Questions tagged [packages]
A package is a specific piece of software and data in an archive files. It can be installed and uninstalled usually be a distribution-dependent package manager (e.g. apt-get on Raspbian or pacman on Arch Linux). This is for questions related to the use and management of packages.
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Beyond breadboards? Good ways to package simple GPIO-using project?
I have a couple of simple projects that use a handful of GPIO pins, a few resistors, and some sensors and LEDs.
What's a good way to package up stuff like that? Is there a premade solderable HAT-like ...
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How can I build and install openssh server (sshd) with compiler security features
I noticed my raspberry pi's sshd does not seem to have PIE and ASLR enabled. I determined that using the answer here: https://unix.stackexchange.com/a/435038
I'm using Raspbian, is there another OS I ...
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How to install previous/older version of octave in buster?
Currently Octave version 4.4.1 is available. It always crashes while start. I am trying to install an older version of octave but I can not find any older packages in the repo and the sources are ...
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autoreconf: command not found
autoreconf -fiv
-bash: autoreconf: command not found
I've tried everything listed in this link, but I still can't find any auto(re)conf.
pi@no:~/motion $ apt-cache search autoreconf
pi@no:~/motion $ ...
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Missing packages on raspbian
I'm trying to install the libindi astronomy toolset on my Raspberry PI 3 uname gives me
Linux raspberrypi 4.19.58-v7+ #1245 SMP Fri Jul 12 17:25:51 BST 2019
armv7l GNU/Linux
cat /etc/os-release
...
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Packages are correctly installed using pip3 in my virtual environment but are not being imported, I get ModuleNotFoundError
I am using a raspberry pi 3 with raspbian buster and python 3.7.3.
I can install packages fine in my virtual environment using pip3 install. This can be seen when I use the command pip list, all my ...
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Which Raspbian package contains the cdio C++ bindings?
I can't find them in libcdio-dev, and a search for the most important header file, cdio.hpp, in the Debian package catalog gave no results. A libcdio++ package seems not to exist either.
Doesthis ...
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installation error mariadb-server
i've previously installed mariadb successfully on my raspberry pi (raspian stretch lite). however i wanted to completely reinstall mariadb and also delete the old databases. i did this with the ...
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ImportError: undefined symbol, bad installation of scipy?
On my raspberry pi I created a virtual environment with the virtualenv package. Using pip3 I installed the following python packages for python 3.5:
imutils==0.5.2
numpy==1.16.3
opencv-contrib-python=...
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Got compilation error when installing plyvel
I got an error while trying to install plyvel on my raspberry (pi 3 B+) with sudo pip install plyvel :
Looking in indexes: https://pypi.org/simple, https://www.piwheels.org/simple
Collecting plyvel
...
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Problem with public keys, installing libc6
I'm having trouble installing a dependency on libc6. I'm trying to follow the solution in this question but I get the following response from sudo apt update:
Hit:1 http://archive.raspberrypi.org/...
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How to remove `raspi-copies-and-fills` from Raspbian
I did apt update && apt upgrade as root and now my Raspbian system is corrupt and won't boot anymore. After some debugging I noticed there's the package raspi-copies-and-fills.
Fortunately, ...
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Installing equivalent of unrar package (rar)
I wanted to install rar from packages ( https://packages.ubuntu.com/search?keywords=unrar ), unfortunately it seems that it is impossible on Raspbian:
pi@raspberrypi:~ $ rar
bash: rar: command not ...
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Libboost package installion error on Raspberry pi 3b+
Command:
sudo apt-get install libboost1.50-all-dev
Result:
Error: Could not find any package by globe and regex libboost1.50-all-dev
Error: Unable to locate package libboost1.50-all-dev
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cant install packages because of older chromium build
i'm trying to install a package using the terminal specifically
sudo apt-get install sysbench
but i get the following error
The following packages have unmet dependencies:
chromium-browser-l10n : ...
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How can I get a list of user installed packages
I want to get the list of installed packages to perform a fresh installation.
