Hi Mike and all, I've often added a symbolic link in the /lib or the /usr/lib directories from a later library to, the one needed. In Ubuntu 18.04 LTS, we have libreadline5 and libreadline7 but not libreadline6. eg. cd /lib; ln -s libreadline.so.7.1 libreadline.so.6
Then refresh the library cache if needed. ldconfig This often fixes a running program's issues but on installation, the Package Manager may require an entry in the package database. Unpack the .deb file with "ar x <file>.deb" then unpack the main archive and install the files manually. Have fun. Alan VK2ZIW On Thu, 10 May 2018 18:58:28 -0400, W2NAP wrote > deb package fails install without it. > > On Thu, 10 May 2018 22:47:53 +0000 (UTC) > Black Michael via wsjt-devel <wsjt-devel@lists.sourceforge.net> wrote: > > > And why do we need libreadline6? > > de Mike W9MDB > > > > > > > > On Thursday, May 10, 2018, 12:47:53 PM CDT, W2NAP > > <w2ibc...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Not sure if anyone noticed. Libreadline6 is NOT in the 18.04 repos at > > all. unknown if it will ever be. work around seems to be installing > > the libreadline6 package from artful repo > > https://packages.ubuntu.com/artful/libreadline6 > > > > just wanted to say something in case this was overlooked. > > > > de w2nap > > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- > > Check out the vibrant tech community on one of the world's most > > engaging tech sites, Slashdot.org! http://sdm.link/slashdot > > _______________________________________________ > > wsjt-devel mailing list > > wsjt-devel@lists.sourceforge.net > > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wsjt-devel > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- > Check out the vibrant tech community on one of the world's most > engaging tech sites, Slashdot.org! http://sdm.link/slashdot > _______________________________________________ > wsjt-devel mailing list > wsjt-devel@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wsjt-devel Alan Evil flourishes when good men do nothing. Consider the Christmas child. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Alan Beard Unix Support Technician from 1984 to today 70 Wedmore Rd. Sun Solaris, AIX, HP/UX, Linux, SCO, MIPS Emu Heights N.S.W. 2750 Routers, terminal servers, printers, terminals etc.. +61 2 47353013 (h) Support Programming, shell scripting, "C", assembler 0414 353013 (mobile) After uni, electronics tech ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Check out the vibrant tech community on one of the world's most engaging tech sites, Slashdot.org! http://sdm.link/slashdot _______________________________________________ wsjt-devel mailing list wsjt-devel@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wsjt-devel
