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# Installing FreeGuide from tarballs

## Get Java

You will need to install OpenJDK/IcedTea, or Sun's version of Java.

## Get XMLTV

First, you will need to install XMLTV. Either use your operating system's package management system, or, if you have to, Install XMLTV From Source.

## Get FreeGuide

Get it from the sourceforge download page.

### Proper install

To install FreeGuide in its normal place, download freeguide-x.y.z-install-bin.tar.gz, and unzip this tarball in / as root.

You can now run FreeGuide by typing:

`freeguide`

NOTE: there is a bug in this tarball in some older releases - see here: http://bugs.launchpad.net/freeguide-tv/+bug/ 244794 for a workaround. You need to edit the /bin/freeguide file to make the paths absolute.

### Local install

To install FreeGuide in a local directory, download and unzip freeguide-x.y.z-bin.tar.gz.

You can now run FreeGuide by typing:

`./freeguide`

in the directory into which you unzipped the file.

Note: you must run from inside the directory where you extracted the tarball. If you want to be able to run from elsewhere (e.g. because you want to create a menu icon for FreeGuide) you can edit the "freeguide" script to add a "cd" command at the beginning.

## Run FreeGuide

You'll now need to answer a few questions, and then you're ready to go.

If you use a proxy server (if you don't know, you probably don't), you'll need to read this page: Configure Proxy On Linux.

NOTE: if you use a different operating system or Linux distribution and would like to contribute either more detailed installation instructions or a specific installer, we'd welcome your contribution! Please Contact Us.

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