francescogondolin
February 19th, 2010, 04:26 AM
How to install Dreamweaver CS4 and Fireworks CS3 on Ubuntu 9.10
Hi Everyone, It's the first post I make here. I completly switched to Ubuntu some weeks ago and I like it, the only problem untill some minutes ago was Fireworks (I work as web designer from time to time) something that cannot easly be replaced. I post here the solutions I've found and tried:
Index
- Dreamweaver CS4
- Firefox CS3
- Flash....
- Virtual Machine (Get Windows on Ubuntu and then install Macromedia and everything else)
Install Dreamweaver CS4
I looked on Google and I've found this guide works perfectly:
http://aminesoft.wordpress.com/2009/08/18/install-dreamweaver-cs4-in-ubuntu-and-debian/ (http://aminesoft.wordpress.com/2009/08/18/install-dreamweaver-cs4-in-ubuntu-and-debian/)
on my Ubuntu 9.10 (with Dreamweaver CS4 , V10.0 , Built 4117) works very well. I just copy and paste the guide to make things easier
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Build world-class websites and applications with one of the industry’s leading web authoring tools. Adobe Dreamweaver CS4 software is ideal for web designers, web developers, and visual designers. Manipulate pixel-level designs in Design view, or craft complex code in Code view while working in the real browser environment of Live View. There is no linux version for Dreamweaver, but there are many open source alternative for this product like Kompozer (http://www.unixmen.com/linux-tutorials/307-kompozer-easy-and-powerfull-web-builder-for-linux), bluefish ….
Now we will try to run it under Linux (ubuntu or debian)
you should have installed CS4 under windows because we need this directory to complete the installtion
now we need to download some packages to help us . :
1- Install wine
$sudo apt-get install wine winecfg now we begin to copy folder from windows to ubuntu .
2-navigate to C:\Program Files. Copy the whole ‘Adobe‘ folder to Ubuntu /home/username/.wine/drive_c/Program Files folder.
3- copy C:\Documents and Settings\your-windows-user-name\Application Data to /home/username/.wine/drive_c/windows/profiles/All Users/Application Data/
4-copy C:\Program Files\Common Files to /home/username/.wine/drive_c/Program Files/Common Files
5- copy C:\WINDOWS\system32 to /home/username/.wine/drive_c/windows/system32
6-copy Winsxs from C:\windows to /home/username/.wine/drive_c/windows/ (this folder is verry important)
7- import the registery to wine
from windows for to start and Run (regedit)
go to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE-> SOFTWARE->Adobe->Dreamweaver ; Right click on the ‘Dreamweaver‘ folder and select ‘Export’. Save the file as dreamweaver.reg and copy this file to ubuntu home directory and you need to coinvet the registery file to ASII file (recode)
$sudo apt-get install recode recode is : (Conversion between character sets and surfaces)
$recode ucs-2..ascii dreamweaver.reg $wine regedit dreamweaver.reg
Now you have successfully copied all needed files to run your installation succefully.
lets give a test :
$cd /home/username $cd .wine/drive_c/Program\ Files/Adobe/Adobe\ Dreamweaver\ CS4/ $wine Dreamweaver.exe Should be lunching the programe now.
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So with this you should have a working DCS4, at least I have
Install Fireworks CS3
I've followed the procedure also for my Fireworks CS4 didn't work, it were loading but giving me two errors:
- Parameter is incorrect.....
- Error 147:30
I've found out that it's something related both with the language but also with the expiration date. After a while I gave up and I've found 3 solutions:
Solution 1 (The one I adopted)
There's a file on internet torrents called "Adobe Fireworks CS3 Portable". If you have the license for CS3, as I have, there's nothing bad in finding the torrent and downloading it.
It's a single file, a single EXE, you just copy it in your Wine and open with Wine, it works perfectly.
Solution 2 (I tried it but then I deleted everything)
The second solution is to download VirtualBox, install XP and then you can make what you want.I tried it, it works BUT
to use 10 GB of space for just a software it's too much for my taste
Solution 3
Find on this page
http://appdb.winehq.org/objectManager.php?sClass=application&iId=665
the Wine version and the Firework version that fit together.
Installing Flash
The same as for Fireworks:
- Virtualbox
- Portable version of the file
- Wine
Virtual BOX
I discovered a nice feature of Virtual Box: you can save the virtual machine on an external harddrive. So now that I've got 1 Terabyte HD, I just moved all my macromedia software and officethe VBOX. For the installation just google "Vbox ubuntu" and you will get the instruction. Just an information: if your external harddrive is FAT 32 or something else I would format it with NTFS fylesystem, otherwise you will get problems with filesize limits!!!
