There are no package managers that are compatible with this installer

[EricDHH]

Converted from older question, because this bug exist on.

When I try to install on Ubuntu 14.04 the MAGICK-INSTALL fails with the message "There are no package managers that are compatible with this installer. Please read INSTALLER.txt for manual installation instructions." and I can't manage to install through the manual installer.

Kernel: 3.13.0-35-generic amd64
Laptop: Thinkpad x200t

[Trevor (trevormar)]

I am having this same problem. Won't install through the manual method either.

[patrick (patrick-vanderheyden)]

Hi Trevor,

Here is the method i followed :

use Magick Rotation version 1.7 :
  go to launchpad.net, clic "code" in the upper part of the page, then « 45 », then download Tarball.
  Decompress the archive file , then copy the content of MagickAdminTeam/Magick.../Unstable in a folder you create, let's say XYZ.

Install (gksu) python-appindicator via " la logithèque" (this is the french name, i suppose in english something like "application library").

Then follow installer.txt :

sudo apt-get install gcc libx11-dev libxrandr-dev

cd /home/YourUserName/XYZ/Magick-Rotation

gcc check.c -o checkmagick32 -lX11 -lXrandr

sudo mv /home/YourUserName/XYZ/Magick-Rotation/checkmagick32 /usr/bin/checkmagick32

sudo cp /home/YourUserName/XYZ/Magick-Rotation/62-magick.rules /etc/udev/rules.d/62-magick.rules

sudo groupadd magick

sudo gpasswd -a pv magick

Then, restart computer.
Launch Magick rotation in console mode in a terminal :

/home/YourUserName/XYZ/Magick-Rotation/magick-rotation

Magick Rotation should be running : an icon should be present in the upper right corner of the screen, a red box.
The problem at this stage is that a file called « magick-rotation.xml » is missing. It is necessary to automatically launch the application at startup.
To create this file, right clic on the icon, choose Setup. Modify the setup (for me , in Advanced setup : Rotation state : inverted, delete run before .. after.., unmark " allow notification"). Then record the new setup.The « magick-rotation.xml » file should have been created, an then the application should now start automatically at startup.

Patrick

[karlrt (karlrt)]

fix from https://answers.launchpad.net/magick-rotation/+question/239115 does not work for me (ubuntu 16.04, 1.6.2)

[karlrt (karlrt)]

does not work in 1.7 rev45 neither

[Wolfgang Noichl (w-noichl)]

The project is orphaned here. I forked it on github, https://github.com/wolfgang-noichl/magick-rotation and made it work at least on recent xubuntu.