There are many ways of getting these e.g. https://wiki.debian.org/ListInstalledPackages but all produce impractically ...
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Unable to locate package nmap & sources.list error
Love to have nmap on my #raspberrypi, but:
root@qwers:/home/pi# apt-get update
Hit:1 http://archive.raspberrypi.org/debian stretch InRelease
Hit:2 https://deb.nodesource.com/node_9.x stretch ...
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import cv2 not working Raspberry Pi
I used pip to install opencv3 with the following command on an Anaconda virtual environment.
install opencv-python
I successfully installed it because I can see the package in pip list.
(olfatf)...
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Installing GitLab on Raspian Stretch
I am trying to install GitLab on my Pi according to the official instructions.
Until this step everything seems to be working fine:
seb@raspi:~ $ sudo curl -sS https://packages.gitlab.com/install/...
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On Raspbian, there is no arp program. How do I obtain it?
This is raspbian stretch.
I have net-tools and iproute2 packages installed. That is so far all ive found that looks like might contain the tool from apt-get.
I just want to use the raspi as an ...
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Raspberry Pi Model 2B Hostapd installation error: Unable to locate package
So, I am trying to set up my raspberry pi model 2B as a wifi hotspot. All the articles recommended installing and using hostapd and dnsmasq. I was able to install the dnsmasq package without any ...
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How to reinstall python3 from binaries?
One of my RPis has a problem with python3:
root@sent121:~# python3
Segmentation fault
When debugging a print('hello') script I get
root@sent121:~# dbg python3
-bash: dbg: command not found
root@...
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Problem with packages [closed]
I'm trying to compile my code
import sys,os
sys.path.insert(0, '/usr/include')
sys.path.append('/usr/include')
import plivo, plivoxml
auth_id = "Your AUTH_ID"
auth_token = "Your ...
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Unable to update samba-libs (unmet dependencies)
I've seen a number of questions with similar "error updating ____" but none of the fixes for those problems have helped me any.
I'm still very new to the Pi, and Linux-based operating systems in ...
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Why do I constantly have missing package dependencies?
Many tries. Many half-fails.
All of the package managers that I'm using (apt-get, synaptic) always cannot really finish installations or removals. Just minutes ago I was trying to purge the code::...
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Is “gedit” a command or text editor?
My question here has to do with "gedit."
First of all, is it a Linux command or a text editor?
From what I have been surfing up recently, gedit is, from my results, a GNOME text editor.
And, at the ...
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Few connections failed when downloading packages
I am working with Raspberry Pi 3 running Raspbian Stretch for a project that involves image processing (Open CV and Dlib). I am very inexperienced with Linux systems and having a hard time with ...
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Problems installing Scipy stack for Python3.6 on Pi-2
I am faced with an apparent time consuming problem or something else when I try to install scipy with pip for python3.6 on my RPi2 model B. OS is Raspbian minimal (jessie).
I am using a RPi2, and I ...
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Could not open locked file when trying to install with apt-get
Now, here is my question:
Who hates apt-get? Almost no one. Who gets problems with apt-get? I do. And I am.
Sometimes, using sudo apt-get upgrade takes sooooo long you just close off terminal to ...
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unmet dependencies for php5-mysql
I'm trying to get owncloud running on a Raspberry Pi 3 to run as a local file server. I'm following some tutorials that are running me through setting up mysql for owncloud, and MySQL installed fine ...
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Retrieve default sshd_config file
I updated Raspbian from Jessie to Stretch. During this update process I kept my existing sshd_config file and didn't update to the new one.
I'd now like to see the changes which come with the new ...
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apt-get install [any package] has no installation candidate
I'm having trouble installing any package on my Raspberry Pi v1 B. Whenever I run apt-get install [any package here], it always failed with E: [package name] has no installation candidate. I don't ...
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Unable to install all kodi dependencies on Raspbian 8
I have a Raspberry Pi 3 with Raspbian 8.
