Please help me install this program: qGo 1.5.4-r3-2

dedec0 · 11-10-2017, 08:43 AM

Debian 9, but I cannot find a solution to the dependency problem of the package. I am installing this package close to manually because it is not found on newer repositories. It is in the project page on sourceforge, though. I like that program, and I want to use it in all machines I use.

A few lines copied from my terminal should show you the problem where I cannot progress.

4 files were used, and they are available in separate pages:

1. qgo_1.5.4-r3-2_amd64.deb

2. libqt3-mt_3.3.8-e-0debian7.0.0+0_amd64.deb

3. libjpeg8_8c-2ubuntu8_amd64.deb

4. libjpeg-turbo8_1.3.0-0ubuntu2_amd64.deb

Code:

11:30:44 [  0] me@debian: /dev/shm
#  ls *deb

libjpeg-turbo8_1.3.0-0ubuntu2_amd64.deb
libjpeg8_8c-2ubuntu8_amd64.deb
libqt3-mt_3.3.8-e-0debian7.0.0+0_amd64.deb
qgo_1.5.4-r3-2_amd64.deb

11:30:48 [  0] me@debian: /dev/shm
# dpkg -i qgo_1.5.4-r3-2_amd64.deb
(Reading database ... 157785 files and directories currently installed.)
Preparing to unpack qgo_1.5.4-r3-2_amd64.deb ...
Unpacking qgo (1.5.4-r3-2) over (1.5.4-r3-2) ...
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of qgo:
 qgo depends on libqt3-mt (>= 3:3.3.8b); however:
  Package libqt3-mt is not configured yet.

dpkg: error processing package qgo (--install):
 dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
Processing triggers for menu (2.1.47+b1) ...
Processing triggers for man-db (2.7.6.1-2) ...
Processing triggers for desktop-file-utils (0.23-1) ...
Processing triggers for mime-support (3.60) ...
Errors were encountered while processing:
 qgo

11:30:53 [  0] me@debian: /dev/shm
# dpkg -i libqt3-mt_3.3.8-e-0debian7.0.0+0_amd64.deb 
(Reading database ... 157785 files and directories currently installed.)
Preparing to unpack libqt3-mt_3.3.8-e-0debian7.0.0+0_amd64.deb ...
Unpacking libqt3-mt (3:3.3.8-e-0debian7.0.0+0) over (3:3.3.8-e-0debian7.0.0+0) ...
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of libqt3-mt:
 libqt3-mt depends on libjpeg8 (>= 8c); however:
  Package libjpeg8:amd64 is not configured yet.

dpkg: error processing package libqt3-mt (--install):
 dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
Errors were encountered while processing:
 libqt3-mt

11:31:13 [  0] me@debian: /dev/shm
# dpkg -i libjpeg8_8c-2ubuntu8_amd64.deb 
(Reading database ... 157785 files and directories currently installed.)
Preparing to unpack libjpeg8_8c-2ubuntu8_amd64.deb ...
Unpacking libjpeg8:amd64 (8c-2ubuntu8) over (8c-2ubuntu8) ...
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of libjpeg8:amd64:
 libjpeg8:amd64 depends on libjpeg-turbo8 (>= 1.1.90+svn722-1ubuntu6); however:
  Package libjpeg-turbo8 is not installed.

dpkg: error processing package libjpeg8:amd64 (--install):
 dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
Errors were encountered while processing:
 libjpeg8:amd64

11:31:27 [  0] me@debian: /dev/shm
# dpkg -i libjpeg-turbo8_1.3.0-0ubuntu2_amd64.deb
dpkg: regarding libjpeg-turbo8_1.3.0-0ubuntu2_amd64.deb containing libjpeg-turbo8:amd64:
 libturbojpeg0:amd64 conflicts with libjpeg-turbo8
  libjpeg-turbo8:amd64 (version 1.3.0-0ubuntu2) is to be installed.

dpkg: error processing archive libjpeg-turbo8_1.3.0-0ubuntu2_amd64.deb (--install):
 conflicting packages - not installing libjpeg-turbo8:amd64
Errors were encountered while processing:
 libjpeg-turbo8_1.3.0-0ubuntu2_amd64.deb


11:32:08 [  0] me@debian: /dev/shm
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norobro · 11-10-2017, 11:11 AM

Is this not an updated version of the same program? https://packages.debian.org/stretch/qgo

dedec0 · 11-10-2017, 11:22 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by norobro

Is this not an updated version of the same program? https://packages.debian.org/stretch/qgo

The page you point has version 2.1.something, maintained by different developers and with different features.

The last 1.x version of that program is the version I use. Versions 2.x, 3.x, and 4.x exist, but they are like forks that discard important details that 1.5.4 has, and that make me want to use only it.

But that is not the point. Why I cannot install it anyway?

Compiling it is another option that I am trying to do, but I will open a different thread for that, for problems I find.

dedec0 · 11-10-2017, 11:41 AM

The project I want to install is downloaded directly from:

http://qgo.sourceforge.net/

They are *not* 404 ftp.debian.org or archive.ubuntu.com links there. It expected that those files were kept available forever, but today they are not.

The Windows executables and the Linux source are still there, though:

http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/q...ar.gz?download

The source I pointed in a Debian mirror is changed for it, and I would try to use it before the source from sf.net - but I am having a few problems with that source from Debian. But I will probably open a thread in programming for these problems.

