Comments on: tora with oracle on debian/ubuntu — prebuilt package http://ludoa.wordpress.com/2006/11/08/tora-with-oracle-on-debianubuntu-prebuilt-package/ Sun, 20 Jul 2008 15:27:47 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=MU By: Martin McWhorter http://ludoa.wordpress.com/2006/11/08/tora-with-oracle-on-debianubuntu-prebuilt-package/#comment-82 Martin McWhorter Tue, 17 Apr 2007 19:44:09 +0000 http://ludoa.wordpress.com/2006/11/08/tora-with-oracle-on-debianubuntu-prebuilt-package/#comment-82 I have the Tora with Oracle (with and w/out KDE) up at: http://www.box.net/shared/bzq9z2nuy9 I have the Tora with Oracle (with and w/out KDE) up at:
http://www.box.net/shared/bzq9z2nuy9

]]> By: ludoa http://ludoa.wordpress.com/2006/11/08/tora-with-oracle-on-debianubuntu-prebuilt-package/#comment-76 ludoa Thu, 12 Apr 2007 10:48:10 +0000 http://ludoa.wordpress.com/2006/11/08/tora-with-oracle-on-debianubuntu-prebuilt-package/#comment-76 Glad to hear that, Martin -- especially as Ubuntu is set to be released in seven days, if I'm not mistaken. Looking at Feisty's <a href="https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/feisty/+specs" rel="nofollow">specs</a>, it seems like it'll be a great release, too. Hope some of it will find its way into Debian... (like the OOo spellcheck/thesauri work) Glad to hear that, Martin — especially as Ubuntu is set to be released in seven days, if I’m not mistaken. Looking at Feisty’s specs, it seems like it’ll be a great release, too. Hope some of it will find its way into Debian… (like the OOo spellcheck/thesauri work)

]]> By: Martin McWhorter http://ludoa.wordpress.com/2006/11/08/tora-with-oracle-on-debianubuntu-prebuilt-package/#comment-74 Martin McWhorter Mon, 09 Apr 2007 17:21:18 +0000 http://ludoa.wordpress.com/2006/11/08/tora-with-oracle-on-debianubuntu-prebuilt-package/#comment-74 *Fix for apt wanting to replace tora with the Ubuntu tora package* I don't know if this works with Edgy or Dapper as I just upgraded to Feisty beta today (update-manager -d). Good news is that with Feisty you do not need the --force-depends-version to install. Try this on Edgy or Dapper as well, it should work: vim /etc/apt/preferences (new file) and create these three lines: Package: tora Pin: version 1.3.21-3 Pin-Priority: 1001 Now do a: aptitude update && aptitude upgrade See! It does not tell you that it wants to upgrade tora to the Ubuntu repository version. The orange icon in the corner telling you to upgrade tora should go away too. *Fix for apt wanting to replace tora with the Ubuntu tora package*

I don’t know if this works with Edgy or Dapper as I just upgraded to Feisty beta today (update-manager -d). Good news is that with Feisty you do not need the –force-depends-version to install.

Try this on Edgy or Dapper as well, it should work:
vim /etc/apt/preferences

(new file) and create these three lines:
Package: tora
Pin: version 1.3.21-3
Pin-Priority: 1001

Now do a:
aptitude update && aptitude upgrade

See! It does not tell you that it wants to upgrade tora to the Ubuntu repository version. The orange icon in the corner telling you to upgrade tora should go away too.

]]> By: ludoa http://ludoa.wordpress.com/2006/11/08/tora-with-oracle-on-debianubuntu-prebuilt-package/#comment-47 ludoa Fri, 02 Mar 2007 15:04:22 +0000 http://ludoa.wordpress.com/2006/11/08/tora-with-oracle-on-debianubuntu-prebuilt-package/#comment-47 Sorry to hear that Martin. Maybe someone else who manages to install it using the longer explanation on my blog post can build Ubuntu packages of it. Other than that, I could try running an Ubuntu live cd, and compiling new TOra packages against Ubuntu's libqt, etc. Edit: just thought of this, AFAIK it should be possible to build static packages. Those will be bigger (maybe slower too?) but since they don't link against outside libraries, it should work I think. Anyone an idea of how I can build such static binaries? Ludo Sorry to hear that Martin. Maybe someone else who manages to install it using the longer explanation on my blog post can build Ubuntu packages of it. Other than that, I could try running an Ubuntu live cd, and compiling new TOra packages against Ubuntu’s libqt, etc.

