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Re: Can't get xephem to work in ubuntu 20.04

 

You need libXp which is Xprint, rarely used anymore. Uh-oh, I'm not
seeing it in Debian Bullseye. I installed Xephem a year or so ago and
I don't remember that problem. Somebody left it out because they
didn't see the use of it, happens all the time. You could try to
build it from source but it's not simple. It's old, maybe 1980s. You
could ask Ubuntu to add it back, there was probably some problem
getting it to compile so they tossed it. Usually the more complaints
they get the more likely they are to invest time in it.

On 1/9/21, gordon.sarty@... <gordon.sarty@...> wrote:
I tried two routes, neither worked:
#1 Install using the linux_install.sh file, then run the installed version
Result: xephem: error while loading shared libraries: libXP.so.6: cannot
open shared object file: No such file or directory
Analysis: After much searching and library install attempts, this file seems
long deprecated and not available for ubuntu 20.04

#2 compile from scratch using make MOTIF=../../libXm/linux86 (with the MOTFI
and MOTIFL variables suitably modified in the makefile)
Result: crash because aavso.c can't find X11/extensions/Print.h The
directory exists but Print.h does not because it is part of Xprint which has
been deprecated since 2008 according to wikipedia.

Has anyone been able to make xephem work on ubuntu 20.04? If so how?

Thanks.





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