installation problem

Quote from a v on March 11, 2021, 4:05 amHello Ovito team:
I have trouble when install ovito-basic-3.1.3.
The error was showed on the picture:
Hello Ovito team:
I have trouble when install ovito-basic-3.1.3.
The error was showed on the picture:
Uploaded files:

Quote from Alexander Stukowski on March 11, 2021, 7:47 amHi,
This error may have different reasons. We need to check which one it is in your case. Let's start with the most likely one:
Older OVITO packages for Linux, like the one you are trying to install, did not contain the Xinerama system library, which is required by OVITO. It may thus be necessary to install that library first. On Ubuntu/Debian based Linux distributions, you can install the package
libxcb-xinerama0
using the package manager:sudo apt-get install libxcb-xinerama0-Alex
Hi,
This error may have different reasons. We need to check which one it is in your case. Let's start with the most likely one:
Older OVITO packages for Linux, like the one you are trying to install, did not contain the Xinerama system library, which is required by OVITO. It may thus be necessary to install that library first. On Ubuntu/Debian based Linux distributions, you can install the package libxcb-xinerama0
using the package manager:
sudo apt-get install libxcb-xinerama0
-Alex

Quote from a b on May 18, 2021, 10:33 amMy system is centOs, cannot run apt-get command, what shululd I do ?
My system is centOs, cannot run apt-get command, what shululd I do ?

Quote from Alexander Stukowski on May 18, 2021, 10:48 amPlease have a look here. This page contains some specific troubleshooting instructions for CentOS systems. Try running the last
sudo yum install
command to install the system packages required by OVITO.
Please have a look here. This page contains some specific troubleshooting instructions for CentOS systems. Try running the last sudo yum install
command to install the system packages required by OVITO.

Quote from Georg Daniel Forster on May 21, 2021, 12:46 pmHello,
I keep getting the same error, even after installing the mentioned libraries. What else could be the problem? Thank you!
I'm using ovito 3.5.1 basic on a fresh gnome/debian virtual machine. The problem is probably not related to the fact that I'm dealing with a VM as I have the same problem with my dekstop machine. I was testing with the VM only to be sure that the problem is not due to potentially conflicting packages on my desktop machine.
Ovito 3.1.0 basic runs without problem.
Hello,
I keep getting the same error, even after installing the mentioned libraries. What else could be the problem? Thank you!
I'm using ovito 3.5.1 basic on a fresh gnome/debian virtual machine. The problem is probably not related to the fact that I'm dealing with a VM as I have the same problem with my dekstop machine. I was testing with the VM only to be sure that the problem is not due to potentially conflicting packages on my desktop machine.
Ovito 3.1.0 basic runs without problem.
Uploaded files:
Quote from Alexander Stukowski on May 21, 2021, 12:52 pmI have no prior experience with the gnome/debian distribution. To help me determine which system library is missing in your case, please run:
LD_DEBUG=libs ./bin/ovito &> log.txtand send me the file
log.txt
. Thanks.-Alex
I have no prior experience with the gnome/debian distribution. To help me determine which system library is missing in your case, please run:
LD_DEBUG=libs ./bin/ovito &> log.txt
and send me the file log.txt
. Thanks.
-Alex


Quote from Alexander Stukowski on May 21, 2021, 3:20 pmThanks.
It may be the Debian package
libxcb-util1
that needs to be installed in addition to the other packages you already installed. It contains the missing librarylibxcb-util.so.1
, which seems to be responsible for the failure at program startup.
Thanks.
It may be the Debian package libxcb-util1
that needs to be installed in addition to the other packages you already installed. It contains the missing library libxcb-util.so.1
, which seems to be responsible for the failure at program startup.

Quote from Georg Daniel Forster on May 21, 2021, 3:41 pmThank you very much, this solved the problem for me.
Just in case someone else has a similar issue:
libxcb-util1
does not exist in the standard repositories of debian buster. It is available in the testing repository, though. It can be added by following this procedure: https://www.kvraudio.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=560894Be careful to run
sudo apt-get update
before installing withaptitude -t testing install libxcb-util1
. This is not mentioned in the forum entry cited above.I am not a specialist, and I am not certain whether adding the testing repository may cause other problems. For me, however, at least ovito seems to run fine after following these steps.
Thank you again!
Thank you very much, this solved the problem for me.
Just in case someone else has a similar issue:
libxcb-util1
does not exist in the standard repositories of debian buster. It is available in the testing repository, though. It can be added by following this procedure: https://www.kvraudio.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=560894
Be careful to run sudo apt-get update
before installing with aptitude -t testing install libxcb-util1
. This is not mentioned in the forum entry cited above.
I am not a specialist, and I am not certain whether adding the testing repository may cause other problems. For me, however, at least ovito seems to run fine after following these steps.
Thank you again!
新的OVITO微信频道!
New for our users in China: OVITO on WeChat
Official OVITO WeChat channel operated by Foshan Diesi Technology Co., Ltd.