Edit: just thought of this, AFAIK it should be possible to build static packages. Those will be bigger (maybe slower too?) but since they don’t link against outside libraries, it should work I think. Anyone an idea of how I can build such static binaries?

Ludo

]]> By: Martin McWhorter http://ludoa.wordpress.com/2006/11/08/tora-with-oracle-on-debianubuntu-prebuilt-package/#comment-46 Martin McWhorter Fri, 02 Mar 2007 10:07:15 +0000 http://ludoa.wordpress.com/2006/11/08/tora-with-oracle-on-debianubuntu-prebuilt-package/#comment-46 Ludoa, I can't recommend using the feisty dependencies in edgy anymore. It seemed to cause even more inconsistencies unless I wanted to completely upgrade to the development branch. Now I just keep the tora-with-oracle package and re install dpkg after installing any new pacages or updates with apt/aptitude as it will replace the tora with the Ubuntu package. Ludoa,

I can’t recommend using the feisty dependencies in edgy anymore. It seemed to cause even more inconsistencies unless I wanted to completely upgrade to the development branch.

Now I just keep the tora-with-oracle package and re install dpkg after installing any new pacages or updates with apt/aptitude as it will replace the tora with the Ubuntu package.

]]> By: ludoa http://ludoa.wordpress.com/2006/11/08/tora-with-oracle-on-debianubuntu-prebuilt-package/#comment-45 ludoa Tue, 27 Feb 2007 00:09:18 +0000 http://ludoa.wordpress.com/2006/11/08/tora-with-oracle-on-debianubuntu-prebuilt-package/#comment-45 I uploaded the package to divShare. The URL is http://www.divshare.com/download/165774-eb3 . I don't know for how long it'll be available there, however, so mirrors are still more than welcome. Edit: some more mirrors, as I have no idea how long these will all last: http://mihd.net/pbvq4x http://senduit.com/4d9c0a (BTW http://divShare.com is a great site for this kind of stuff - not as nice as http://dropboks.com , but very cool none the less.) I uploaded the package to divShare. The URL is http://www.divshare.com/download/165774-eb3 . I don’t know for how long it’ll be available there, however, so mirrors are still more than welcome.

Edit: some more mirrors, as I have no idea how long these will all last:
http://mihd.net/pbvq4x
http://senduit.com/4d9c0a

(BTW http://divShare.com is a great site for this kind of stuff - not as nice as http://dropboks.com , but very cool none the less.)

]]> By: ludoa http://ludoa.wordpress.com/2006/11/08/tora-with-oracle-on-debianubuntu-prebuilt-package/#comment-44 ludoa Mon, 26 Feb 2007 23:23:13 +0000 http://ludoa.wordpress.com/2006/11/08/tora-with-oracle-on-debianubuntu-prebuilt-package/#comment-44 Martin McWorther found a fix for those having problems with Ubuntu: ----------------- More on tora-with-oracle on Edgy. Ok, so after I installed and got Tora with Oracle working using the --force-depends-version, I notices that some of the auto update, apt-get and aptitude would fail because of the depend version inconsistancy. So I figured this easy fix, Install the newer 3:3.3.7 libqt3-mt from the feisty development tree 1. Add this line to /etc/apt/source.list deb http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ feisty main restricted 2. run apt-get install -f This will solve the dependancy by installing the feisty libqt3-mt and its dependencies from feisty. 3. Comment the line out of source.list so you don't accidentally upgrade your distribution version. There may be an easier way to get the deb database to live with the version inconsistency. I am very new to the debian world, being a Redhat guy for eight years. -m ----------------- Thanks a lot Martin! Martin McWorther found a fix for those having problems with Ubuntu:
—————–
More on tora-with-oracle on Edgy.

Ok, so after I installed and got Tora with Oracle working using the –force-depends-version, I notices that some of the auto update, apt-get and aptitude would fail because of the depend version inconsistancy.

