Installing Promethean ActivInspire Software On Ubuntu 12.04 or 13.04

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To install the Promethean Activboard Driver and ActivInspire Software On Ubuntu 12.04 or 13.04 follow the steps below:
Note: Please note that Promethean supports only 32 bit Ubuntu systems. I have not tested it for 64 bit systems.

sudo apt-get install libjpeg62

From the Ubuntu Software Center add the following repository in “Other Sources”:

deb http://activsoftware.co.uk/linux/repos/ubuntu precise oss non-oss

Back in a terminal run:

wget http://www.activsoftware.co.uk/linux/repos/Promethean.asc && sudo apt-key add Promethean.asc

then

sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install activinspire activtools activdriver

Now logout and login again and try running Activinspire.

5 thoughts on “Installing Promethean ActivInspire Software On Ubuntu 12.04 or 13.04”

  1. rock’n roll! I tried installing activinspire for linux in vain…took me more than 4 hours and finally i found your webpage and —rock’n roll – it works!!!
    Yeah, my plan to complete relocate to linux from win 7 is coming closer and closer to end

    thank you very much!

    mowjoe from berlin

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  2. yoda's avatar yoda

    Gracias por el artĂ­culo.
    en UBUNTU 16 no instala: activinspire.
    porque falta el fichero: libssl0.9.8

    Ese fichero está en UBUNTU 14, pero no está en UBUNTU 16.
    para arreglarlo en el siguiente enlace:
    https://packages.ubuntu.com/trusty/i386/libssl0.9.8/download

    ******************************************
    Thanks for the article.
    Is UBUNTU 16 does not install: activinspire.
    Because the file is missing: libssl0.9.8

    That file is in UBUNTU 14, but it is not in UBUNTU 16.
    To fix it in the following link:
    https://packages.ubuntu.com/trusty/i386/libssl0.9.8/download

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  3. samcooke's avatar samcooke

    Thanks for the article.
    Is UBUNTU 16 does not install: activinspire.
    Because the file is missing: libssl0.9.8

    That file is in UBUNTU 14, but it is not in UBUNTU 16.
    To fix it in the following link:
    https://packages.ubuntu.com/trusty/i386/libssl0.9.8/download

    *************************************
    Gracias por el artĂ­culo.
    Es UBUNTU 16 no instala: activinspire.
    Porque falta el fichero: libssl0.9.8

    Ese fichero está en UBUNTU 14, pero no está en UBUNTU 16.
    Para arreglarlo en el siguiente enlace:
    https://packages.ubuntu.com/trusty/i386/libssl0.9.8/download

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