you're welcome and a good example of configs that apt or dpkg purge will not purge: -stuff that isn't in the package but generated by scripts or the app later, -anything under a user's home directory (incomplete list)
> I did a sudo find / -iname linphone and found files in my home directory > .config and .local. Removed those and then the Appimage launched as expected > and works great room for improvement there: visible error or dialog brought up by the appimage for this situation, or wiki article "removing a previous installation" that can be linked from the downloads page glad if the pointers helped J On June 18, 2025 8:48:00 PM GMT+01:00, Barry Hohstadt <[email protected]> wrote: >Success! I did a *sudo find / -iname linphone* and found files in my home >directory .config and .local. Removed those and then the Appimage >launched as expected and works great. Thanks so much for all the help! > >On Tue, Jun 17, 2025 at 3:23 PM J.H. <[email protected]> wrote: > >> that's where understanding dependency management is coming in, but the >> short of it is, if you installed via the app center, then you should remove >> the same way >> >> as for running appimages: I would need to read up on that myself, but my >> incomplete understanding is >> -it's different from installing, >> -most modern file managers should recognize the .AppImage extension and >> offer a dialog to run the file when clicked >> -there may or may not be a new menu entry for the new software, if there >> isn't, the next easy solution is a link on the desktop >> >> explaining how you would get the expected result with apt, and why, would >> take a fair bit longer, but the 'main' package you would want to remove, >> could be linphone-desktop, and removing dependencies originally installed >> with other packages, and that nothing depends on anymore, is done with apt >> autoremove. purge doesn't deal with dependecies, but removes (some) configs >> that otherwise, would be kept and used should you re-install. If man is >> installed, then man apt should give you a primer >> >> On June 17, 2025 8:50:39 PM GMT+01:00, Barry Hohstadt < >> [email protected]> wrote: >>> >>> Update: I uninstalled version 5.2.0 - *apt uninstall linphone* and *apt >>> purge linphone*. However when I >>> run Linphone-6.0.0-CallEdition-x86_64.AppImage it opens version 5.2.0 with >>> the same issue. >>> Here is the $ uname -a >>> Linux barryubuntu 6.8.0-52-generic #53-Ubuntu SMP PREEMPT_DYNAMIC Sat Jan >>> 11 00:06:25 UTC 2025 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux >>> >>> I don't know anything about Appimages so I have no idea why it is calling >>> the old version, which apparently is still on my system. I'll get back to >>> Ubuntu support. >>> >>> On Mon, Jun 16, 2025 at 4:33 PM J.H. <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>>> I think in any case, you need to give a little more detail, like which >>>> version of linphone, and installed how/from which source, perhaps also >>>> about the platform, e.g. output of uname -a in a terminal. >>>> >>>> At the moment, Linphone would give you >>>> Linphone-6.0.0-CallEdition-x86_64.AppImage, a self-contained, >>>> distribution-independent linux binary package for the x86_64 architecture, >>>> that is, most modern Intel and AMD processor powered PCs and laptops, via >>>> the https://download.linphone.org/releases/linux/latest_app download >>>> link, and they'd probably be most interested in helping you troubleshoot >>>> that version. >>>> >>>> Ubuntu, on the other hand, would currently give you linphone 5.2.0-4, >>>> split up into a bunch of packages, with liblinphone++11t64 (source: >>>> https://packages.ubuntu.com/search?keywords=linphone&searchon=names&suite=noble§ion=all >>>> , >>>> but Ubuntu would want you to use the package manager, not the website, i.e. >>>> Software Center, synaptic, or apt in a terminal, to install). If (and only >>>> if) you went or go the Ubuntu way, then you could also ask Ubuntu support. >>>> Personally, I'd start here: https://web.libera.chat/gamja/?#ubuntu , >>>> choose any Nickname that isn't in use (you'll see when you try to connect). >>>> >>>> Ubuntu's support options are confusingly many, and so are the places >>>> where threads about the same problem could already exist, but one that >>>> would look loosely similar, is this one: >>>> https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linphone-desktop/+bug/1947005 . >>>> It's old and for an old version, but open afaict, and my takeaway from it, >>>> is that one thing to try (no promise, but nothing to lose trying), is: at >>>> the display manager (the graphical login screen), look if there is a choice >>>> between session types that use Wayland and X11, respectively, as the >>>> display server, and pick the *other* type you did *not* try yet, i.e. >>>> probably switch from Wayland to X11. You don't need to reboot for this: Log >>>> Out should be enough. >>>> >>>> Looking forward to hearing how it goes, and having more exact info if >>>> the problem decides to not go away that easily >>>> >>>> J. >>>> >>>> On June 16, 2025 7:08:55 PM GMT+01:00, Barry Hohstadt < >>>> [email protected]> wrote: >>>>> >>>>> Hello group, >>>>> I installed Linphone on Linux Ubuntu 24.04. When I open Linphone there >>>>> is only a page for contacts. There is no sidebar, no calls tab, nothing. >>>>> There is no way I can make a call. It seems the installation is >>>>> incomplete. >>>>> Maybe it is not compatible with my version of Ubuntu? I was able to enter >>>>> settings and add my SIP account information. But I cannot do anything >>>>> else. >>>>> Thank you, >>>>> Barry >>>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> Linphone-users mailing list >>>> [email protected] >>>> https://lists.nongnu.org/mailman/listinfo/linphone-users >>>> >>> _______________________________________________ >> Linphone-users mailing list >> [email protected] >> https://lists.nongnu.org/mailman/listinfo/linphone-users >>
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