So I figured this easy fix,

Install the newer 3:3.3.7 libqt3-mt from the feisty development tree

1. Add this line to /etc/apt/source.list
deb http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ feisty main restricted

2. run
apt-get install -f
This will solve the dependancy by installing the feisty libqt3-mt and its dependencies from feisty.

3. Comment the line out of source.list so you don’t accidentally upgrade your distribution version.

There may be an easier way to get the deb database to live with the version inconsistency. I am very new to the debian world, being a Redhat guy for eight years.

-m
—————–

Thanks a lot Martin!

]]> By: ludoa http://ludoa.wordpress.com/2006/11/08/tora-with-oracle-on-debianubuntu-prebuilt-package/#comment-42 ludoa Mon, 26 Feb 2007 23:19:14 +0000 http://ludoa.wordpress.com/2006/11/08/tora-with-oracle-on-debianubuntu-prebuilt-package/#comment-42 Martin: great, thanks for posting that. It does make apt annoying, yep. I'm surprised Ubuntu doesn't update its packages more often, I thought it was relatively bleeding edge? Anyway, that's another reason to move to the real thing - Debian GNU/Linux ;-) Serpini: yes, the site seems to be having a lot of problems. Could somebody please mirror them? I'll gladly e-mail the packages to anyone who wants to mirror them. Oh, and if someone knows a decent free shell account, I'm always interested. Martin: great, thanks for posting that. It does make apt annoying, yep.
I’m surprised Ubuntu doesn’t update its packages more often, I thought it was relatively bleeding edge?
Anyway, that’s another reason to move to the real thing - Debian GNU/Linux ;-)

Serpini: yes, the site seems to be having a lot of problems. Could somebody please mirror them? I’ll gladly e-mail the packages to anyone who wants to mirror them.

Oh, and if someone knows a decent free shell account, I’m always interested.

]]> By: serpini http://ludoa.wordpress.com/2006/11/08/tora-with-oracle-on-debianubuntu-prebuilt-package/#comment-33 serpini Fri, 19 Jan 2007 20:02:59 +0000 http://ludoa.wordpress.com/2006/11/08/tora-with-oracle-on-debianubuntu-prebuilt-package/#comment-33 please, the site is down! please, the site is down!

]]> By: Martin McWhorter http://ludoa.wordpress.com/2006/11/08/tora-with-oracle-on-debianubuntu-prebuilt-package/#comment-32 Martin McWhorter Tue, 16 Jan 2007 21:39:05 +0000 http://ludoa.wordpress.com/2006/11/08/tora-with-oracle-on-debianubuntu-prebuilt-package/#comment-32 dpkg --force-depends-version -i tora-with-oracle_1.3.21-3_i386.deb This command works for me. Unfortunately it leaves the deb/apt in an inconsistent state. dpkg –force-depends-version -i tora-with-oracle_1.3.21-3_i386.deb

This command works for me. Unfortunately it leaves the deb/apt in an inconsistent state.

]]> By: david http://ludoa.wordpress.com/2006/11/08/tora-with-oracle-on-debianubuntu-prebuilt-package/#comment-31 david Mon, 15 Jan 2007 21:20:00 +0000 http://ludoa.wordpress.com/2006/11/08/tora-with-oracle-on-debianubuntu-prebuilt-package/#comment-31 Any luck with this? If anyone has installed on edgy by building from source or by installing libqt3-mt 3.3.7 please post. Any luck with this? If anyone has installed on edgy by building from source or by installing libqt3-mt 3.3.7 please post.

]]> By: Piyush Jain http://ludoa.wordpress.com/2006/11/08/tora-with-oracle-on-debianubuntu-prebuilt-package/#comment-29 Piyush Jain Sun, 14 Jan 2007 22:29:22 +0000 http://ludoa.wordpress.com/2006/11/08/tora-with-oracle-on-debianubuntu-prebuilt-package/#comment-29 I got this when tried to run with --force-depends-version flag dpkg: error processing tora-with-oracle_1.3.21-3_i386.deb (--install): cannot access archive: No such file or directory Errors were encountered while processing: tora-with-oracle_1.3.21-3_i386.deb I got this when tried to run with –force-depends-version flag

dpkg: error processing tora-with-oracle_1.3.21-3_i386.deb (–install):
cannot access archive: No such file or directory
Errors were encountered while processing:
tora-with-oracle_1.3.21-3_i386.deb

