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ArcReader not working with Ubuntu Linux	Tommi Kuljukka	Sep 17, 2008
Re: ArcReader not working with Ubuntu Linux	Joel Peck	Sep 22, 2008
Re: ArcReader not working with Ubuntu Linux	Brad Kinsey	Oct 07, 2008
Re: ArcReader not working with Ubuntu Linux	Tommi Kuljukka	Oct 08, 2008
Re: ArcReader not working with Ubuntu Linux	Tommi Kuljukka	Oct 08, 2008
Re: ArcReader not working with Ubuntu Linux	Joel Peck	Oct 08, 2008
Re: ArcReader not working with Ubuntu Linux	Tommi Kuljukka	Oct 09, 2008
Re: ArcReader not working with Ubuntu Linux	Joel Peck	Oct 30, 2008
Re: ArcReader not working with Ubuntu Linux	Brad Kinsey	Feb 11, 2009
Re: ArcReader not working with Ubuntu Linux	yogesh dhanapal	Apr 10, 2009
Re: ArcReader not working with Ubuntu Linux	Shweta Bansal	Apr 20, 2009
Re: ArcReader not working with Ubuntu Linux	Valentin Wittich	Apr 30, 2009
Re: ArcReader not working with Ubuntu Linux	Vicente Rivera	Jul 17, 2009

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Subject	ArcReader not working with Ubuntu Linux
Author	Tommi Kuljukka
Date	Sep 17, 2008
Message	ArcReader installs in Ubuntu with errors (log in attachment) The program doesn't start up. My linux distribution is Ubuntu linux 8.04 Sun Java is installed
	tommi@elmo-desktop:~/arcgis$ ./arcreader /home/tommi/arcgis/vmw/mw/setmwruntime: 26: arch: not found Unknown Linux architecture arcreader: Unknown Architecture, cannot set environment _______________ tommi@elmo-desktop:~/arcgis$ uname -a Linux elmo-desktop 2.6.24-21-generic #1 SMP Mon Aug 25 17:32:09 UTC 2008 i686 GNU/Linux
	ArcReader_InstallLog.log (opens in new window)

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Subject	Re: ArcReader not working with Ubuntu Linux
Author	Joel Peck
Date	Sep 22, 2008
Message	Your install is failing when it attempts to start the MainWin runtime because it can't find your system's architecture (i386, i686, sparc, ppc etc). 'Arch' is similar to 'uname -m' so an easy workaround is to create a script in /usr/local/bin: #! /bin/sh uname -m --Joel

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Subject	Re: ArcReader not working with Ubuntu Linux
Author	Brad Kinsey
Date	Oct 07, 2008
Message	I am having this same problem also (Kubuntu 8.04), so thanks for your help. However, how exactly do I create this script and then what do I need to do after creating it? Thanks again.

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Subject	Re: ArcReader not working with Ubuntu Linux
Author	Tommi Kuljukka
Date	Oct 08, 2008
Message	1. In ubuntu: sudo gedit In kubuntu: sudo kate 2. write in the file: #! /bin/sh uname -m 3. Save as... save it to folder: /usr/local/bin/ the filename is: arch

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Subject	Re: ArcReader not working with Ubuntu Linux
Author	Tommi Kuljukka
Date	Oct 08, 2008
Message	Doesn't work. /home/tommi/arcgis/raster/bin/imagine-environment.sh:24:csh:not found After it X-window system freezing.

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Subject	Re: ArcReader not working with Ubuntu Linux
Author	Joel Peck
Date	Oct 08, 2008
Message	It appears that you need to install C shell or one of its successors for that particular script to run. Personally, I'd recommend tcsh because it provides the same function as csh but includes things like command line completion and editing. sudo apt-get update sudo apt-get install csh or sudo apt-get install tcsh

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Subject	Re: ArcReader not working with Ubuntu Linux
Author	Tommi Kuljukka
Date	Oct 09, 2008
Message	I installed tcsh. No errors. X-window system freezing.

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Subject	Re: ArcReader not working with Ubuntu Linux
Author	Joel Peck
Date	Oct 30, 2008
Message	After doing a little digging it turns out the problem lies with MainWin (the software used by Esri to emulate windows on linux) and the way it handles threads. Create an environment variable called MWNO_RIT and set it to true in bash - export MWNO_RIT=true in csh/tcsh - setenv MWNO_RIT true Knowledge base article detailing solution http://dev.mainsoft.com/Default.aspx?tabid=96

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Subject	Re: ArcReader not working with Ubuntu Linux
Author	Brad Kinsey
Date	Feb 11, 2009
Message	I am just now again trying to get ArcReader working. I now was able to install, but am having the same x crash as Tommi Kuljukka, even after using "export MWNO_RIT=true" at my bash terminal. Any other suggestions?

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Subject	Re: ArcReader not working with Ubuntu Linux
Author	yogesh dhanapal
Date	Apr 10, 2009
Message	after setting environment variables i got error message as "arcreader is not properly installed"

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Subject	Re: ArcReader not working with Ubuntu Linux
Author	Shweta Bansal
Date	Apr 20, 2009
Message	I am also having problems on Ubuntu 8.10. I created the arch script, set the shell to tcsh and changed the MWNO_RIT variable. Now, the error message I am getting is: "Failed to start Core Services: Failed to launch rpcss." Thanks in advance for the help.

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Subject	Re: ArcReader not working with Ubuntu Linux
Author	Valentin Wittich
Date	Apr 30, 2009
Message	I having the similar problem on Ubuntu 8.04 (amd64): After the installation I get the error concerning arch and csh. I have solved it in the way it is described... then I got the message that the ArcReader is not installed properly. I have reinstalled it... When I start now the ./arcreader I see for a moment the ArcReader start screen and then I get the message "Aborted"... The only thing I've found yet was a CheckForRegistrationErrors in the ArcReader_InstallLog.log... Has anyone else this problem? Best regards Valentin

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Subject	Re: ArcReader not working with Ubuntu Linux
Author	Vicente Rivera
Date	Jul 17, 2009
Message	Hi, I'm trying to install ArcGis Server 9.3 on ubuntu 7.10, I can't install it because the problem is with mainwin, i got the problem with the command "arch" but in this forum i found the solution, now i have a little problem, i add my mainwin.log ********************************************************* Creating directory '/home/sde/arcgis/servercore/mwcore' ... Done. Copying files ... Done. Setting file permissions ... Done. Creating directory '/home/sde/arcgis/servercore/mwcore/mwcoredata' ... Done. Configuring MainWin System Core ... Uknown Linux system <----"HERE" Failed. Error: Failed to create boot script. Setup failed. A transcript of this setup was saved in /home/sde/arcgis/servercore/mwcore/mwcoredata/inf1wubup007/logs/mwcore_setup.log.1 Failed setup MainWin System Core Failed to start MainWin System Core Failed core_hook3 MainWin System Core Installation completed successfully. ********************************************************* The problem is when MainWin try to configure MainWin System Core... what can i do? Greetings!