[SOLVED] Cannot install Yed graphic editor on linux mint

DavidR001 · 09-13-2020, 04:34 AM

HI Used linux for some time but generally load from the linux sites.
Am trying to install Yed from a proprietary site.
Downloaded the installed successfully but when I try to paste the commands into the terminal I get errors.

Instructions say to paste these cmds in the terminal
Have had an error "cannot find target" but the latest error is highlighted below.

chmod +x yEd-3.13_*-bit_setup.sh

wget http://www.yworks.com/products/yed/d...4-bit_setup.sh

./yEd-3.20_*-bit_setup.sh

david@david-HP-Laptop-15-bs0xx ~ $ ./yEd-3.13_*-bit_setup.sh
./yEd-3.13_64-bit_setup.sh: line 1: syntax error near unexpected token `<'
./yEd-3.13_64-bit_setup.sh: line 1: `<!DOCTYPE html><html lang="en"><head><script type="text/javascript">var gaProperty = 'UA-312499-1';'

The download is V 3.20,but guide from site say use cmds with 3.13.
Tried changing the cmds to 3.20 but no luck

Can any one help please

regards
David

sevendogsbsd · 09-14-2020, 02:39 PM

If I had to guess I’d say what got downloaded was not the script but a web page that was hosting the script. How did you download?

NM I see. Can you download the script using your browser while on your Linux desktop?

DavidR001 · 09-16-2020, 06:57 AM

Hi
Opened the Yworks web site

https://yworks.com/products/yed/download

selected yed for linux 64 bit

accepted license agreement

received message box with
"chosen to open yed-3.20.1_with-JRE14_64-bit _setup.sh

selected to save
a 125Mb file was downloaded to my download file in the browser
selected downloads and opened file.
A loader box appears but the loading takes about 2 hours and stopped before finishing.

looked on internet for help

suggested that run the following commands in the terminal

chmod -x yED-3.20.1_JRE14_64-bit setup.sh

but I keep getting "chmod cannot access yED........" no such file or directory found

so either the name is incorrect or it doesn't know where to look.

All attempts to get chmod to recognise the down load file result in the same failure, cannot find file

regards DavidR001

sevendogsbsd · 09-16-2020, 08:44 AM

So, don't open the file via the browser download interface. That will not work. Open your file manager and navigate to wherever the file was downloaded, likely your "Downloads" directory. Open a terminal in that directory and type:

Code:

 chmod -x yED-3.20.1_JRE14_64-bit setup.sh

or whatever the file is named - that was a copy of your paste - run "ls" to see the actual file name. The problem with chmod is you are not in the directory the file was downloaded.

Once you have run chmod, run

Code:

./yED-3.20.1_JRE14_64-bit setup.sh

(or whatever the file is named) in a terminal in your Downloads directory and the script should launch.

Report back if that works.

DavidR001 · 09-17-2020, 08:43 PM

Hi Again
Mixed results and frustration.
1 Tried to play around and messed up the terminal
2 Could not see how to remove the error so I completely replaced Mint 19 with mint 20, cold load (looks great and so far looks easier to use)

started with yED again put the download on the desktop and opened the desktop in the terminal

ran chmod - seemed to work but again cannot find program
performed ls -l
used copy and paste for name (which it found)
when I tried to load ? cannot find. see print out of terminal....below

david@david-HP-Laptop-15-bs0xx:~/Desktop$ ls -l
total 128008
-rw-r--r-- 1 david david 18379 Aug 5 2019 'Model Setup.ods'
drwxr-xr-x 2 david david 4096 Feb 23 2019 'Screen saver'
-rw-r--r-- 1 david david 131055508 Sep 17 09:04 yEd-3.20.1_with-JRE14_64-bit_setup.sh
david@david-HP-Laptop-15-bs0xx:~/Desktop$ chmod -x yEd-3.20.1_with-JRE14_64-bit_setup.sh
david@david-HP-Laptop-15-bs0xx:~/Desktop$ ./yEd-3.20.1_with-JRE14_64-bit_setup.sh
bash: ./yEd-3.20.1_with-JRE14_64-bit_setup.sh: Permission denied
david@david-HP-Laptop-15-bs0xx:~/Desktop$

am I missing a command?

regards
david

DavidR001 · 09-17-2020, 09:04 PM

Hi Sorry, the second time it was permission denied, not "not found"

DavidR

sevendogsbsd · 09-18-2020, 07:05 AM

David - so you are removing the executable bit from the script:

Code:

david@david-HP-Laptop-15-bs0xx:~/Desktop$ chmod -x yEd-3.20.1_with-JRE14_64-bit_setup.sh

Use "chmod +x" instead of "-x". The rest of your commands are correct.

DavidR001 · 09-18-2020, 07:31 PM

So now I have an upgraded OS and a graphics program that works.
It was that simple.
Have to admit It is a long time since I added software from an external source (last time was a Cannon printer driver years ago).

Thanks you V much

regards
David

ondoho · 09-19-2020, 03:21 AM

^ Please mark your thread SOLVED now.
See my signature.