]]> By: ludoa http://ludoa.wordpress.com/2006/11/08/tora-with-oracle-on-debianubuntu-prebuilt-package/#comment-21 ludoa Sat, 16 Dec 2006 20:52:50 +0000 http://ludoa.wordpress.com/2006/11/08/tora-with-oracle-on-debianubuntu-prebuilt-package/#comment-21 I'm sure it's only temporary. Either way, I mailed you the file. If anyone else needs it, e-mail me (see my about page for my address). I’m sure it’s only temporary. Either way, I mailed you the file. If anyone else needs it, e-mail me (see my about page for my address).

]]> By: Stephen Crowley http://ludoa.wordpress.com/2006/11/08/tora-with-oracle-on-debianubuntu-prebuilt-package/#comment-20 Stephen Crowley Sat, 16 Dec 2006 19:37:36 +0000 http://ludoa.wordpress.com/2006/11/08/tora-with-oracle-on-debianubuntu-prebuilt-package/#comment-20 Argh, the site is down! Argh, the site is down!

]]> By: Martin McWhorter http://ludoa.wordpress.com/2006/11/08/tora-with-oracle-on-debianubuntu-prebuilt-package/#comment-19 Martin McWhorter Fri, 15 Dec 2006 15:36:06 +0000 http://ludoa.wordpress.com/2006/11/08/tora-with-oracle-on-debianubuntu-prebuilt-package/#comment-19 Ludoa, I interpreted Nerijus' post as saying that that it would install, but not work. I will try it. Unfortunately, rootshell.be seems to be down right now. If you can email me the deb packages (with and w/out KDE) that would be great. My browser put them in /tmp, so I don't have them this morning :( -m Ludoa,

I interpreted Nerijus’ post as saying that that it would install, but not work. I will try it. Unfortunately, rootshell.be seems to be down right now. If you can email me the deb packages (with and w/out KDE) that would be great. My browser put them in /tmp, so I don’t have them this morning :(

-m

]]> By: ludoa http://ludoa.wordpress.com/2006/11/08/tora-with-oracle-on-debianubuntu-prebuilt-package/#comment-17 ludoa Thu, 14 Dec 2006 18:00:46 +0000 http://ludoa.wordpress.com/2006/11/08/tora-with-oracle-on-debianubuntu-prebuilt-package/#comment-17 Martin, What about --force-depends-version? Re-reading Nerijus' post, I'm not sure how to interpret it... i.e. does it work fine, and is the only problem that apt is complaining about it? If so, I suppose there's a way around this, so you can make apt keep quiet about it. Also, as I previously mentioned, getting Debian's libqt3 packages might work. If it doesn't work, you could just revert to Ubuntu's packages. Doesn't Ubuntu have a repository with more up-to-date/experimental packages where you could find a more recent version of libqt3? HTH, Ludo Martin,
What about –force-depends-version? Re-reading Nerijus’ post, I’m not sure how to interpret it… i.e. does it work fine, and is the only problem that apt is complaining about it? If so, I suppose there’s a way around this, so you can make apt keep quiet about it.
Also, as I previously mentioned, getting Debian’s libqt3 packages might work. If it doesn’t work, you could just revert to Ubuntu’s packages.
Doesn’t Ubuntu have a repository with more up-to-date/experimental packages where you could find a more recent version of libqt3?

HTH,
Ludo

]]> By: Martin McWhorter http://ludoa.wordpress.com/2006/11/08/tora-with-oracle-on-debianubuntu-prebuilt-package/#comment-16 Martin McWhorter Thu, 14 Dec 2006 17:43:11 +0000 http://ludoa.wordpress.com/2006/11/08/tora-with-oracle-on-debianubuntu-prebuilt-package/#comment-16 I am having the same problem. I gave up trying to build the package under Ubuntu-6.10 after struggling to get debian/rules to configure the OCI app. If anyone has Tora with Oracle built for Edgy, please let me know. -m I am having the same problem.

I gave up trying to build the package under Ubuntu-6.10 after struggling to get debian/rules to configure the OCI app.

