Install Xaralx - The semi-easy way (from TG forums)

[conholster]

This is how I install xaralx on my computer and has *always* worked for me... and will most likely work on any distro.

1. Create a directory in your home folder called Programs (or name it whatever you want.

2. Download the xaralx tarball from http://downloads.xara.com/opensource/xaralx0.7_rev1785.tar.bz2 this is the latest and in my opinion best version of xaralx (for linux) into the Programs folder

3. Enter Programs folder and extract the tarball with the following command
Code:

Code:

cd ~/Programs
tar xvjf xaralx0.7_rev1785.tar.bz2

Or use graphical extracting tool for example Ark in KDE

4. When the tarball is extracted, you should have 1 folder named xaralx. You can delete the tarball. You can now start xaralx by typing the following command in a terminal.

Code:

Code:

/home/your-user-name/Programs/xaralx/bin/xaralx

Which is a bit too much to write so lets create an icon on your desktop...
This works for KDE havent got Gnome installed to try maybe someone else feels like helping?

5. Right click on your Desktop and select Create New -> Link to Application.

6. In the image that pops up change the "Link to Application" text to xaralx. Then click the Application tab.

7. On the line where it says "Command:" click "Browse". A "Open file" window pops up

8. In that window click yourself into Programs/xaralx/bin/ and click xaralx then the "Open" button.

9. In the "Link to Application" window click OK.

You should now have an icon on your desktop called xaralx double click it to start xaralx.

I'm hoping this is of help to new users of xaralx. Post here if you know how to install on other distros direct from the repos which is alot easier for most new users.
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[conholster]

On *buntu Xaralx is available in the multiverse repository. Install with synaptic or adept.

[sawer]

I got this message installing for konsole.
(xaralx:8575): Gdk-CRITICAL **: gdk_window_get_origin: assertion `GDK_IS_WINDOW         (window)' failed It  may having something to do with an older version of Klikit/Kubuntu hardy. I tried to  install the deb for 1785 and got a deb  message altho the  debs libgtk2.2 was installed. Klikits new version should be out  this next week.

[conholster]

If you're running *ubuntu the easiest way is definatly installing with apt or some of its GUI versions. The commandline way has worked for me on Slack, Sabayon, Mandriva and Arch.

[Paul LeBlanc]

 I had answered this for another member at TalkGraphics a while back but now I forget what the issue was... Let me see if I can find it for you and post back here

[Paul LeBlanc]

http://www.talkgraphics.com/showthread.php?t=34883

 maybe will be of some use to you?   
 There are some useful items here  but not sure if we touched on anything of importance
 as various libraries have been updated, with XaraLX itself not updated to work with them... this is what will come to pose problems the longer it goes neglected.