John VV · 11-10-2017, 08:20 PM

seeing as you are trying to install a EIGHT YEAR OLD out of date "*.deb" version of Qgo
install it on a 8 year old operating system

or

just build the antique source code using gcc 3.4 ( or maybe gcc 4.1 )
https://sourceforge.net/projects/qgo/files/qgo/1.5.4/

qgo-1.5.4-r3.tar.gz

but installing the 8 year old dependencies ???
-- have fun !

dedec0 · 11-10-2017, 08:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by John VV

seeing as you are trying to install a EIGHT YEAR OLD out of date "*.deb" version of Qgo
install it on a 8 year old operating system

or

just build the antique source code using gcc 3.4 ( or maybe gcc 4.1 )
https://sourceforge.net/projects/qgo/files/qgo/1.5.4/

qgo-1.5.4-r3.tar.gz

but installing the 8 year old dependencies ???
-- have fun !

I do not mind it being 8 years old. The board game played with it has more than 2 thousands, possibly more than 4 thousands!

The dependencies should not be a big problem. Some of them could be replaced by newer ones, naturally. But the path to compile this qt3 program seems harder than I ever imagined. I need help to either install it or compile it.

John VV · 11-10-2017, 08:52 PM

in people terms a generation is 20 years

in SOFTWARE terns a generation in 5 years

this version is about 1.5 GENERATIONS ( 30 years in people terms ) old

25 years is "classic" with music

the curent world is a QT5 one ( with some qt4 )

this is a qt3 gui program

this will require a custom build environment and building it "out of the system path"

using say a "config.site" in the custom build location

dedec0 · 11-10-2017, 09:04 PM

5 years can make sense for many softwares, but there are several exceptions. For simple examples, many command line utilities can be compiled and used with the source they had decades ago.

Installing should be fairly easy, I think. Compile is a last resource for me.

Would you help me compiling it, even with qt3? I do not know nothing about QT development, but it seem that this might be needed.

hazel · 11-11-2017, 02:28 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dedec0

5 years can make sense for many softwares, but there are several exceptions. For simple examples, many command line utilities can be compiled and used with the source they had decades ago.

Exactly! Source code tends not to go out of date. Binaries go out of date quickly.

Quote:

Installing should be fairly easy, I think.

Not when there is a big gap in age between the program and its libraries. The simplest way to solve this kind of problem really is to build the program locally against the versions of the libraries that you already have.

Quote:

Would you help me compiling it, even with qt3? I do not know nothing about QT development, but it seem that this might be needed.

Yes, you'll need to install the qt3-dev packages. You should find them in synaptic under programming.

ondoho · 11-11-2017, 04:22 AM

when i put in "go game" in my package manager search function, i get results like:

Code:

gnugo
kigo
ccgo
opengotha
qgo

but of course, compiling outdated software is more fun.

knudfl · 11-11-2017, 04:26 AM

@dedec0

Debian 9 : Install gGo

Code:

# apt install qgo

https://packages.debian.org/stretch/qgo → version 2.1 uses qt5

Code:

$ qgo           ... the qGo GUI opens ...

ondoho · 11-11-2017, 04:35 AM

@knudfl: op stated in post #3 that they have very specific reasons for wanting version 1.5.x.

knudfl · 11-11-2017, 08:02 AM

OK, please try out this one : qgo_1.5.4-r3-3debian9_amd64.deb
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1O0K...ew?usp=sharing
... The old dependencies are included :
/usr/lib/{libpng12.so.0 <- libpng12.so.0.49.0, libqt-mt.so.3 <- libqt-mt.so.3.3.8}.

There is one issue : "No device audio found".
The application seems to work OK, but silent.

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dedec0 · 11-11-2017, 09:07 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by knudfl

OK, please try out this one : qgo_1.5.4-r3-3debian9_amd64.deb
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1O0K...ew?usp=sharing
... The old dependencies are included :
/usr/lib/{libpng12.so.0 <- libpng12.so.0.49.0, libqt-mt.so.3 <- libqt-mt.so.3.3.8}.

There is one issue : "No device audio found".
The application seems to work OK, but silent.

-

Wow! That is unbelieveable, incredible, a really great surprise!

I installed that package - and also saved it somewhere safe, because I imagine that file in a google drive may not stay there so much time. I just had to install libmng1 dependency, the rest was already here!

It is working great! There was a click sound for the stones we put in the board, but that is not much important.

Thank you very very very much!!! (:

How did you do it? Please share with us - all the possible details, no hurry at all for reading them. That is something I surely want to learn!

dedec0 · 11-11-2017, 09:48 AM

A few comments that I was about to do, but #13 appeared and #14 happened and was more important, almost urgent. (:

Below comments are for posts #9, #10, #11 and #12.

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@hazel:

Binaries indeed go out of date more quickly. But there are important exceptions, in my opinion. Sometimes it is not something an user will want, like me in this problem.

Current Windows runs old programs. We may need some tries, but they seem to mostly work, in the end.

qt3-dev package is not there for me. But this Debian machine is miss configured in my details. This may possibly be one more. The linux I most used was Ubuntu, and I am learning some things that I did not need to do or did not know about.

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@ondoho:

I have similar results as you, and I knew about them before starting this thread. And you made me smile about your apparently ironic comment - no problem with it, I will not take it as such.

Thank you for remembering what I said several posts before. It may have been crucial for this thread reaching its current status.

The most important post until now is #13.