Thread: Rave on Linux ?

Originally Posted by loanrangie

Has anyone managed to get RAVE to run in a Linux enviroment ? my spare pc is running Kubuntu (or Vixta) and will relogated to workshop.

That happens when something is relegated and relocated!

I have something called "The Landy CD version 1.1b. Is that the same thing?
I'm running XUBUNTU.

I just put the CD in and pick the file I want from the file manager window that automatically loads. The PDF file viewer that came with XUBUNTU opens the file. No problems.

Originally Posted by p38arover

That happens when something is relegated and relocated!

Ron you have too much time on your hands !

I run RAVE on Linux, just install the windows program emulator called WINE, you'll find it in the linux repositories.
Then insert your Rave Cd and it will open as per normal .

Hers a pic of it running on my Linux Kubuntu Desktop.

Originally Posted by loanrangie

Ron you have too much time on your hands !

Well, I was at work!

Originally Posted by Rovernaut

I run RAVE on Linux, just install the windows program emulator called WINE, you'll find it in the linux repositories.
Then insert your Rave Cd and it will open as per normal .

Hers a pic of it running on my Linux Kubuntu Desktop.
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I notice it has opened in Acrobat Reader.
Did you install Acrobat Reader through WINE?
I was just using the PDF file viewer that came with XUBUNTU, but the bookmarks don't appear with that.

Originally Posted by vnx205

I notice it has opened in Acrobat Reader.
Did you install Acrobat Reader through WINE?
I was just using the PDF file viewer that came with XUBUNTU, but the bookmarks don't appear with that.

The Rave CDs I use have Acrobat reader 4 built in as default.9 it's part of the program)
On Linux when I first put the CD in, I navigated to the Rave .exe icon clicked that and it installed the Rave icon on my Linux desktop.
The any other time I want to use Rave I insert disk and click the desktop CD to get the Rave running.
Doesn't your version of Rave open automatically on Windows?
If it does then it should on Linux with 'Wine".


Desktop Icon



open CD and click the RAVE.exe icon to start Rave



Built in Acrobat reader will start and open PDF




Bookmark selection

Thanks.
I think I have worked out that my "The Landy CD version 1.1b" is not the same as the Rave CD.
It has the workshop manual for my 98 Defender as well as dozens of others and is obviously set up slightly differently from the Rave CDs.
I asked which one I should buy when I first bought the Defender and this is the one that was recommended.
Because it has always had the information I needed, I hadn't thought much about which version of the CDs I had.

From my experience with other CDs, I am confident that if I had the same one as you, it would behave exactly as you describe.

While we are on this subject, is there some reason most people seem to have the Rave CD and I have something different from the same source?
What are the differences?
Is one better than the other for some jobs?