OK, I got it: you mean that I should install "j807_amd64.deb" using "dpkg" rather than "apt". I tried dpkg, but it fails just like apt (though more verbosely):
francesco_pedulla@jhs-1:~$ sudo dpkg -i j*debSelecting previously unselected package jlang.(Reading database ... 35167 files and directories currently installed.)Preparing to unpack j807_amd64.deb .../var/lib/dpkg/info/jlang.prerm: 8: /var/lib/dpkg/info/jlang.prerm: gtk-update-icon-cache: not founddpkg: warning: subprocess old pre-removal script returned error exit status 127 dpkg: trying script from the new package instead .../var/lib/dpkg/ tmp.ci/prerm: 8: /var/lib/dpkg/tmp.ci/prerm: gtk-update-icon-cache: not founddpkg: error processing archive j807_amd64.deb (--install): subprocess new pre-removal script returned error exit status 127/var/lib/dpkg/info/jlang.postinst: 8: /var/lib/dpkg/info/jlang.postinst: gtk-update-icon-cache: not founddpkg: error while cleaning up: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 127Errors were encountered while processing: j807_amd64.deb I get the same error if I try to install gnome-core (which I am going to use to run jhs): francesco_pedulla@jhs-1:~$ sudo apt-get install gnome-coreReading package lists... DoneBuilding dependency tree Reading state information... DoneE: The package jlang needs to be reinstalled, but I can't find an archive for it. It seems that the problem is not related to J but to the status of the jlang package in the VM. Thanks for your kind support, Francesco On Mon, Apr 1, 2019 at 5:59 PM bill lam <[email protected]> wrote: > Whenever you typed apt-get or aptitude, you are pulling packages > from distros. The deb files from jsoftware website should be > installed with dpkg command, please see the jwiki installation page. > > Mon, 01 Apr 2019, Francesco Pedulla' написал(а): > > Hi Bill, > > sorry, I do not understand: the deb file is from the jsoftware website > > (whence else?). Do you mean I should install from the star.gz file? > > Thanks, > > > > Francesco > > > > On Mon, Apr 1, 2019 at 5:03 PM bill lam <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > jlang is not available in debian or other linux distro. You need > > > to install the deb or tar.gz from jsoftware website. Please see > > > the installation page. > > > > > > Mon, 01 Apr 2019, Francesco Pedulla' написал(а): > > > > Hallo, > > > > I just tried installing j807 on a new VM running in Google Cloud > > > Platform. > > > > The VM (2vCPUs, 7.5GB RAM) runs Debian. Here is the issue: > > > > > > > > francesco_pedulla@jhs-1:~$ uname -aLinux jhs-1 4.9.0-8-amd64 #1 SMP > > > Debian > > > > 4.9.144-3.1 (2019-02-19) x86_64 GNU/Linuxfrancesco_pedulla@jhs-1:~$ > df > > > > -kFilesystem > > > > 1K-blocks Used Available Use% Mounted onudev 3820640 0 3820640 0% > > > /devtmpfs > > > > 766360 10088 756272 2% /run/dev/sda1 10253588 1100880 8612140 12% > /tmpfs > > > > 3831780 0 3831780 0% /dev/shmtmpfs 5120 0 5120 0% /run/locktmpfs > 3831780 > > > 0 > > > > 3831780 0% /sys/fs/cgroupfrancesco_pedulla@jhs-1:~$ ls -ltotal > > > 1440-rw-r--r-- > > > > 1 francesco_pedulla francesco_pedulla 1473456 Apr 1 14:26 > j807_amd64.deb > > > > francesco_pedulla@jhs-1:~$ sudo apt install j807_amd64.debReading > > > package > > > > lists... DoneBuilding dependency tree Reading state information... > DoneE: > > > > The package jlang needs to be reinstalled, but I can't find an > archive > > > for > > > > it. > > > > > > > > Any idea what's going on? > > > > BTW, I already ran sudo apt-get update > > > > Thanks, > > > > > > > > Francesco > > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > For information about J forums see > http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm > > > > > > -- > > > regards, > > > ==================================================== > > > GPG key 1024D/4434BAB3 2008-08-24 > > > gpg --keyserver subkeys.pgp.net --recv-keys 4434BAB3 > > > gpg --keyserver subkeys.pgp.net --armor --export 4434BAB3 > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm > > -- > regards, > ==================================================== > GPG key 1024D/4434BAB3 2008-08-24 > gpg --keyserver subkeys.pgp.net --recv-keys 4434BAB3 > gpg --keyserver subkeys.pgp.net --armor --export 4434BAB3 > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm
