o.k. after figuring out how to read synaptic logs these two bits might be the things that were changed python-wxgtk3.0 (3.0.2.0+dfsg-5) python-wxversion (3.0.2.0+dfsg-5)
Shane On Sun, Dec 31, 2017 at 10:28 PM, Shane Brandes <sh...@grayskies.net> wrote: > I also am unning Frescobaldi 3.0.0 on Ubuntu 17.10. It required a > small amount of finagling. I threw the resulting error which it > iinitially was throwing into google which led to a fix that was doable > through synaptic. It wasn't particularly difficult. It was a matter of > changing some bit of python library i think. Anyway, at the time I > thought it was trivial enough not to write it down. Probably should > have sent it here. It is doable. > good luck, > Shane > > On Sun, Dec 31, 2017 at 9:01 PM, Urs Liska <li...@openlilylib.org> wrote: >> >> >> Am 01.01.2018 um 00:26 schrieb Andrew Bernard: >> >> Hi Tim, The thing about installation instructions is that they have to be >> exact, to save time and hassle. While the page mentions Python 3, it then >> goes to list just Python versions of modules - no suffix 3. >> >> >> There is an ambiguity that really should be clarified. The two custom >> modules that are required are: >> >> https://github.com/wbsoft/python-ly >> https://github.com/wbsoft/python-poppler-qt5 >> >> Both don't have Python 3 in their name, and correctly so, as both work with >> both Python2 and Python3. However, for use with Frescobaldi they have to be >> used with Python3. That is: when installing through the distribution's >> package manager the packages with python3 in their name have to be used, and >> when installed with pip pip3 has to be used. >> >> >> I have been trapped in the hamster treadmill finding this does not work, >> then figuring you have to use the Python 3 versions, and then finding it is >> short on some modules, and then finding that I just cant get F 3 to work on >> Ubuntu 17 no matter what I try. >> >> Speaking as somebody with a lifetime of experience as a software developer, >> this is unclear, confusing, and incorrect. And it does not work on Ubuntu >> 17. >> >> >> This is not true. >> >> >> Urs had success installing F from the Ubuntu repository, but I don't see why >> we should not aim to be able to install this application stand alone. >> >> >> Actually I have installed Frescobaldi on two computers with freshly >> installed Ubuntu 17.10. On both computers I installed it from the Git >> repository (exactly following the instructions on >> https://github.com/wbsoft/frescobaldi/wiki/Running-Frescobaldi-3-From-Source-Git-(Linux)) >> *and* from the Ubuntu repository. >> The difference was only the order. When I first installed the frescobaldi >> package with apt all dependencies were already met so I didn't have to >> install them separately for the Git repository version. >> >> I want an install that is clean, clear, and understandable and manageable, >> not just a way of making the application run by any means. >> >> >> From my latest experience the install on the Github Wiki page *is* clean, >> clear, understandable and manageable. It works on Ubuntu 17.10, Debian 9, >> and Debian 10 without any issues. >> I agree that the instructions on frescobaldi.org/download are suboptimal. >> And I have never tried out the approach of downloading a release archive and >> using setup.py. >> >> Urs >> >> >> >> I still think at this stage there is some unstated dependency on how Qt is >> installed that I can't fathom. >> >> Andrew >> >> >> On 1 January 2018 at 09:16, Tim McNamara <tim...@bitstream.net> wrote: >>> >>> >>> On Dec 31, 2017, at 5:30 AM, bb <bb-543...@telecolumbus.net> wrote: >>> > >>> > I think you cannot install different versions of frescobaldi or parallel >>> > from different sources. You might simply remove the repository version, >>> > try >>> > again and see what happens. >>> > >>> > Concerning the description on http://www.frescobaldi.org/download.html >>> > there are some errors for frescobaldi 3.0.0, the dependency list is >>> > incomplete and versions are wrongly noted >>> > one needs Python3-Poppler-Qt5, for me Python-Poppler-Qt5 did not work >>> > for some reason I argue python3-pyqt5.qtwebkit is neded, that is not on >>> > the list >>> > may be more issues? >>> >>> Looking at the Frescobaldi install from source page, it clearly indicates >>> that the Python stuff should be from the same version (3.4 or higher). I >>> would hope that following the recipe will result in a working install for >>> you. >>> >>> ****************** >>> Frescobaldi 3 needs Python version 3.4+, PyQt5 and Python-Poppler-Qt5. And >>> of course python-ly and Python-PortMidi, installed for the same Python >>> version. >>> >>> Installation order: >>> >>> • Install Python 3.4 or higher >>> • Install PyQt5, using the same Python version of course. >>> • Install python-ly >>> • Install Frescobaldi (will work, but without PDF and MIDI >>> support) >>> • Install Python-Poppler-Qt5 >>> • Install Python-PortMidi. If this one is difficult to install, >>> you can also use Pygame, which too contains the Python-PortMidi library. Use >>> the correct Python version! >>> >>> ****************** >>> >>> Hope this helps! >>> _______________________________________________ >>> lilypond-user mailing list >>> lilypond-user@gnu.org >>> https://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/lilypond-user >> >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> lilypond-user mailing list >> lilypond-user@gnu.org >> https://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/lilypond-user >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> lilypond-user mailing list >> lilypond-user@gnu.org >> https://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/lilypond-user >> _______________________________________________ lilypond-user mailing list lilypond-user@gnu.org https://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/lilypond-user
