[needs-packaging] Unable to locate package freemind - Ubuntu 16.04

[Lonnie Lee Best]

I cannot seem to install freemind on Ubuntu 16.04:

sudo apt-get install freemind

Output:
Unable to locate package freemind

[Lonnie Lee Best (launchpad-startport)]

If this requires packaging, can you please package Version 1.0.1, see here:
http://www.getdeb.net/app/Freemind

[Brian Murray (brian-murray)]

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[Lonnie Lee Best (launchpad-startport)]

This bugs status should not be. "Wishlist".

Freemind has been in Ubuntu for years, but the package is currently missing in 16.04.

[Mathew Hodson (mhodson)]

It was removed from Debian and so was also removed from Ubuntu. The Debian bug is here: https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=807682

You can use Freeplane as an alternative.

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.

[Jens Meiß (jens-meiss)]

i need freemind too! :-/

[Lonnie Lee Best (launchpad-startport)]

Use Freeplane instead of Freemind (I had to switch from Freemind to Freeplane in Ubuntu 16.04, and I like Freeplane better; it is more up-to-date and it reads all the mind-maps I initially created in Freemind):

sudo apt-get install freeplane

[Lonnie Lee Best (launchpad-startport)]

If you try freeplane, you might have to change the default theme for it to work correctly:
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/freeplane/+bug/1544682

Add some heat to the bug above if it is still an issue.

[Andre Dias (andreod-r)]

I just compiled all Freemind project source (FreeMind Version = 1.0.1, build 7) using Apache Ant, version:

Apache Ant(TM) version 1.9.6 compiled on July 8 2015

on Ubuntu 16.04, version:

Distributor ID: Ubuntu
Description: Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
Release: 16.04
Codename: xenial

with Java, version:

java version "1.8.0_91"
Java(TM) SE Runtime Environment (build 1.8.0_91-b14)
Java HotSpot(TM) 64-Bit Server VM (build 25.91-b14, mixed mode)

and i worked smoothly.
Hope it helps.

Regards,
Andre

[Andre Dias (andreod-r)]

ANT build binary package created after execute the following command at root of Freemind source folder:

"ant.sh"

[César Biosca. (ceaualbi-p)]

Found a way:

step 1:
Paste this code in your software sources:
deb http://archive.getdeb.net/ubuntu wily-getdeb apps
install updates

step 2:
Open terminal and install:
sudo apt-get install freeplane
or in synaptic

Step 3:
Install:
libbcel-java (6.0~rc3-2ubuntu1)
libjibx-java (1.2.6-1)
libjibx1.2-java (1.2.6-1)

Step 4:
Download:
libjibx1.1-java_1.1.6a-3ubuntu1_all.deb
I used: http://packages.ubuntu.com/precise/all/libjibx1.1-java/download
Install using gdebi

Step 5:
Install Freemind

Step 6:
Enjoy

[Bai Lee (calidion)]

confirm.

[Wes (wesinator)]

Would be nice to have this package for 18.04

[Duncan Lithgow (duncan-lithgow)]

Try Freeplane instead. It is a more active fork of Freemind.

[Wes (wesinator)]

@Duncan cool, thanks