XMind rpm
Unofficial script to create an RPM package for XMind.
How to use
Open a terminal in the project repository and run ./create-package.sh
Features
This rpm package has a lot of advantages over a manual XMind installation:
- Much easier removal: Run
sudo dnf remove xmind
and that's it! - Sets XMind as the default application for
.xmind
files. - Adds XMind to the applications' list with a nice HD icon
- Configures XMind properly: The xmind fonts are installed and a configuration directory is created for each user.
- Tested on Fedora 25 and 26 (may work on other distributions)
More informations
Warning - no accents
The path where you run the script must not contain any special character like é, ü, etc. This is a limitation of the rpm tools.
How to update
When a new version of xmind is released:
- Download the updated script from github.
- Run the script to get the updated version.
Requirements
The rpmdevtools
package is required to build RPM packages and use the script. If it not installed the script will offer to install it.
Root privileges
Building an RPM package with root privileges is dangerous, see http://serverfault.com/questions/10027/why-is-it-bad-to-build-rpms-as-root.
Download speed
Downloading XMind is notoriously slow because of the XMind's servers, not because of my script.