2. Installation
Mac OS X
The software runs on Mac x86, and now on the PowerPC(PPC) in 32-bit versions. There are no 64-bit versions for now. To install the Mac OS X i386-Intel or ppc, download the zip and place (“comeduMacEni386.zip” or “comeduMacEnppc.zip”) on your desktop. The versions are identified by i386 or ppc at the end of the name. On some Macs, the zip is unarchived or unzipped automatically and the directory “comeduMacEn” is simply in the “Download” directory.
If necessary, double click the zip archive the file to get “comeduMacEn”
Move the folder “comeduMacEn” in “Applications” folder.
Placing programs in the “Applications” folder is an “Apple” convention. The Accounting Learning Software is self-sufficient in its folder “comeduMacEn”. If you prefer, the folder “comeduMacEn” can be placed in a location of your choice like the “Documents” folder or the “Desktop”.
The “Applications” folder now contains “comeduMacEn” in which the application's name is “comeduapp”.
You can start the software by double-clicking on the application “(A) comeduapp.”
You can also create an alias, by clicking the right mouse button or “ctrl” click on “comeduapp.”
You can move it where you want, for example on the desktop:
By double-clicking the alias, the application starts.
Microsoft
To install on Microsoft Windows, download the zip and place “comeduWinEn.zip” on your desktop.
Double click to open the zip.
Move the folder “comeduWinEn” in “Program Files”.
Placing software in the “Program Files” folder is a “Microsoft” convention. The software is self-sufficient in its folder “comeduWinEn.” If you prefer, the folder “comeduWinFr” can be placed in a location of your choice like the “Documents” folder or the “Desktop.”
The “Program Files” folder now contains “comeduWinEn” in which there is the software “comeduapp.exe.”
You can start the software by double-clicking on the application “comeduapp.exe.”
You can create a shortcut by clicking the right mouse button on “comeduapp.exe”:
You can move the shortcut to the desktop for easy startup of the software.
By double-clicking the shortcut, the application starts.
Linux
There is now a 32-bit and a 64-bit version for Linux. To install on Linux, download the zip and place “comeduLinuxEni386.zip” or “comeduLinuxEnx86_64.zip” on your desktop. The versions are identified at the end of the name by i386 for 32 bits version or x86_64 for 64 bits version. The software works with all major Linux distributions like Ubuntu, Debian, Fedora and others.
Double click to open the zip. Move the folder “comeduLinuxEn” folder in your “Home” folder.
If you prefer, the directory “comeduLinuxEn” can be placed in a location of your choice like the “Documents” folder or the “Desktop.”
The “Home” directory now contains “comeduLinuxEn” in which there is the software “comeduapp.”
You can start the software by double-clicking on the application “comeduapp.”
In some cases, there are some problems when “comedu” is used with the new Ubuntu Unity interface. The program just stops working after a while. This also happens with other programs. This issue should be resolved with time. There is a patch in “comeduapp” which calls the main program “comeduappmain”. One of the thing it does, is call the main program with the following command:
$ LIBOVERLAY_SCROLLBAR=0 ./comeduappmain
If you still have problems, start Ubuntu with the Gnome interface.
If you have a another Linux distribution, you can execute “comeduappmain” directly.
You can make a link by clicking the right mouse button on “comeduapp”:
You can move the link to the desktop for easy startup of the software.
By double-clicking the shortcut, the application starts.
The software should run on your Linux distribution. If you want to have the libraries needed to operate without installing the missing ones, simply install the Lazarus IDE with your application manager. In Ubuntu, some of these managers are Ubuntu Software Center or Synaptic. If you do not need the Lazarus IDE, uninstall afterwards. The libraries required by Lazarus will remain on your system.
Uninstall
In any case, simply put the folder “comeduMacEn”, “comeduWinEn” or “comeduLinuxEn” to the trash to delete the software. There are no other files on your system because it is self-sufficient.
Your data is safe if you have saved in a directory other than the software. It is accessible using software for managing SQLite databases, two of which are mentioned in the acknowledgments.