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Does ALEKS work on Linux? - Paul - 01-31-2009
Does ALEKS work on Linux (or should I be asking does ALEKS not work on Linux)?
We can get it to work on our Windows but my son has Linux on his laptop & it is not working. Any idea what we need to do to get it to work on his laptop?
Not sure which section this question would fit in. My original thinking was it was an ALEKS question but now I'm not so sure. Please redirect if needed.
Does ALEKS work on Linux? - MadMax396 - 02-01-2009
Paul Wrote:Does ALEKS work on Linux (or should I be asking does ALEKS not work on Linux)?
We can get it to work on our Windows but my son has Linux on his laptop & it is not working. Any idea what we need to do to get it to work on his laptop?
Not sure which section this question would fit in. My original thinking was it was an ALEKS question but now I'm not so sure. Please redirect if needed.
Did some minor investigation. There is no listing for a Linux variant.
It seems to be a Mac OS 10 and Windows plug in. However, porting it to linux is beyond my personal capability at this time. I will keep looking. We all have a copy of the original plug in and I am sure someone out there could look to port it if it isnt already done.
Cross Over Office standard says you can install and run windows plug ins through it, but I dont have a regular linux machine up right now to check.
It also costs 40 bucks so theres also that. Post if you find anything else. I will also post if I can find some freeware out there.
Does ALEKS work on Linux? - PeteDude - 02-01-2009
Paul Wrote:Does ALEKS work on Linux (or should I be asking does ALEKS not work on Linux)?
We can get it to work on our Windows but my son has Linux on his laptop & it is not working. Any idea what we need to do to get it to work on his laptop?
Not sure which section this question would fit in. My original thinking was it was an ALEKS question but now I'm not so sure. Please redirect if needed.
I've tried to sign on to ALEKS and have had it specifically tell me they do not support Linux.
However, you could download a virtualization product such as VMWare server or VirtualBox, then load Windows inside a VM to run ALEKS.
Does ALEKS work on Linux? - Paul - 02-01-2009
Thanks to both of you for your help!
Does ALEKS work on Linux? - zefrench - 02-02-2009
The plugin is Java based so it might work on Linux
Does ALEKS work on Linux? - jmichelle79 - 01-21-2012
I know this is an old thread, but if anyone needs to know.
I installed Alex plug in on SUSE. The command line is
1. Save the plug in on your desktop
2. Double check your java in /usr/lib/jvm/
3. sudo cp ~/Desktop/aleksPack10.jar /usr/lib/jvm/java-1.6.0-sun-1.6.0.0
4. enter password when prompted
Thats it you should be good to go.
ALEKS says I have the plug in. I haven't signed up yet (I want to be rested when I take the initial assessment.) I will let you know how it goes.
I also have installed ALEKS on Ubuntu and the command line was similar.