KICAD will not start on Unbuntu 10.0.2

[Kevin Oscroft]

Binary package hint: kicad

Downloaed it from the Ubuntu repository. If I click the appliaction in Applications, Electronics, nothing happens.

[Oliver (oliver602)]

Do you mean Ubuntu 10.10? You can find the version by going to the System menu -> 'About Ubuntu' or by typing 'lsb_release -r' in a terminal window and pressing enter.

[Kevin Oscroft (koscroft)]

Yes, I did mean Ubuntu 10.10.

So, how do I get it to work?

Kevin

On Sat, 2010-10-23 at 15:42 +0000, Oliver wrote:
> *** This bug is a duplicate of bug 610975 ***
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/610975
>
> Do you mean Ubuntu 10.10? You can find the version by going to the
> System menu -> 'About Ubuntu' or by typing 'lsb_release -r' in a
> terminal window and pressing enter.
>

[Oliver (oliver602)]

There is a proposed update to fix this which should be available shortly. If you cant wait, here is what i did to get the updated package.

1.Open the update manager, you'll find it in System -> Administration.

2.Click on Settings.

3.In the Updates tab, make sure the 'Proposed updates' option is checked.

4.Click close and select Reload in the dialog that pops up.

5.Now, deselect all updates, except for the kicad package. You can do this by right clicking on the list and 'Untick all'. Then scroll through the list to find the kicad package and tick it.

6.Select Install Updates.

7.When finished, go back into Settings and disable 'Proposed updates', then 'reload'.

That should be it.

There is probably a faster or better way, but thats how i did it and it worked.

[Kevin Oscroft (koscroft)]

Hi,

Thanks for the info. KICAD is working fine now.

Cheers

Kevin

> Date: Tue, 26 Oct 2010 17:17:00 +0000
> From: <email address hidden>
> To: <email address hidden>
> Subject: [Bug 663690] Re: KICAD will not start on Unbuntu 10.0.2
>
> *** This bug is a duplicate of bug 610975 ***
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/610975
>
> There is a proposed update to fix this which should be available
> shortly. If you cant wait, here is what i did to get the updated
> package.
>
> 1.Open the update manager, you'll find it in System -> Administration.
>
> 2.Click on Settings.
>
> 3.In the Updates tab, make sure the 'Proposed updates' option is
> checked.
>
> 4.Click close and select Reload in the dialog that pops up.
>
> 5.Now, deselect all updates, except for the kicad package. You can do
> this by right clicking on the list and 'Untick all'. Then scroll through
> the list to find the kicad package and tick it.
>
> 6.Select Install Updates.
>
> 7.When finished, go back into Settings and disable 'Proposed updates',
> then 'reload'.
>
> That should be it.
>
> There is probably a faster or better way, but thats how i did it and it
> worked.
>
> --
> KICAD will not start on Unbuntu 10.0.2
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/663690
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>
> Status in “kicad” package in Ubuntu: New
>
> Bug description:
> Binary package hint: kicad
>
> Downloaed it from the Ubuntu repository. If I click the appliaction in Applications, Electronics, nothing happens.
>
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