Eric, Why did you install the workstation version vs the standard one that comes packaged with EMC2?
Les, I'm running the Ubuntu 6.06 that comes with EMC2 and sheet cam installs and works so far and doesn't seem to stomp on anything else. Please don't give up on your linux version. Thanks John On 20 Jun 2008 at 11:39, Eric H. Johnson wrote: > Les, > > Sorry to report, but loading sheetcam seems to have severely affected > packaging functions (apt-get, synaptic, etc). Both the packages > sheetcamlibs and sheetcam installed with errors, but sheetcam itself > seems to be working. The problem is, synaptic, apt-get, etc. now do > not. > > I am running a fresh install of Ubuntu 6.06 workstation. The only > other application installed since the install of the OS was EMC. > > If I run synaptic, or apt-get, I continually get the error "E: The > package sheetcamlibs needs to be reinstalled, but I cannot find an > archive for it". It then prevents the installing, removing etc. of any > other packages. > > Synaptic further gives an error of "E: Internal error opening > cache(1). Please report". > > Thereafter synaptic lists no packages and in the status bar shows: 0 > packages listed, -1 installed, 0 broken. > > I have also been equally unsuccessful in removing sheetcamlibs and > sheetcam, which again fail on the same message. > > Any advice appreciated. > > Regards, > Eric > > > I have just uploaded the Linux version of 0.0.24 to www.sheetcam.com. > This release now comes as a Debian package (.deb). This covers all of > the Debian derivatives such as Ubuntu, Knoppix etc. If you can't use > .debs then let me know and I'll see what I can sort out. I do intend > to support RPMs in the near future. In many distros, simply clicking > on the package in your browser will install it. > > The Linux version comes as two packages, the libraries and the > application files. The libraries (sheetcamlibs-2.8.7.deb) need to be > installed first. Once they are installed you should not have to > install them again for quite a while. The application, > SheetCamTNG-0.0.24.deb will change with every release. > > If you already have the Autopackage version installed, here is how to > uninstall it: Open a terminal. In Ubunto it is in > Applications->Accessories->Terminal. Enter the following: package > remove SheetCamTNG package remove wxlualibs package remove wxgtk > > If you want to remove Autopackage itself then enter: > package remove autopackage > package remove autopackage > The first time removes the graphical front end, the second time > removes Autopackage itself. > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > --- Check out the new SourceForge.net Marketplace. It's the best place > to buy or sell services for just about anything Open Source. > http://sourceforge.net/services/buy/index.php > _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Check out the new SourceForge.net Marketplace. It's the best place to buy or sell services for just about anything Open Source. http://sourceforge.net/services/buy/index.php _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
