Beersmith 2 Linux Open Beta (Fedora Install)

Yesterday, the good folks at Beersmith (the popular brewing software) announced an open beta for their new linux version. Sadly, they are currently only releasing the install package in the .deb form. The following is a guide to how to install BeerSmith 2 on Fedora 16.

• Download the BeerSmith-2.0.60.deb file here.
• ar p BeerSmith-2.0.60.deb data.tar.gz | tar zx
• mkdir -p /etc/xdg/menus/applications-merged/
• sudo cp usr/bin/beersmith2 /usr/bin
• sudo cp usr/lib/* /usr/lib/
• sudo cp usr/share/applications/beersmith2.desktop /usr/share/applications/beersmith2.desktop
• sudo cp -R usr/share/BeerSmith2/ /usr/share
• sudo cp usr/share/icons/hicolor/128×128/apps/beersmith.png /usr/share/icons/hicolor/128×128/apps/beersmith.png
• sudo cp usr/share/icons/hicolor/16×16/apps/beersmith.png /usr/share/icons/hicolor/16×16/apps/beersmith.png
• sudo cp usr/share/icons/hicolor/24×24/apps/beersmith.png /usr/share/icons/hicolor/24×24/apps/beersmith.png
• sudo cp usr/share/icons/hicolor/32×32/apps/beersmith.png /usr/share/icons/hicolor/32×32/apps/beersmith.png
• sudo cp usr/share/icons/hicolor/48×48/apps/beersmith.png /usr/share/icons/hicolor/48×48/apps/beersmith.png
• sudo cp usr/share/icons/hicolor/64×64/apps/beersmith.png /usr/share/icons/hicolor/64×64/apps/beersmith.png
• sudo cp -R usr/share/menu /usr/share/

The Beersmith2 binary should now show up under applications. If not, you can always run it from /usr/bin/beersmith2 or create a shortcut to that binary. I haven’t had a chance to play around with it yet, but it at least launches successfully.