[Solved] Doesn't install on Linux

[iavswn]

Created an office program for linux that doesn't install on linux.
See, https://postimg.cc/McycVjwr

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[FJCC]

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

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sudo apt-get purge libreoffice*

Unpack the downloaded file with

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tar -vxzf <file-name>

where <file-name> is the name of the downloaded file.
Change directory into ./en-US/DEBS
Run

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sudo apt install ./*.deb ./desktop-integration/*.deb

[RoryOF]

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.

[iavswn]

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

[iavswn]

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.

Could Not mark all packages for installation or upgrade.
See, https://postimg.cc/cgZCHGsP

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[Bill]

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.

[Bill]

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.

Could Not mark all packages for installation or upgrade.
See, https://postimg.cc/cgZCHGsP

Did you remove the packages as suggested by RoryOF?

[FJCC]

Reading package lists... Done
E: Unsupported file ./*.deb given on commandline
E: Unsupported file ./desktop-integration/*.deb given on commandline

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

After running the tar command did you change the directory to be in en-US/DEBS (or whatever is appropriate for your system. en-US is the locale of my OpenOffice)?

[Hagar Delest]

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.

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.

[iavswn]

Did you remove the packages as suggested by RoryOF?

Which packages?

[Hagar Delest]

Please follow the tutorial I have linked above and tell us how it goes.

[iavswn]

Please follow the tutorial I have linked above and tell us how it goes.

I did.

[Hagar Delest]

Obviously not. I (and thousands of other users as well) did it dozens of times without any of the error messages you post.

[Hagar Delest]

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

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.
Give us the output of the various commands of the tutorial.

[iavswn]

without knowing how such application has to be installed.

How to install it then?

[Hagar Delest]

Follow the tutorial.


And if there is a problem, give what the terminal says.

[iavswn]

Follow the tutorial.

I did.

[Bill]

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

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.
Give us the output of the various commands of the tutorial.

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]

Follow the tutorial.

I did.

Then run the commands again and post the content of the terminal here.

[iavswn]

Reading package lists... Done
E: Unsupported file ./*.deb given on commandline
E: Unsupported file ./desktop-integration/*.deb given on commandline

[Hagar Delest]

WHAT COMMAND HAVE YOU USED???

[iavswn]

WHAT COMMAND HAVE YOU USED???

The one I was given.

[Hagar Delest]

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.

[iavswn]

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

[Hagar Delest]

sudo dpkg -i *.deb desktop-integration/*.deb

[iavswn]

@Hagar Delest See, https://postimg.cc/yDRV2mtL

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[Hagar Delest]

What don't you get in "don't use apt'?
Try the dpkg command I have given above.

[iavswn]

sudo dpkg -i *.deb desktop-integration/*.deb

dpkg: error: cannot access archive '*.deb': No such file or directory

[Hagar Delest]

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).

[iavswn]

@Hagar Delest See, https://postimg.cc/v1NwBDJ4

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