Newbie Linux Install Problems

[SethDart]

Originally Posted by tebsin

Hey you guys are speaking a different language, where do i find this file ? you have got to understand I am not from your parts, I am from a time past by

Go to System > Administration > Synaptic package manager
or Applications > Ubuntu software center
search libwxgtk2.8-0 and install it

[tebsin]

Thank You so much, did not realise it was that easy, suppose the next problem i will face is to get drivers for my GPS and Brookhouse multiplexer.
Thanks again

[tebsin]

Maybe I am out of my depth and should not be mucking around with something I know little about, but if I cant get the GPS or AIS working in Opencpn on Ubuntu, I will have to revert back to Windows XP (god forbid), its a shame because I really like the simplicity of the Ubuntu layout.
I followed the steps in configuring the Gps mouse in Wiki, initially it sort of half worked until I loaded a couple of commands as described, now it is just wont happen, at a loose end. What I need is someone who has the patience to walk me through, step by step, to help me solve this problem, please

[teejayevans]

Originally Posted by SethDart

Please install libwxgtk2.8-0 it's required

as I mention in another thread, we need to add the prereqs to the
package file, the installers will automatically take care of installing prereqs.
Tom

[balp]

Originally Posted by teejayevans

as I mention in another thread, we need to add the prereqs to the
package file, the installers will automatically take care of installing prereqs.
Tom

balp@silvara:~/src/opencpn/git-opencpn$ dpkg -I /home/balp/src/opencpn/git-opencpn/build/opencpn-2.1.624.deb
 nytt debianpaket, version 2.0.
 storlek 15739172 byte: kontrollarkiv= 5723 byte.
     393 byte,     10 rader      control              
   15101 byte,    181 rader      md5sums              
 Package: opencpn
 Version: 2.1.624
 Section: Miscellaneous
 Priority: optional
 Architecture: i386
 Depends: wx-common (>= 2.8.0) | libwxbase2.8-0 (>= 2.8.7.1), wx-common (>= 2.8.0) | libwxgtk2.8-0 (>= 2.8.7.1), libglu1-mesa (>= 7.0.0), libgl1-mesa-glx (>= 7.0.0), zlib1g, bzip2
 Installed-Size: 27685
 Maintainer: Dave Register <bdbcat@.....>
 Description: An OpenSource Chart Plotter/Navigator

I think the CMakePackage stuff addes that already.. lastest 2.1....

[bluearcus]

I've just done a clean install test on a new Ubuntu Lucid installation, and there's definitely a dependency link missing somewhere in the chain.

libwxgtk2.8-0 is not being pre-installed and opencpn fails to launch until it is manually added.

I recall seeing this problem installing on the last ubuntu release as well...

Regards,

Mike

[balp]

Originally Posted by bluearcus

libwxgtk2.8-0 is not being pre-installed and opencpn fails to launch until it is manually added.

I'm no deb expert but i think i understands it now.

Depends: wx-common (>= 2.8.0) | libwxbase2.8-0 (>= 2.8.7.1), wx-common (>= 2.8.0) | libwxgtk2.8-0 (>= 2.8.7.1), libglu1-mesa (>= 7.0.0), libgl1-mesa-glx (>= 7.0.0), zlib1g, bzip22

the first "wx-common (>= 2.8.0) | libwxbase2.8-0 (>= 2.8.7.1), wx-common (>= 2.8.0) | libwxgtk2.8-0 (>= 2.8.7.1)" is an or dependence and can leave you without the needed libs.

Testing a small change

[balp]

Try:

http://www.acc.umu.se/~balp/OpenCPN/...24a-1_i386.deb

I can't easy remove the libwxbase2.8-0 to test at the moment.

[bluearcus]

That seems fixed. Installation on a fresh Ubuntu 10.04 now produces a runnable binary.

:-)

Mike

[balp]

Originally Posted by bluearcus

That seems fixed. Installation on a fresh Ubuntu 10.04 now produces a runnable binary.

:-)

Mike

Great i have sent the patch to Dave.