# Downloading ActiveTCL **URL:** \ **Category:** Ruby\ **Created:** [March 21, 2006, 1:06am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/downloading-activetcl/55431 "2006-03-21T01:06:57Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![randy\_k](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/258eb7/32.png) [@randy\_k](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/randy_k)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2006, 1:06am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/downloading-activetcl/55431/1 "2006-03-21T01:06:57Z")
I’m trying (I’ve tried) to download ActiveTCL to use with Ruby. (IIUC, it either includes the KtHTML widget or I need ActiveTCL to make the widget work.) Anyway, I’ve tried with both Konqueror and mozilla-firefox. I get to this page: [http://www.activestate.com/store/languages/register.plex](http://www.activestate.com/store/languages/register.plex) I enter the requested information. In konqueror, I don’t see what to do next (the “Next” link is not visible). In firefox, I click “Next”, and the same page comes up again with my information no longer there. What am I doing wrong, or what must I do differently? Thanks, Randy K. ---
**Author:** ![randy\_k](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/258eb7/32.png) [@randy\_k](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/randy_k)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2006, 4:19am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/downloading-activetcl/55431/2 "2006-03-21T04:19:33Z")
ActiveTCL is for Windows. Konqueror is for Linux. Which are you trying to run on? Randy K. wrote: > – M. Edward (Ed) Borasky > **[世界杯竞猜彩票-世界杯官网竞猜（集团）有限公司](http://www.linuxcapacityplanning.com/)** > > 世界杯竞猜彩票一直以来遵守商业道德，世界杯官网竞猜坚持诚信为本，保证诚实经营。世界杯竞猜彩票先后成为安徽省电子商务协会理事单位、安徽省网商协会会员单位、合肥市电子商务协会理事单位、合肥市服务外包行业协会会员单位、安徽省云计算产业促进会会员单位。世界杯官网竞猜一直保持良好的技术及服务态度，更好地为客户服务。 ---
**Author:** ![randy\_k](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/258eb7/32.png) [@randy\_k](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/randy_k)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2006, 3:20pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/downloading-activetcl/55431/3 "2006-03-21T15:20:29Z")
On Monday 20 March 2006 10:19 pm, M. Edward (Ed) Borasky wrote: > ActiveTCL is for Windows. Konqueror is for Linux. Which are you trying > to run on? Ahh, that could be (one of) my problem(s). I’m running on Linux. I was hoping to use the TkHTML widget for a project I’m working on–I inferred from what someone told me that I needed ActiveTCL to do that (and/or it was included in ActiveTCL). I think I’ve seen other places to download the TkHTML widget from–guess I’ll try to download that, then post again (new thread) asking some other questions (I can’t seem to get tk to work on my machine (Mandriva2006, running the Mandriva packaged Ruby 1.8.2.).) Thanks! Randy K. ---
**Author:** ![randy\_k](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/258eb7/32.png) [@randy\_k](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/randy_k)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2006, 5:38pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/downloading-activetcl/55431/4 "2006-03-21T17:38:41Z")
From: “M. Edward (Ed) Borasky” [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) Subject: Re: Downloading ActiveTCL Date: Tue, 21 Mar 2006 12:19:27 +0900 Message-ID: [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) > ActiveTCL is for Windows. Konqueror is for Linux. Which are you trying > to run on? ActiveTcl is not only for Windows. For example, there are versions of ActiveTcl8.4.12.0 for AIX, HP-UX, Linux, MacOS X, Solaris, and Windows. ---
**Author:** ![randy\_k](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/258eb7/32.png) [@randy\_k](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/randy_k)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2006, 5:37pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/downloading-activetcl/55431/5 "2006-03-21T17:37:35Z")
From: Randy K. [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) Subject: Downloading ActiveTCL Date: Tue, 21 Mar 2006 09:06:49 +0900 Message-ID: [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) > What am I doing wrong, or what must I do differently? I don’t know. However, you’ll be able to get ActiveTcl packages from ActiveState’s ftp site (ftp://ftp.activestate.com/). # ActiveState Home → SUPPORT&RESOURCES → Downloads ---
**Author:** ![randy\_k](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/258eb7/32.png) [@randy\_k](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/randy_k)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2006, 1:47am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/downloading-activetcl/55431/6 "2006-03-27T01:47:33Z")
Now that I think about it, you’re probably right. However, most folks I know running a UNIX-like OS, including Linux, use the “standard” versions of Perl, Tcl/Tk and Python rather than the ActiveState ports of them. It would drive me bonkers to have two versions of Tcl/Tk on my Linux systems, since I don’t in fact program directly in either but use them only as embedded in other tools. The same goes for Ruby. Long ago in a galaxy far away, there were **major** differences between the ActiveState Perl and the “standard” CPAN Perl. The Perl community beat up mercilessly on ActiveState and ActiveState fixed it. 🙂 Hidetoshi NAGAI wrote: > For example, there are versions of ActiveTcl8.4.12.0 for AIX, HP-UX, > Linux, MacOS X, Solaris, and Windows. – M. Edward (Ed) Borasky > **[世界杯竞猜彩票-世界杯官网竞猜（集团）有限公司](http://www.linuxcapacityplanning.com/)** > > 世界杯竞猜彩票一直以来遵守商业道德，世界杯官网竞猜坚持诚信为本，保证诚实经营。世界杯竞猜彩票先后成为安徽省电子商务协会理事单位、安徽省网商协会会员单位、合肥市电子商务协会理事单位、合肥市服务外包行业协会会员单位、安徽省云计算产业促进会会员单位。世界杯官网竞猜一直保持良好的技术及服务态度，更好地为客户服务。 ---
**Author:** ![randy\_k](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/258eb7/32.png) [@randy\_k](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/randy_k)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2006, 4:59am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/downloading-activetcl/55431/7 "2006-03-27T04:59:37Z")
From: “M. Edward (Ed) Borasky” [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) Subject: Re: Downloading ActiveTCL Date: Mon, 27 Mar 2006 08:47:20 +0900 Message-ID: [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) > them. It would drive me bonkers to have two versions of Tcl/Tk on my > Linux systems, since I don’t in fact program directly in either but use > them only as embedded in other tools. The same goes for Ruby. On my Linux box, both of the distribution-standard Tcl/Tk and ActiveTcl are running. 😉 I select the library working with Ruby/Tk (one binary) by environment variables.