, then type exit to become a normal user again.

  • Watch many messages, but no errors.
  • To go back to the home directory, type
 cd

To start bibledit, type

 bibledit

Optionally the tarball and the directory it made can be cleaned away. To do that, type

 rm -rf bibledit-*
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