Hmm, so why would it say "Failed to load library 'gdk' (tried libgdk-x11-2.0.so.0)"?
Sean On Thu, 17 Dec 2020 at 17:11, Mark Wieder via use-livecode < use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> wrote: > On 12/17/20 8:29 AM, Sean Cole (Pi) via use-livecode wrote: > > Hi all, > > > > Continuing my study on Linux alternatives, I've just tried installing > > LC9.6.2RC onto the latest Debian 10 (buster) build (clean install in > > Parallels from its add VM page). However, it comes up with an error when > > installing LC right after double-clicking the installer: "Failed to load > > library 'gdk' (tried libgdk-x11-2.0.so.0)". Debian 10 has Gtk 3.x > > installed. Is this the problem? Do I need to go back a build to Debian 9? > > Or can I still install on 10 somehow with a tweak? > > Sean- > > Don't know about Parallels. I just loaded the latest debian build onto a > 15GB virtualbox VM, downloaded the latest stable LC, and installed. Had > to restart the system in order for LiveCode to show up in the menu, but > other than that no problems. I could launch from a commandline or after > the restart from the menu. I installed debian using the semi-automated > installer, which by default is using cinnamon as its desktop manager. I > did have to fiddle with the display resolution to get the whole menubar > on screen, but that's a virtualbox/debian thing and not LC. > > Note that debian 10 is the only debian version that hasn't reached an > end of life (and therefore no updates), so I wouldn't waste time trying > earlier versions if you're putting something into production. > > ...and to correct my earlier statement, I revisited the docs and I see > > "The x86-64 and x86 Linux build environments used for compiling LiveCode > are based on Debian Wheezy." > > -- > Mark Wieder > ahsoftw...@gmail.com > > _______________________________________________ > use-livecode mailing list > use-livecode@lists.runrev.com > Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your > subscription preferences: > http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode > _______________________________________________ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode