[Solved] Simplenote RPM install error.

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[Solved] Simplenote RPM install error.

Postby globetrotterdk » Jul 12th, '20, 23:16

I am getting an error message when I try to install the Simplenote RPM on my Mageia KDE 7.1 install. Please see the error message below, so that I can get the package installed.

It would also be helpful for a new Mageia user such as myself to have some guidelines as to when we can install RPM packages, such as those designed for Fedora or OpenSuse.
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Re: Simplenote RPM install error.

Postby doktor5000 » Jul 13th, '20, 16:46

globetrotterdk wrote:It would also be helpful for a new Mageia user such as myself to have some guidelines as to when we can install RPM packages, such as those designed for Fedora or OpenSuse.

Well, why do you assume that you can install packages designed for Fedora or OpenSuse without issues on Mageia?
This is the same for all distro-specific packages: You can install them, as long as you don't get any errors or know what the errors mean and how to workaround them.

In your case no package in the currently configured repositories provides the facility "libXtst".
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[doktor5000@Mageia7VM ~]$ urpmq --whatprovides libXtst
No package named libXtst
[doktor5000@Mageia7VM ~]$


Hence you would have to try an installation ignoring the dependencies using urpmi --allow-nodeps

I'd suggest installing simplenote via AppImage: https://www.appimagehub.com/p/1223177/
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Re: Simplenote RPM install error.

Postby globetrotterdk » Jul 13th, '20, 20:58

doktor5000 wrote:
globetrotterdk wrote:It would also be helpful for a new Mageia user such as myself to have some guidelines as to when we can install RPM packages, such as those designed for Fedora or OpenSuse.

Well, why do you assume that you can install packages designed for Fedora or OpenSuse without issues on Mageia?
This is the same for all distro-specific packages: You can install them, as long as you don't get any errors or know what the errors mean and how to workaround them.


I don't, that is why I asked.

doktor5000 wrote:In your case no package in the currently configured repositories provides the facility "libXtst".
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[doktor5000@Mageia7VM ~]$ urpmq --whatprovides libXtst
No package named libXtst
[doktor5000@Mageia7VM ~]$


Hence you would have to try an installation ignoring the dependencies using urpmi --allow-nodeps

I'd suggest installing simplenote via AppImage: https://www.appimagehub.com/p/1223177/


I will give the AppImage version a try.
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