How can I install :CrossOver"

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I like crossover but can’t figure out how to install it. OS13 was easy, now Tumbleweed is ???
Thanks.
Ron

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On Mon, 02 May 2016 21:46:02 +0000, danorske wrote:

> I like crossover but can’t figure out how to install it. OS13 was easy,
> now Tumbleweed is ???
> Thanks.
> Ron

Download the rpm, run “zypper in ./<filename>” (replacing <filename> with
the name of the file.)

Alternatively, download the .tar.gz (IIRC, that’s the other option) and
follow the instructions for a local installation.

If those don’t work, you’ll need to tell us what’s not working - specific
error messages are the most useful.

Jim

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If you’re running zypper from within the same directory as the rpm package, you can omit the “./” which is typically necessary only when you execute a script.

eg

zypper in *packagename *

TSU

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On Sat, 07 May 2016 22:26:02 +0000, tsu2 wrote:

> hendersj;2777229 Wrote:
>> On Mon, 02 May 2016 21:46:02 +0000, danorske wrote:
>>
>> Download the rpm, run “zypper in ./<filename>” (replacing <filename>
>> with the name of the file.)
>>
>>
>>
> If you’re running zypper from within the same directory as the rpm
> package, you can omit the “./” which is typically necessary only when
> you execute a script.
>
> eg
>
> Code:
> --------------------
> zypper in -packagename -
> --------------------
>
>
> TSU

True, I tend to do it more out of habit than anything. :slight_smile:

Jim

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I’m sorry, I didn’t explain clearly. I’m on an “I Mac”. I want to run Tumbleweed on Parallels VM. I can’t get the Mac to recognize the DVD with Tumbleweed dvd in it. The Mac says it can’t read the dvd. thus Parallels cant find it until Mac sees it. The Tumbleweed dvd is OK as I installed it on my laptop. and checked the dvd is good. I imagine this is a Mac problem but I thought you guys might have run into this.

Thanks,
Ron

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I don’t use Parallels,
But typically all virtualization are able to point a virtual CDROM to an ISO file and not necessarily to a real, physical DVDROM.

Have you tried that?

TSU

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Thanks for your reply. No I haven’t tried that. Not sure how to creat a virtual CD-ROM

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In essence you just point it to the iso file

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Finally got it sort of. Had to point it to a differant version of linux. it installed but after the install it needed to reboot. Now it loads to command line. what is the command to start Tumbleweed?
Thanks
Ron

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Please explain??? Tumbelweed is a version of openSUSE it is an OS. What other version of Linux there are a large number of them.

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Sorry,
Using Parallels, telling it to just use Tumbleweed’ iso doesn’t find it as install-able. so I told it to use parallels “other Linux” and it installed. then at the end ir required a reboot at which time the reboot loads to “Terminal”. and that’s as far as it goes.
This note on Parallels web site
NOTE: Many Linux distributions are based on other mainstream distributions. For example Puppy Linux 5.2.8 and Bodhi Linux are based on Ubuntu. Thus you may want to choose either a particular mainstream OS type or other general type, like “Other Linux” or “Other Linux kernel 2.x”

Taken from here: KB Parallels: "Unable to detect operating system" warning message when creating the virtual machine

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Ok now I understand

I assume you must add some form of guest drivers to deal with the virtual video. Don’t know parallels so you need to dig

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@danorske

Let’s back up a bit…

First, let’s verify assumptions since this thread originally started with asking how to install Crossover, then evolved into how to install TW using Parallels.

Assuming…

  • You’re running on a MacOS machine.
  • You’re running Parallels as your virtualization technology
  • You wish to run TW as a virtual machine Guest
  • You wish to run Crossover in your TW to run Windows apps in your TW (IIRC Crossover is an interesting alternative to WINE).
  • Before proceeding, it should be noted that from what I briefly investigated, current Crossover may only support 32-bit.

If any of the above is incorrect, then needs to be clarified.

Assuming the above is correct,
You first need to install TW. The following is the Install Guide from Parallels, and it describes how you can point to an installation source, either a real, physical DVDROM or an ISO file
http://kb.parallels.com/123284

After you have completed your TW installation, you should have a bootable TW Guest.

The following is the only recent guide I can find regarding installing Crossover on openSUSE. Although it was written for LEAP, I don’t see any reason why those steps can’t be tried on supported version of openSUSE.
https://www.codeweavers.com/support/wiki/linux/faq/OpenSUSE

In fact, I’ve just now run those steps in a test TW and all seems to have installed without an error (did not test whether Crossover is working properly, but assume it should be working).

To make it easier to install Crossover, instead of stepping through the original codeweavers wiki I referenced above, I have created a script you can download and execute which does everything described in the wiki. While executing, you will be prompted to agree to install a couple times (I decided not to make the script entirely non-interactive).

https://github.com/putztzu/public_scripts/blob/master/Install_Crossover_0n_openSUSE.sh

TSU

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You may need to install Parallels Tools

The above referenced article assumes that you have a working Desktop.
I’d be guessing but assume that once your Parallel Tools iso is mounted, if you need to use a console command line to find and execute the Tools install, it should be located at

/run/media/$USER/

openSUSE is a mainstream distro, so the above quote doesn’t seem to be useful… Although there is an outside chance that if there is something specific to Fedora it can be tried.

TSU

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If Parallels is giving you too many problems (try contacting them first),
You can try VMware Fusion
https://www.vmware.com/products/fusion

BTW -
Decided to run something in my newly installed Crossover on TW which was installed using the script I created, and it works fine.

TSU

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OH WOW, I must of had “Old Farts memory”. I wrote Crossover and meant Parallels. I try to run TW and it either stops at a black screen or it goes to command line.

I’ve installed many operating systems on Parallels in the past with no problems. (Windows and Suse) Only TW is giving me problems.
Ron

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You should probably raise an issue with the Parallels people.
If I were make a wild guess based on their existing comments about their workaround for other distros that aren’t recognized,

Parallels is likely mounting install media based on detecting the type of distro… Why is anyone’s guess since I don’t think that distro detection is a critical factor for installing/creating in any other virtualization… In other virtualization, detecting or specifying a particular distro seems to be used only for proposing selected defaults, and won’t cause a fail if the defaults aren’t used.

With openSUSE, all distros <except> TW can be identified easily as a release version number which doesn’t change, eg 13.1, 13.2 and 42.1. But, TW is different… a release date is used for its version number which changes constantly and so specifying any number for TW is useless because it’d be effective for only approx a week.

Bottom line is that if the Parallels problem is what I suspect it is, they’ll have to change their code in a significant way particularly since other distros are just starting to implement Factory rolling releases like openSUSE (we’re not the only ones).

TSU

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Thanks, That’s what I’ll do.