[Solved] Doesn't install on Linux
[Solved] Doesn't install on Linux
Created an office program for linux that doesn't install on linux.
See, https://postimg.cc/McycVjwr
See, https://postimg.cc/McycVjwr
Last edited by Hagar Delest on Mon Jan 08, 2024 5:10 pm, edited 2 times in total.
Reason: tagged solved.
Reason: tagged solved.
OpenOffice 4.1.7
Re: Doesn't install on Linux
Here are the steps I use to install OpenOffice on Linux Mint
Download the installation file from www.openoffice.org
Remove the installed LibreOffice with
Unpack the downloaded file with
where <file-name> is the name of the downloaded file.
Change directory into ./en-US/DEBS
Run
Download the installation file from www.openoffice.org
Remove the installed LibreOffice with
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sudo apt-get purge libreoffice*
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tar -vxzf <file-name>
Change directory into ./en-US/DEBS
Run
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sudo apt install ./*.deb ./desktop-integration/*.deb
OpenOffice 4.1 on Windows 10 and Linux Mint
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Re: Doesn't install on Linux
In such circumstance I use Synaptic. That will record a broken install, which I tell it to remove. In removal it will usually download the missing files. That done, a subsequent install will run correctly.
I run OpenOffice on several computers, all running Xubuntu 22.04.3. Installation takes place without any problems.
I run OpenOffice on several computers, all running Xubuntu 22.04.3. Installation takes place without any problems.
Apache OpenOffice 4.1.15 on Xubuntu 22.04.4 LTS
Re: Doesn't install on Linux
sudo apt install ./*.deb ./desktop-integration/*.deb
Reading package lists... Done
E: Unsupported file ./*.deb given on commandline
E: Unsupported file ./desktop-integration/*.deb given on commandline
Last edited by iavswn on Thu Nov 09, 2023 8:53 pm, edited 2 times in total.
OpenOffice 4.1.7
Re: Doesn't install on Linux
OpenOffice 4.1.7
Re: Doesn't install on Linux
What is your Linux distribution? I can't reproduce the errors on Ubuntu Mate. AOO has never failed to install on Ubuntu Mate or several other Debian-based distributions.
AOO 4.1.14 on Ubuntu MATE 22.04
Re: Doesn't install on Linux
Did you remove the packages as suggested by RoryOF?iavswn wrote: ↑Thu Nov 09, 2023 8:52 pmCould Not mark all packages for installation or upgrade.
See, https://postimg.cc/cgZCHGsP
AOO 4.1.14 on Ubuntu MATE 22.04
Re: Doesn't install on Linux
I get exactly that error if I run the command in a folder with no .deb files. For example, there are not .deb files in my Music folder and I get this:
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fjcc@HP-laptop ~/Music $ sudo apt install ./*.deb ./desktop-integration/*.deb
[sudo] password for fjcc:
Reading package lists... Done
E: Unsupported file ./*.deb given on commandline
E: Unsupported file ./desktop-integration/*.deb given on commandline
OpenOffice 4.1 on Windows 10 and Linux Mint
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Re: Doesn't install on Linux
I'm not sure that apt is the best command to install .debs.
See the dedicated tutorial, it is still applicable: [Tutorial] Installing Apache OpenOffice on GNU/Linux.
Gdebi is also a good bet when installing .deb instead of dpkg.
From what I see, I'm not sure you know exactly what you are doing.
Why not use LibreOffice that comes bundled with quite all the distros. What is yours BTW? You should update your forum signature.
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See the dedicated tutorial, it is still applicable: [Tutorial] Installing Apache OpenOffice on GNU/Linux.
Gdebi is also a good bet when installing .deb instead of dpkg.
From what I see, I'm not sure you know exactly what you are doing.
Why not use LibreOffice that comes bundled with quite all the distros. What is yours BTW? You should update your forum signature.
Please add [Solved] at the beginning of the title in your first post (top of the topic) with the 🖉 button if your issue has been fixed.
