Xara Extreme for Linux: Use Release 1785

[pcardout]

Hello -- I joined these fora to report on my experience with Xara for Linux. My main point is that the "unstable release 1785" is
far more stable than the "recommended" 1682.

I use Debian etch and Ubuntu gutsy.
I saw the Xaralx forum was closed -- but there is no reason there might
not still be new users (like me!).

I went to the Xara for Linux website http://www.xaralx.org/download.html
and downloaded the "recommended" version of Xaralx as follows
Download Xara Xtreme (version 0.7 Revision 1692) (Tar Bzip2 Archive - 19MB).

I then made a directory for it /usr/local/xaralx and ran

tar -xvjf RecomXaraLX0.7_rev1692.tar.bz2

I created a script in my home directory

#!/bin/bash
#xara.sh
echo Launching Xara Extreme for Linux
echo The program is in /usr/local/xaralx
/usr/local/xaralx/bin/xaralx

So I could start xara with ./xara.sh. It worked -- but crashed frequently.
I first noticed crashes when trying to change the font on the text tool.

Before giving up, I decided to try the 1785 (unstable) release. I used
the same install procedure as indicated above -- but with the 1785
file. It is
what I am using now -- and I think 1692 is unusable but 1785 is fine.

Given that Linux development seems to have paused, I thought it worth sharing my experience.

[steve.ledger]

Welcome to the Forums.

The 'Xtreme for Linux' users forum was closed quite sometime ago.
However there is a Xara LX users forum here which was started by one of TG members about the same time.

Continued Xara LX development by the Open Source Communty never really took off for one reason or another.

PS: The software is named Xara Xtreme, not Extreme