How to install LightTable0.8 in Ubuntu

After more than one year of development, LightTable has launched a new stable release version. Now it only provides 64-bit binary packages for Linux. LightTable0.8.0 change: we are from NW. js switched to the Electron change: the release and self-update processes of LightTable are completely released on github and added: LightTable can be built from the source code on various supported platforms using provided scripts:

After more than one year of development, Light Table has launched a new stable release version. Now it only provides 64-bit binary packages for Linux.

Changes to Light Table 0.8.0:

• Change: we switched from NW. js to Electron
• Change: the release and self-update processes of Light Table are completely published on github.
• Added: Light Table can be built from the source code on various supported platforms using the provided scripts.
• Added: Most node Code libraries of Light Table will be installed using npm dependencies to replace the previous method of using a branch library.
• Added: valid document. For more details, see the following
• Fixed: Major availability issues in systems with version number> = OSX 10.10
• Change: 32-bit Linux package download is not officially available, but it still supports building from source code
• Fix: ClojureScript eval supports modern ClojureScript versions.
• For more information, see github.com/LightTable/LightTable/releases.

LightTable 0.8.0

 

How to install Light Table 0.8.0 in Ubuntu

The following steps will guide you how to install the official Binary Package under Ubuntu, which is applicable in the current Ubuntu release version (Only for 64-bit).

If you have installed a previous version before you start, back up it.

1.Download the binary file in LightTable Linux from the following link:

• Lighttable-0.8.0-linux.tar.gz

2.Open the terminal from dash or application starter, or press Ctrl + Alt + T, and press enter after entering the following command:

1. gksudo file-roller ~/Downloads/lighttable-0.8.0-linux.tar.gz

Open-via-fileroller

If the command does not work, install it from the Ubuntu Software Center.gksu.

3.The previous command used root user permissions to open the Downloaded archive through the archive manager.

To open it, follow these steps:

• Right-click the file and rename itLightTable
• Decompress itComputer->/opt/Directory.

Extract-lighttable

Finally, you should have installed LightTable, which can be viewed in the/opt/directory:

Lighttable-in-opt

4.Create a starter so that you can open LightTable from the dash tool or application starter.

Open the terminal and run the following command to create and edit a LightTable Startup file:

1. gksudo gedit /usr/share/applications/lighttable.desktop

Open the file in the Gedit text editor, paste the following content and save it:

1. [DesktopEntry]
2. Version=1.0
3. Type=Application
4. Name=LightTable
5. GenericName=TextEditor
6. Comment=Open source IDE that modify,from running programs to embed websites and games
7. Exec=/opt/LightTable/LightTable%F
8. Terminal=false
9. MimeType=text/plain;
10. Icon=/opt/LightTable/resources/app/core/img/lticon.png
11. Categories=TextEditor;Development;Utility;
12. StartupNotify=true
13. Actions=Window;Document;
14. Name[en_US]=LightTable
15. [DesktopActionWindow]
16. Name=NewWindow
17. Exec=/opt/LightTable/LightTable-n
18. OnlyShowIn=Unity;
19. [DesktopActionDocument]
20. Name=NewFile
21. Exec=/opt/LightTable/LightTable--command new_file
22. OnlyShowIn=Unity;

So it looks like:

Lighttable-launcher

Finally, open the IDE from the dash tool or application starter and enjoy it!

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Via: http://ubuntuhandbook.org/index.php/2015/12/install-light-table-0-8-ubuntu-14-04/

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