LibreOffice 24.2 on Xubuntu 24.04 and 7.6.4.1 portable on Windows 10
Re: Doesn't install on Linux
Which packages?Did you remove the packages as suggested by RoryOF?
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Re: Doesn't install on Linux
Please follow the tutorial I have linked above and tell us how it goes.
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Re: Doesn't install on Linux
I did.Hagar Delest wrote: ↑Thu Nov 09, 2023 9:48 pm Please follow the tutorial I have linked above and tell us how it goes.
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Re: Doesn't install on Linux
Obviously not. I (and thousands of other users as well) did it dozens of times without any of the error messages you post.
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Re: Doesn't install on Linux
It just shows that you are trying to install one of the packages, from a GUI, without knowing how such application has to be installed.iavswn wrote: ↑Thu Nov 09, 2023 1:54 pm Created an office program for linux that doesn't install on linux.
See, https://postimg.cc/McycVjwr
Screenshot-from-2023-11-09-02-30-39.png
Give us the output of the various commands of the tutorial.
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Re: Doesn't install on Linux
How to install it then?without knowing how such application has to be installed.
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Re: Doesn't install on Linux
Follow the tutorial.
And if there is a problem, give what the terminal says.
And if there is a problem, give what the terminal says.
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Re: Doesn't install on Linux
That's what it looks like to me also. The first screen shot looks like it came from a GUI program, but no information has been provided about what produced that screen shot. I suspect that the GUI program either doesn't automatically download dependencies or tries to download them from the distribution's repository instead of the other .deb files.Hagar Delest wrote: ↑Thu Nov 09, 2023 9:57 pmIt just shows that you are trying to install one of the packages, from a GUI, without knowing how such application has to be installed.iavswn wrote: ↑Thu Nov 09, 2023 1:54 pm Created an office program for linux that doesn't install on linux. :roll:
See, https://postimg.cc/McycVjwr
Screenshot-from-2023-11-09-02-30-39.png
Give us the output of the various commands of the tutorial.
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Re: Doesn't install on Linux
Then run the commands again and post the content of the terminal here.
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Re: Doesn't install on Linux
Reading package lists... Done
E: Unsupported file ./*.deb given on commandline
E: Unsupported file ./desktop-integration/*.deb given on commandline
E: Unsupported file ./*.deb given on commandline
E: Unsupported file ./desktop-integration/*.deb given on commandline
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Re: Doesn't install on Linux
WHAT COMMAND HAVE YOU USED???
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Re: Doesn't install on Linux
Then it means you have not read the tutorial because the command "sudo apt install ./*.deb ./desktop-integration/*.deb" does not appear in it.
As I said, apt is not the best one for installing the bunch of deb packages that you should have downloaded.
As I said, apt is not the best one for installing the bunch of deb packages that you should have downloaded.
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Re: Doesn't install on Linux
Hagar Delest wrote: ↑Thu Nov 09, 2023 10:18 pm Then it means you have not read the tutorial because the command "sudo apt install ./*.deb ./desktop-integration/*.deb" does not appear in it.
As I said, apt is not the best one for installing the bunch of deb packages that you should have downloaded.
Exactly as it appeared in terminal:
Reading package lists... Done
E: Unsupported file ./*.deb given on commandline
E: Unsupported file ./desktop-integration/*.deb given on commandline
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Re: Doesn't install on Linux
sudo dpkg -i *.deb desktop-integration/*.deb
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Re: Doesn't install on Linux
What don't you get in "don't use apt'?
Try the dpkg command I have given above.
Try the dpkg command I have given above.
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Re: Doesn't install on Linux
dpkg: error: cannot access archive '*.deb': No such file or directorysudo dpkg -i *.deb desktop-integration/*.deb
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Re: Doesn't install on Linux
You have to run it in the folder where the tarball has been unzipped. The folder in which you should have a bunch of .deb files (plus the /desktop-integration directory).
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