If anyone has Tora with Oracle built for Edgy, please let me know.

-m

]]> By: ludoa http://ludoa.wordpress.com/2006/11/08/tora-with-oracle-on-debianubuntu-prebuilt-package/#comment-12 ludoa Mon, 20 Nov 2006 12:59:20 +0000 http://ludoa.wordpress.com/2006/11/08/tora-with-oracle-on-debianubuntu-prebuilt-package/#comment-12 Hi Nerijus, Looks like you'll have to wait for libqt3-mt 3.3.7 to come in Ubuntu then... One other thing you could try (depending on how badly you want TOra with Oracle) is to install libqt3-mt 3.3.7 from Debian Sid. You will probably need these as well, though: libqt3-compat-headers libqt3-headers If those are the only packages you need to upgrade, this can be a very quick fix. You could also just try to build it yourself, as I described in the previous blog post. Hi Nerijus,

Looks like you’ll have to wait for libqt3-mt 3.3.7 to come in Ubuntu then…

One other thing you could try (depending on how badly you want TOra with Oracle) is to install libqt3-mt 3.3.7 from Debian Sid. You will probably need these as well, though: libqt3-compat-headers libqt3-headers
If those are the only packages you need to upgrade, this can be a very quick fix.

You could also just try to build it yourself, as I described in the previous blog post.

]]> By: Nerijus http://ludoa.wordpress.com/2006/11/08/tora-with-oracle-on-debianubuntu-prebuilt-package/#comment-11 Nerijus Mon, 20 Nov 2006 12:01:49 +0000 http://ludoa.wordpress.com/2006/11/08/tora-with-oracle-on-debianubuntu-prebuilt-package/#comment-11 Hi, Ludoa, with -force-depends-version flag it is installed successfully but with broken dependencies under ubuntu Edgy... Anyway thanks for help ;) Hi, Ludoa,

with -force-depends-version flag it is installed successfully but with broken dependencies under ubuntu Edgy…
Anyway thanks for help ;)

]]> By: ludoa http://ludoa.wordpress.com/2006/11/08/tora-with-oracle-on-debianubuntu-prebuilt-package/#comment-10 ludoa Tue, 14 Nov 2006 11:45:28 +0000 http://ludoa.wordpress.com/2006/11/08/tora-with-oracle-on-debianubuntu-prebuilt-package/#comment-10 Hi Nerijus, Thanks for letting me know. Your version of libqt3-mt is too low. Is it possible for you to upgrade it, or isn't this in Ubuntu yet? I'd try to rebuild it with libqt3-mt 3.3.6 installed, but I don't have it anymore in my cache, and can't seem to find it on the 'net. snapshot.debian.org seems to only index stable's repository, not unstable. I could be mistaken, but I think it should work anyway. You could try forcing it: <code>dpkg -i --force-depends-version tora-with-oracle...deb</code> Also, <a href="http://ludoa.wordpress.com/2006/11/01/tora-with-oracle-on-debian/#comment-5" rel="nofollow">Ivo List pointed out</a> that --with-kde does work, and that --without-kde doesn't enable copy-pasting results. I've verified this, and built a new package - see http://rootshell.be/~ludoa/tora-with-oracle.html as I really recommend the tora-with-oracle-and-kde package. Good luck! If it doesn't work, please tell me what error message you get - if it does work, please also tell :) Hi Nerijus,
Thanks for letting me know. Your version of libqt3-mt is too low. Is it possible for you to upgrade it, or isn’t this in Ubuntu yet?
I’d try to rebuild it with libqt3-mt 3.3.6 installed, but I don’t have it anymore in my cache, and can’t seem to find it on the ‘net. snapshot.debian.org seems to only index stable’s repository, not unstable.
I could be mistaken, but I think it should work anyway. You could try forcing it:
dpkg -i --force-depends-version tora-with-oracle...deb
Also, Ivo List pointed out that –with-kde does work, and that –without-kde doesn’t enable copy-pasting results. I’ve verified this, and built a new package - see http://rootshell.be/~ludoa/tora-with-oracle.html as I really recommend the tora-with-oracle-and-kde package.
Good luck! If it doesn’t work, please tell me what error message you get - if it does work, please also tell :)

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