Cubic

Cannot install Cubic in Linux Mint 19.x.

Bug #1952680 reported by Cubic PPA
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Affects Status Importance Assigned to Milestone
Cubic
Fix Released
High
Cubic PPA

Bug Description

Cubic can not be installed in Linux Mint 19.x due to dependency issues.

Linux Mint 19.x is based on Ubuntu 18.04 "Bionic Beaver". Cubic needs the base-files package version <=10.1ubuntu2.2 (for "Bionic" based systems) *OR* the qemu-system-gui package version >=1:4.2.

However, for Linux Mint 19.x, the base-files package is labeled as version "19.3.1", and this "confuses" apt during Cubic installation.

Furthermore, the qemu-system-gui package is not available in Linux Mint 19.x (i.e. Ubuntu 18.04).

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Cubic PPA (cubic-wizard) wrote :

Also, see Questions...

• Cannot add GPG key: General Error (https://answers.launchpad.net/cubic/+question/699574)

• How to install Cubic in Linux Mint 19.x ? (https://answers.launchpad.net/cubic/+question/699671)

Changed in cubic:
assignee: nobody → Cubic PPA (cubic-wizard)
importance: Undecided → High
status: New → In Progress
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Cubic PPA (cubic-wizard) wrote :

In the debian control file,

Replace...
    - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
    # Required for QEMU GTK zoom to fit for Ubuntu > 18.04 LTS
    qemu-system-gui (>=1:4.2) | base-files (<11),
    # Required for qemu-system-x86_64
    qemu-system-x86 (>=1:2.11),
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With...
    - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
    # Required for QEMU GTK zoom to fit for Ubuntu > 18.04 LTS
    qemu-system-gui (>=1:4.2) | qemu-system-x86 (<1:4.2),
    # Required for qemu-system-x86_64
    qemu-system-x86 (>=1:4.2) | qemu-system-x86 (<1:4.2),
    - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

So the Cubic installation no longer depends on the base-files package.

This solution assumes that if qemu-system-x86 is ever updated in Ubuntu 18.04, it will never be updated to a version higher than 1:4.2.

Cubic PPA (cubic-wizard)
Changed in cubic:
status: In Progress → Fix Committed
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Cubic PPA (cubic-wizard) wrote (last edit ):

Fix released in version 2021.11-63.

To install Cubic...

    $ sudo apt-add-repository universe
    $ sudo apt-add-repository ppa:cubic-wizard/release
    $ sudo apt update
    $ sudo apt install --no-install-recommends cubic

Note:

It is still necessary to manually add the GPG key in Linux Mint...

[1] Add the cubic-wizard repository key...

    $ sudo apt-key adv --keyserver keyserver.ubuntu.com --recv-keys B7579F80E494ED3406A59DF9081525E2B4F1283B

[2] Verify the key was added. You will see the following line...

    pub rsa4096 2015-11-05 [SC]
          B757 9F80 E494 ED34 06A5 9DF9 0815 25E2 B4F1 283B
    uid [ unknown] Launchpad PPA for PJ Singh

Changed in cubic:
status: Fix Committed → Fix Released
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crystal seymour (orion1096) wrote :

Why am I getting the error that sudo apt-add-repository ppa:cubic-wizard/release is unknown username or group??? Please assist!

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crystal seymour (orion1096) wrote :

On Ubuntu 20.04.4

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