[NFBCS] IPEVO Visualizer & Ubuntu Linux 23.10

[Jim Barbour]

You can go around the packaging system entirely if you're up for that.

I tried it and got the app to launch.  I don't know if it will do more than that, since I don't have any camera hardware.

Here's a script outlining what I did...

# Clean up from bad attempts to install visualizar
sudo apt --fix-broken install
# install libopencv-core-dev
sudo apt install libopencv-core-dev
# Install missing java packages
sudo apt install openjdk-8-jre-headless
sudo apt install openjdk-8-jre

# See a list of files in the .deb file
dpkg -c visualizer_1.1.4.39_all.deb
# Go around the package install system and put the files where they belong.
sudo dpkg -x visualizer_1.1.4.39_all.deb /

# Run the app
/usr/bin/visualizer.out

I hope this helps,

Jim

On Thu, Nov 16, 2023 at 09:10:37PM -0600, Mike Gorse via NFBCS wrote:
> Alternatively, maybe there's a docker image for ubuntu 20.04, and you might
> be able to set up a container and install the package there.
> 
> On Thu, 16 Nov 2023, Alan K. Martinez via NFBCS wrote:
> 
> > Hello everyone,
> > 
> > I'm having some difficulty installing IPEVO Visualizer on Ubuntu 23.10.
> > 
> > I know IPEVO's site says Visualizer is only supported on 20.04 but I
> > was hoping with some help we can find a workaround to the installation
> > problem.
> > 
> > I'm still a little new to Linux so I don't know how to do some things
> > like look up available versions of software from the repositories, but
> > I'm comfortable with learning how to and navigating with the command
> > line.
> > 
> > Here is what happens for me.
> > 
> > I've downloaded the IPEVO Visualizer Debian package
> > Visualizer_linux_1.1.4.39.zip and and extracted the contents.
> > 
> > I navigated to the extracted directory and entered the following
> > command:
> > 
> > sudo apt install ./visualizer_1.1.4.39_all.deb
> > 
> > and received the following output:
> > 
> > 
> > WARNING: apt does not have a stable CLI interface. Use with caution in
> > scripts.
> > 
> > Reading package lists...
> > Building dependency tree...
> > Reading state information...
> > Some packages could not be installed. This may mean that you have
> > requested an impossible situation or if you are using the unstable
> > distribution that some required packages have not yet been created
> > or been moved out of Incoming.
> > The following information may help to resolve the situation:
> > 
> > The following packages have unmet dependencies:
> > visualizer : Depends: libopencv-core4.2 but it is not installable
> > E: Unable to correct problems, you have held broken packages.
> > 
> > 
> > I tried the follwing command to install:
> > 
> > sudo dpkg -i visualizer_1.1.4.39_all.deb
> > 
> > and I receive the folliwing output which seems a little more
> > informative:
> > 
> > 
> > Selecting previously unselected package visualizer.
> > (Reading database ... 230978 files and directories currently
> > installed.)
> > Preparing to unpack visualizer_1.1.4.39_all.deb ...
> > Unpacking visualizer (1.1.4.39) ...
> > dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of visualizer:
> > visualizer depends on libuvc0 (>= 0.0.6); however:
> >  Package libuvc0 is not installed.
> > visualizer depends on ffmpeg (>= 3.4.4); however:
> >  Package ffmpeg is not installed.
> > visualizer depends on libopencv-core4.2; however:
> >  Package libopencv-core4.2 is not installed.
> > visualizer depends on openjdk-8-jre; however:
> >  Package openjdk-8-jre is not installed.
> > 
> > dpkg: error processing package visualizer (--install):
> > dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
> > Processing triggers for mailcap (3.70+nmu1ubuntu1) ...
> > Processing triggers for gnome-menus (3.36.0-1.1ubuntu1) ...
> > Processing triggers for desktop-file-utils (0.26-1ubuntu5) ...
> > Processing triggers for hicolor-icon-theme (0.17-2) ...
> > Errors were encountered while processing:
> > visualizer
> > 
> > 
> > I tried sending IPEVO a support request a couple of weeks ago but they
> > have not responded in any way.  I may send a follow up request.
> > 
> > I thought I would try here in case someone might have more experience
> > with these issues.
> > 
> > Any help or information would be appreciated.
> > 
> > Thanks,
> > 
> > Alan
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > 
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