BeerSmith works in Ubuntu! - Page 2

**ThreeDogsNE** · 07-27-2009, 12:21 AM

I know it's an old thread, but I was glad to find this info. I recently revived an old PC in my shop/brewery in part by putting Ubuntu Linux on it. I had replaced the motherboard, and wasn't about to buy a new copy of Windows to replace one I had already purchased. The Ubuntu installation was a breeze, but I couldn't get Beersmith to run on this machine until I found this thread. The instructions still work well, as does Beersmith now. Thanks!

ikonis · 12-02-2009, 04:56 PM

Installation went fine... but I have another problem... Once Beersmith runs, I cannot do ANYTHING in it... Strange, but I cannot click on recipes (or anything for that matter) It doesn't change screens. Am I doing something wrong?

Edit: NEVERMIND ... Popup actually popped-under

Thirsty_Monk · 12-09-2009, 12:04 AM

And now you guys brew beer thru wine.
(bad joke I know)
I use promash thru wine and I do not have printing issue.
Thanks for the post.

juvinious · 12-13-2009, 06:51 PM

I read on some posts on the Beersmith forum that they are working the kinks out of a GTK version (which is due to be the next revision) of beersmith that will be portable to other platforms aside from windows. Can't wait I enjoy using Beersmith and I use it in wine without problems.

TwoHeadsBrewing · 12-13-2009, 08:21 PM

I'd like it if they built a web-based version. I have it installed on 3 different computers, and it's a PITA to keep all of them up to date with all my recipes. It would be nice to have the data kept in a central location...hey maybe they could even host it.

**Yuri_Rage** · 12-13-2009, 09:50 PM

If you use a networked file sharing system, you can keep the recipes in one place.

Thirsty_Monk · 12-14-2009, 04:48 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TwoHeadsBrewing

I'd like it if they built a web-based version. I have it installed on 3 different computers, and it's a PITA to keep all of them up to date with all my recipes. It would be nice to have the data kept in a central location...hey maybe they could even host it.

One of "Cloud" storage provider is BropBox:
https://www.dropbox.com/
They have clients for Windows, Mac, and Linux. When you install the client software it will add another folder to your file system.
Whatever you put in this folder will get copied to the DropBox server.

So install DropBox on all of your 3 computers and point your Recipes directory(or whatever else you want to synchronize) to DropBox folder on all 3 computers and you are set.

Someone just wrote little how to:
http://www.homebrewtalk.com/f84/sync-beersmith-multiple-computers-151891/

z987k · 12-14-2009, 10:05 PM

seems like it *might* be cheaper to just network the computers in house.

ikonis · 12-14-2009, 10:09 PM

Dropbox basic is free. And if you're like me, I waste a bunch of time at work on my laptop playing with Beersmith. It'd be nice if I could use the same recipes that I was playing with the night before at home.