How Do I Make Mprime Work In Ubuntu??

I do not know how to get a command line....

i know nothing of programming or script writing...

i do not understand programming geek talk...

i am a linux noob, running ubuntu as my first linux rig ( i am a harware geek), and coming off of windows easy as pie double click and eveything works world...

anybody got any easy ways to do this??

i've been to 10 websites in the past 4 hours just to try to get 1 program to work...

i need to get this done tonight so i can stress this baby out overnight...

thanks...

[pegaso56]

Hi, after downloading mprime, unzip all files in a folder, try fo find a console, usually ALT+F2 and once there, change to the directory where you unzipped all the files.Type "./mprime -m" -without the "" and follow the instructions menu. Option 1 for joining gimps, choose a name for identify yourself or let anonymous.}

[wreck]

Originally Posted by pegaso56

Hi, after downloading mprime, unzip all files in a folder, try fo find a console, usually ALT+F2 and once there, change to the directory where you unzipped all the files.Type "./mprime -m" -without the "" and follow the instructions menu. Option 1 for joining gimps, choose a name for identify yourself or let anonymous.}

After I run the command of "./mprime -m",then I close it with the command of Ctrl-X or Ctrl-Z.But when I open it again it says:

[Main thread Jan 1 20:02] Mersenne number primality test program version 25.9
	     Main Menu

	 1.  Test/Primenet
	 2.  Test/Worker threads
	 3.  Test/Status
	 4.  Test/Continue
	 5.  Test/Exit
	 6.  Advanced/Test
	 7.  Advanced/Time
	 8.  Advanced/P-1
	 9.  Advanced/ECM
	10.  Advanced/Manual Communication
	11.  Advanced/Unreserve Exponent
	12.  Advanced/Quit Gimps
	13.  Options/CPU
	14.  Options/Preferences
	15.  Options/Torture Test
	16.  Options/Benchmark
	17.  Help/About
	18.  Help/About PrimeNet Server
Your choice: 4

Worker to start, 0=all (0): 0
Another mprime is running.
	     Main Menu

	 1.  Test/Primenet
	 2.  Test/Worker threads
	 3.  Test/Status
	 4.  Test/Continue
	 5.  Test/Exit
	 6.  Advanced/Test
	 7.  Advanced/Time
	 8.  Advanced/P-1
	 9.  Advanced/ECM
	10.  Advanced/Manual Communication
	11.  Advanced/Unreserve Exponent
	12.  Advanced/Quit Gimps
	13.  Options/CPU
	14.  Options/Preferences
	15.  Options/Torture Test
	16.  Options/Benchmark
	17.  Help/About
	18.  Help/About PrimeNet Server
Your choice: 5

mathsgao@mathsgao-desktop:~/公共的/chenbo/math/mprime259$ ls
f15H9613  license.txt  mprime     prime.txt   stress.txt  whatsnew.txt
f46F2147  local.txt    prime.log  readme.txt  undoc.txt   worktodo.txt

What should I do now?

[garo]

You should not close it with Ctrl-Z. That just suspends it but leaves it running in the background. You should always exit the mprime menu by typing 5. Once you have configured via the menu and exited, you should run it again with ./mprime -d to get it to actually do some work. Also, search this forum for a script that will let you run it automatically in linux.

[lfm]

Originally Posted by wreck

After I run the command of "./mprime -m",then I close it with the command of Ctrl-X or Ctrl-Z.

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What should I do now?

If you suspended it with ctrl-z you should resume it with the fg command.
I don't know what ctrl-x does for you.

Best would be to exit it properly in the first place with the 5 option of course.