Hi Everyone, It's the first post I make here. I completly switched to Ubuntu some weeks ago and I like it, the only problem untill some minutes ago was Fireworks (I work as web designer from time to time) something that cannot easly be replaced. I post here the solutions I've found and tried:
Index
- Dreamweaver CS4
- Firefox CS3
- Flash....
- Virtual Machine (Get Windows on Ubuntu and then install Macromedia and everything else)
Install Dreamweaver CS4
I looked on Google and I've found this guide works perfectly:
http://aminesoft.wordpress.com/2009/08/18/install-dreamweaver-cs4-in-ubuntu-and-debian/ (http://aminesoft.wordpress.com/2009/08/18/install-dreamweaver-cs4-in-ubuntu-and-debian/)
on my Ubuntu 9.10 (with Dreamweaver CS4 , V10.0 , Built 4117) works very well. I just copy and paste the guide to make things easier
-----------------------------------------------------------------
Build world-class websites and applications with one of the industry’s leading web authoring tools. Adobe Dreamweaver CS4 software is ideal for web designers, web developers, and visual designers. Manipulate pixel-level designs in Design view, or craft complex code in Code view while working in the real browser environment of Live View. There is no linux version for Dreamweaver, but there are many open source alternative for this product like Kompozer (http://www.unixmen.com/linux-tutorials/307-kompozer-easy-and-powerfull-web-builder-for-linux), bluefish ….
Now we will try to run it under Linux (ubuntu or debian)
you should have installed CS4 under windows because we need this directory to complete the installtion
now we need to download some packages to help us . :
1- Install wine
$sudo apt-get install wine winecfg now we begin to copy folder from windows to ubuntu .
2-navigate to C:\Program Files. Copy the whole ‘Adobe‘ folder to Ubuntu /home/username/.wine/drive_c/Program Files folder.
3- copy C:\Documents and Settings\your-windows-user-name\Application Data to /home/username/.wine/drive_c/windows/profiles/All Users/Application Data/
4-copy C:\Program Files\Common Files to /home/username/.wine/drive_c/Program Files/Common Files
5- copy C:\WINDOWS\system32 to /home/username/.wine/drive_c/windows/system32
6-copy Winsxs from C:\windows to /home/username/.wine/drive_c/windows/ (this folder is verry important)
7- import the registery to wine
from windows for to start and Run (regedit)
go to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE-> SOFTWARE->Adobe->Dreamweaver ; Right click on the ‘Dreamweaver‘ folder and select ‘Export’. Save the file as dreamweaver.reg and copy this file to ubuntu home directory and you need to coinvet the registery file to ASII file (recode)
$sudo apt-get install recode recode is : (Conversion between character sets and surfaces)
$recode ucs-2..ascii dreamweaver.reg $wine regedit dreamweaver.reg
Now you have successfully copied all needed files to run your installation succefully.
lets give a test :
$cd /home/username $cd .wine/drive_c/Program\ Files/Adobe/Adobe\ Dreamweaver\ CS4/ $wine Dreamweaver.exe Should be lunching the programe now.
-----------------------------------------------------------------
So with this you should have a working DCS4, at least I have
Install Fireworks CS3
I've followed the procedure also for my Fireworks CS4 didn't work, it were loading but giving me two errors:
- Parameter is incorrect.....
- Error 147:30
I've found out that it's something related both with the language but also with the expiration date. After a while I gave up and I've found 3 solutions:
Solution 1 (The one I adopted)
There's a file on internet torrents called "Adobe Fireworks CS3 Portable". If you have the license for CS3, as I have, there's nothing bad in finding the torrent and downloading it.
It's a single file, a single EXE, you just copy it in your Wine and open with Wine, it works perfectly.
Solution 2 (I tried it but then I deleted everything)
The second solution is to download VirtualBox, install XP and then you can make what you want.I tried it, it works BUT
to use 10 GB of space for just a software it's too much for my taste
Solution 3
Find on this page
http://appdb.winehq.org/objectManager.php?sClass=application&iId=665
the Wine version and the Firework version that fit together.
Installing Flash
The same as for Fireworks:
- Virtualbox
- Portable version of the file
- Wine
Virtual BOX
I discovered a nice feature of Virtual Box: you can save the virtual machine on an external harddrive. So now that I've got 1 Terabyte HD, I just moved all my macromedia software and officethe VBOX. For the installation just google "Vbox ubuntu" and you will get the instruction. Just an information: if your external harddrive is FAT 32 or something else I would format it with NTFS fylesystem, otherwise you will get problems with filesize limits!!!