On Fri, 24 Jul 2015 17:23:25 -0500, you wrote: >Yes >
Give installing binutils a try, then, as that's what your previous attempt seemed to be complaining about. If that works, then go through the full cycle again = fpc -> fpc-src -> lazarus. Brian. >Sent from my iPhone > >> On Jul 24, 2015, at 17:19, brian <br...@meadows.pair.com> wrote: >> >>> On Fri, 24 Jul 2015 17:12:06 -0500, you wrote: >>> >>> Using linux mint 17.1 Rebecca >> >> OK, scratch the comment about LMDE (I assume what you're using is the >> Ubuntu-based version?). >> >> Brian. >> >>> Sent from my iPhone >>> >>>> On Jul 24, 2015, at 16:26, brian <br...@meadows.pair.com> wrote: >>>> >>>> On Fri, 24 Jul 2015 16:10:28 -0500, you wrote: >>>> >>>> Larry, >>>> >>>> Are you by any chance using the Debian version of Mint? It's a few >>>> versions ago, but I had all kinds of weird problems with >>>> Lazarus/FPC/LMDE, and after a few iterations with the LMDE users, I >>>> switched to plain old Debian, and things have worked just fine since >>>> then. >>>> >>>> If you're using the Ubuntu-based Mint, then forget all the above, that >>>> used to work OK. >>>> >>>> Brian. >>>> >>>> >>>>> I have tried to remove the default lazarus install with the following >>>>> commands: sudo apt-get purge fpc lazarus >>>>> sudo rm -Rf /usr/lib/fpc sudo rm -Rf /usr/lib/lazarus sudo rm -Rf >>>>> /usr/share/fpcsr sudo rm -f ~/.fpcsudo rm -Rf ~/.lazarus, then downloaded >>>>> lazarus_1.4.2-0amd64.deb. Then I get the following output: >>>>> dpkg: regarding fpc_2.6.2-0_i386.deb containing fpc, pre-dependency >>>>> problem: fpc pre-depends on binutils dpkg: error processing archive >>>>> fpc_2.6.2-0_i386.deb (--install): pre-dependency problem - not installing >>>>> fpc (Reading database ... 220087 files and directories currently >>>>> installed.) Preparing to unpack google-chrome-stable_current_i386.deb ... >>>>> Unpacking google-chrome-stable (43.0.2357.134-1) over (43.0.2357.134-1) >>>>> ... >>>>> Selecting previously unselected package lazarus. Preparing to unpack >>>>> lazarus_1.4.2-0_amd64.deb ... Unpacking lazarus (1.4.2) ... Setting up >>>>> google-chrome-stable (43.0.2357.134-1) ... dpkg: dependency problems >>>>> prevent configuration of lazarus: lazarus depends on fpc (>= 2.6.4) | >>>>> fp-compiler (>= 2.6.4); however: Package fpc is not installed. Version of >>>>> fp-compiler on system is 2.6.2-8. lazarus depends on fpc-src (>= 2.6.4) | >>>>> fpc-source (>= 2.6.4); however: Version of fpc-source on system is >>>>> 2.6.2-8. >>>>> lazarus depends on fpc (>= 2.6.4) | fp-ide (>= 2.6.4); however: Package >>>>> fpc >>>>> is not installed. Package fp-ide is not installed. lazarus depends on fpc >>>>> (>= 2.6.4) | fp-units-base (>= 2.6.4); however: Package fpc is not >>>>> installed. Package fp-units-base is not installed. lazarus depends on fpc >>>>> (>= 2.6.4) | fp-units-db (>= 2.6.4); however: Package fpc is not >>>>> installed. >>>>> Package fp-units-db is not installed. lazarus depends on fpc (>= 2.6.4) | >>>>> fp-units-fcl (>= 2.6.4); however: Package fpc is not installed. Package >>>>> fp-units-fcl is not installed. lazarus depends on fpc (>= 2.6.4) | >>>>> fp-units-fv (>= 2.6.4); however: Package fpc is not installed. Package >>>>> fp-units-fv is not instal dpkg: error processing package lazarus >>>>> (--install): dependency problems - leaving unconfigured Processing >>>>> triggers >>>>> for mime-support (3.54ubuntu1.1) ... Processing triggers for >>>>> desktop-file-utils (0.22-1ubuntu1) ... Processing triggers for man-db >>>>> (2.6.7.1-1ubuntu1) ... Processing triggers for shared-mime-info >>>>> (1.2-0ubuntu3) ... Unknown media type in type 'all/all' Unknown media type >>>>> in type 'all/allfiles' Unknown media type in type 'uri/mms' Unknown media >>>>> type in type 'uri/mmst' Unknown media type in type 'uri/mmsu' Unknown >>>>> media >>>>> type in type 'uri/pnm' Unknown media type in type 'uri/rtspt' Unknown >>>>> media >>>>> type in type 'uri/rtspu' Errors were encountered while processing: >>>>> fpc_2.6.2-0_i386.deb lazarus >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> On Fri, Jul 24, 2015 at 1:23 PM, Graeme Geldenhuys < >>>>> mailingli...@geldenhuys.co.uk> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>>> On 2015-07-24 17:45, Larry Dalton wrote: >>>>>>> What am I doing wrong? >>>>>> >>>>>> No idea, but may I suggest you rather download the *.tar file instead. >>>>>> It is a console based installer created by the FPC team. I've used it >>>>>> for years on Linux and FreeBSD, and never had any problems. I can also >>>>>> install it to any directory (I normally choose $HOME/devel/fpc/), >>>>>> instead if /usr/bin/ or /usr/local/bin/. >>>>>> >>>>>> Regards, >>>>>> - Graeme - >>>>>> >>>>>> -- >>>>>> fpGUI Toolkit - a cross-platform GUI toolkit using Free Pascal >>>>>> http://fpgui.sourceforge.net/ >>>>>> >>>>>> -- >>>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>>> Lazarus mailing list >>>>>> Lazarus@lists.lazarus.freepascal.org >>>>>> http://lists.lazarus.freepascal.org/mailman/listinfo/lazarus >>>> >>>> -- >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> Lazarus mailing list >>>> Lazarus@lists.lazarus.freepascal.org >>>> http://lists.lazarus.freepascal.org/mailman/listinfo/lazarus >> >> -- >> _______________________________________________ >> Lazarus mailing list >> Lazarus@lists.lazarus.freepascal.org >> http://lists.lazarus.freepascal.org/mailman/listinfo/lazarus -- _______________________________________________ Lazarus mailing list Lazarus@lists.lazarus.freepascal.org http://lists.lazarus.freepascal.org/mailman/listinfo/lazarus