On Fri, Nov 19, 2021 at 5:56 PM [email protected] <[email protected]> wrote:
> I thought that Leo install problems on Linux had been solved, but > apparently not so. I tried to install Leo in Linux Mint to a new virtual > environment. It failed to install because it wanted versions of PyQt and > PyQtWebengine that don't seem to be available for Linux. > > In recent past, it had been found that one had to install older Leo Leo > versions, 6.4, or even 6.1, before upgrading to later versions. Today I > couldn't get 6.4 to install. The reason turned out to be that PyPi > apparently doesn't have the right linux versions of PyQt5 and PyQtWebEngine. > > I was able to get Leo installed in two different virtual environments by > first installing the PyQt packages. The only combination I was able to > install successfully was: > > PyQt5 (5.14.0) > PyQtWebEngine (5.12) > > All other versions failed for one or the other of PyQt5 or PyQtWebEngine. > I had to pip-install these first. Then I pip-installed Leo with success, > getting version 6.5. > > Apparently you can't get a list of what versions PiPi has available. The > pip *search* function doesn't work anymore, and the old way of installing > with a blank version (e.g., pip install PyQt5==) to get a list of > available versions doesn't work either. If you search on the PyPi web > site, it tells you there are versions which don't install and does not say > that it has versions that actually do. > > I don't know what the solution is here, but it could be a nasty problem > for new users on Linux. > My apologies for the delay in responding. The problem with extra Qt packages exists on Windows too, and very likely on MacOS, as I just rediscovered yesterday. In particular, I have not been able to get the VR3 plugin working completely with Qt6. Imo, these problems will not prevent people from trying Leo and I don't think it should be Leo's responsibility to handle Qt madness. Edward -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "leo-editor" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/leo-editor/CAMF8tS13JYT-SEReBvBJV4H%2BdcYOSjgCP_%3DSf3JEZ0UYNH9crw%40mail.gmail.com.
