Im trying install 5.2.1 version to ubuntu Ubuntu 22.04.2 LTS. My steps: backuped removed 5.1.5 version sudo apt remove gramps sudo rm -rf /usr/local/share/gramps sudo rm -rf /usr/local/lib/python3.x/site-packages/gramps removed .egg from /usr/local/bin/gramps downloaded and unpached zip from he…

From inside the unzipped tar package, install Gramps with: sudo pip3 install . Don’t set the GRAMPS_RESOURCES environment variable unless you know what you are doing. I’ll build a Debian package for you.

The INSTALL file needs to be updated. I believe the installation commands need to be python3 setup.py build sudo python3 setup.py install --root=/ This was covered on this list when discussing problems with version 5.2.0, although I couldn’t find which thread it was in when I was looking yest…

[image] jacrider: python3 setup.py build sudo python3 setup.py install --root=/ Executed both. The same: yurii@yurii-desktop:~/Downloads/gramps-5.2.1$ gramps Traceback (most recent call last): File "/usr/local/bin/gramps", line 4, in <module> __import__('pkg_resources').run_script('gr…

What about my PATHs? What should be there? $PYTHONPATH $GRAMPS_RESOURCES

Is it possible install 5.2.1 via sudo apt … ? I see 5.1 only in official repo

I don’t have either PYTHONPATH or GRAMPS_RESOURCES set.

[image] jacrider: I don’t have either PYTHONPATH or GRAMPS_RESOURCES set. got it. So, I also will clear them. They were empty earlier

Cleared it. yurii@yurii-desktop:~$ export PYTHONPATH="" yurii@yurii-desktop:~$ export GRAMPS_RESOURCES="" yurii@yurii-desktop:~$ gramps Traceback (most recent call last): File "/usr/local/bin/gramps", line 4, in <module> __import__('pkg_resources').run_script('gramps==5.2.1', 'gramps') File…

[image] Nick-Hall: I’ll build a Debian package for you. Got it, waiting for the package. Thanks!

[image] Nick-Hall: From inside the unzipped tar package, install Gramps with: sudo pip3 install . Yeah, it works for me. Great! Maybe it would be better add pip3 command here? gramps/INSTALL at maintenance/gramps52 · gramps-project/gramps · GitHub

[image] Nick-Hall: I’ll build a Debian package for you. I’m getting the following error when building the package: E: gramps source: source-is-missing [gramps/plugins/webstuff/index.html] I think that this points to a bug in our setup.py script, but when I fix it I still get the same error.…

Error after installing 5.2.1

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Urchello March 25, 2024, 3:13pm 10

Got it, waiting for the package. Thanks!

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Error after installing 5.2.1

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