I would like to install kodi but when I type sudo apt-get install kodi, here is what I get:
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading ...
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Python version management and package installs
After having issues tracking down an error on RPI3 - No Module Named ImageTk - I decided to do a complete reinstall of the operating system and start with a clean system. After doing so, the same ...
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How to monitor the available bandwith without impacting an already running stream?
I have a RTP stream called 'X1' running from a Pi to a Linux PC. At the same time I want to create more streams, for example X2, X3 e.t.c...
Depending on the available bandwidth, I would like to ...
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I am having trouble finding a command that shows what version of samba is installed on my RPi3
I am running Raspbian jessie 8 on my RPi3. I am trying to see what version of samba is installed if any. I do not remember installing it as far as i know it is for remote access but I am not totally ...
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tmux doesn't want to be installed
I had my Raspberry Pi running for a while and needed to uninstall all the junk I left behind for a project.
I used tmux before and it was a blessing.
I am trying to install it again, but it doesn't ...
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installing package error “sudo apt-get install ppp”
I'm trying to install the ppp packaged for the raspberry pi so i can connect a 3g dongle to the internet but i get the following error. It seems that some modules install except one. overall the ppp ...
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apt-get hangs at Reading database when installing anything
One of my raspberry pi's is hanging whenever I try to install or update anything using apt-get.
Running Raspbian 7 (wheezy).
Symptoms (using watchdog as an example as it has no dependencies):
# apt-...
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Julia not available in Raspbian?
I am trying to install Julia:
$ sudo apt-get install julia
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
Package julia is not available, but is referred to ...
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Raspberry Pi Wifi Pineapple/Access Point, Wifi honey pot setup error!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T3s9KYCU3tE
I have been following this tutorial for a while and I have come across a problem that will not let me finish the setup by running:
sudo apt-get install ...
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How to setup Octave GNU 4.0+ for Raspbian
I'm working on the project where I need to read engraved text on the frame. I'm taking a picture using the Raspberry Pi USB camera. I initially developed a script in MatLab which achieved over 70% ...
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Raspbian breaks after removing obsolete packages
I would like to remove obsolete packages from my Raspberry Pi 2, so, I removed all the extra source packages of my Raspbian Jessie, and left only the official Raspbian mirrors:
deb http://archive....
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Can't install GitLab on Ubuntu Mate 16.04
I want to install GitLib on my Raspi 3 running Ubuntu Mate 16.04. For this, I followed the steps described for Ubuntu 16.04: https://about.gitlab.com/downloads/#ubuntu1604
Step 1 worked as expected. ...
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ImportError: No module named RPi
I am trying to run a package on my Raspberry Pi:
At the terminal, I typed in “sudo apt-get install picap” followed by enter.
I get it installed but cannot execute "picap-setup" – instead an error ...
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Cannot install pg on Raspberry Pi
I have been trying to install pg to run my web application (Ruby on Rails).
I use a pg database.
With bundle install, it fails.
The output is:
current directory: /home/pi/.rvm/gems/ruby-2.3.3/gems/...
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Patch management for Raspberry Pi
Are there any patch managers or tools that could
centrally manage multiple Raspberry/Raspbian OS?
patch kernel/os/packages/application, selectively or whole.
Agents if any will need to be able to run ...
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Why does sudo apt-get build-dep not work for emacs24?
this is my first post on this SX Forum.
After doing some searching myself (and failing), I wanted to ask why the command sudo apt-get build-dep emacs24 fail on a Pi running Raspbian Jessie?
The ...
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How to make a custom package available for raspberry pi 2?
Is there is some provision like ppa(launchpad.net) for raspberry pi 2?
I want to make my custom projects available for raspberry pi 2. So that other raspberry pi 2 can directly install packages using ...
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apt-get stopped working
I randomly started having trouble using apt-get on a Raspberry Pi 3 running Raspian. I can remove packages just fine, but when I try to install one, I always get the message
E: Unable to locate ...
