Installing 0.1.7 on ubuntu 20.04

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This fails with message

Warning: The databases in [/usr/local/share/applications] could not be updated.

I believe you want /usr/share instead

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@ouabache how did you install LibrePCB?

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I downloaded the installer from the website and got the error.

I also then installed it using snap and it works

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Then maybe the installer has an issue, @ubruhin?

I wonder whether we should even have an installer on Linux. It’s not idiomatic, and I think providing Flatpak and Snap packages along with the AppImage should be enough.

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snap worked fine for ubuntu. Do all distros include it or do we need to have an installer for those?

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Snap is only used by Ubuntu and derivatives. However, Flatpak should be available across virtually all Linux distros. In my opinion it’s the best application distribution format right after distro-specific packages.

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No, actually I want /usr/local/share because this is the place where the installer copies the mime files to. But I don’t know why the update command could fail… I usually install LibrePCB as non-root into my home folder and this always worked fine, so maybe the issue only occurs when running the installer as root.

Anyway, as mentioned by @dbrgn my long-term goal is indeed to get rid of the installer for Linux since installers are not usual on Linux. However, currently the installer is the only way to register *.lpp files with LibrePCB and in contrast to the AppImage it allows to get updates without manually downloading it again. But as soon as these two issues are solved, I think the installer has no advantages compared to the AppImage anymore:

Therefore I think it’s not worth to further investigate installer problems - since there are plenty of other (working) installation methods, just use another one for now :wink: