Linux Installation Dependencies, Problems

[webmanoffesto]

I'm on a 64 bit Ubuntu 16 laptop. I'm having trouble installing.
When I go to client.foldingathomeDOTorg/ FAH seem to not be working. Even with "allow unsafe scripts" the page just blinks, but doesn't show any useful information.
Below are some dependency errors I got while attempting install.
How do I resolve these?

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tom@tom-HP-ProBook-450-G3:~$ sudo apt-get -f install fahcontrol
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree       
Reading state information... Done
fahcontrol is already the newest version (7.4.4-1).
You might want to run 'apt-get -f install' to correct these:
The following packages have unmet dependencies:
 fahcontrol : Depends: python-support (>= 0.90.0) but it is not installable
              Depends: python-gnome2 but it is not going to be installed
E: Unmet dependencies. Try 'apt-get -f install' with no packages (or specify a solution).
tom@tom-HP-ProBook-450-G3:~$ sudo apt-get -f install python-gnome2
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree       
Reading state information... Done
You might want to run 'apt-get -f install' to correct these:
The following packages have unmet dependencies:
 fahcontrol : Depends: python-support (>= 0.90.0) but it is not installable
 python-gnome2 : Depends: python-gconf (= 2.28.1+dfsg-1.1) but it is not going to be installed
                 Depends: python-pyorbit (>= 2.0.1-4) but it is not going to be installed
E: Unmet dependencies. Try 'apt-get -f install' with no packages (or specify a solution).
tom@tom-HP-ProBook-450-G3:~$ 

[mesa]

I had an issue just like this earlier today. All I did was clear out the browser cache and it stopped blinking.

[Claus_Christensen]

I had the same problem when installing fahcontrol on a 64 bit laptop running Netrunner, a derivative of Debian. I seems, that I can use dh-python in stead of python-support (which does not exist in the Debian archives). However, python-gnome2 seems to be a package specific to Ubuntu - at least I could not find it in the Debian stable archives.

[Frogging101]

7.4.4 is an old version. Download the latest (7.5.1) from here: https://foldingathome.org/start-folding/

[mad_martn]

doesn't work with the latest version as well on Debian (testing), i could install dh-python but python-gnome2 is not available

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root@vogon:~/fah# dpkg -i fahcontrol_7.5.1-1_all.deb 
Vormals nicht ausgewähltes Paket fahcontrol wird gewählt.
(Lese Datenbank ... 231933 Dateien und Verzeichnisse sind derzeit installiert.)
Vorbereitung zum Entpacken von fahcontrol_7.5.1-1_all.deb ...
Entpacken von fahcontrol (7.5.1-1) ...
dpkg: Abhängigkeitsprobleme verhindern Konfiguration von fahcontrol:
 fahcontrol hängt ab von python-gnome2; aber:
  Paket python-gnome2 ist nicht installiert.

dpkg: Fehler beim Bearbeiten des Paketes fahcontrol (--install):
 Abhängigkeitsprobleme - verbleibt unkonfiguriert
Trigger für mime-support (3.64) werden verarbeitet ...
Trigger für desktop-file-utils (0.24-1) werden verarbeitet ...
Fehler traten auf beim Bearbeiten von:
 fahcontrol
root@vogon:~/fah# uname -a
Linux vogon 5.4.0-4-amd64 #1 SMP Debian 5.4.19-1 (2020-02-13) x86_64 GNU/Linux

[JeSuisFlaneur]

See here for how to workaround the python problem. I'm as far as the FAHControl working, but I'm still not online. Like due to my lack of computer nerdness. viewtopic.php?f=61&t=32463

[gnutux95]

Hello guys,
I confirme with the 7.4.4 a problem with Debian GNU/Linux bullseye/sid and fahcontrol.
fahcontrol_7.4.4-1_all.deb

I will test with the new version .

Thank you.

Regards,
gnutux95

[mad_martn]

btw. current fahcontrol 7.5.1-1 doesn't install on Debian buster/stable either caused by the same dependencies problem

[ipkh]

I can personally attest to installing the clients on Ubuntu 18.04 derivatives. There is a guide over at the evga forums on linux installs that has some very good guidance.

[mad_martn]

no guidance needed, just a fahcontrol package with dependencies that can be met. It is no user error, its wrong dependencies in the fahcontrol deb package

[Joe_H]

no guidance needed, just a fahcontrol package with dependencies that can be met. It is no user error, its wrong dependencies in the fahcontrol deb package

You are welcome to post fixes as part of a problem report on the GitHub space for F@h. FAHControl is open source, the developer can choose which fixes to incorporate into a future version after the COVID-19 response is over. You would be joining some others who have already volunteered to look at that source.

The current client was released 2 years ago, it does not get constant updates. The dependencies used were what would be available on a variety of Linux releases current then, and recent LTS versions. A new version of the client was planned for testing later this year or next year, currently on hold until after COVID-19. F@h has limited software development resources, the developer (singular) who handles the client and server software, plus a few other things, has been directed to concentrate on getting more servers setup and into service.

[mad_martn]

sorry i didn't know about circumstances, fahclient installs and is working as well as fahviewer so i guess i don't miss that much going without fahcontrol anyway?

[gnutux95]

I have some problem with FAHControl even in the new version in 7.5.1 on the Debian sid/bulleye

I have several computer. 2 on Debian sid/bulleye.
The package FAHControl is not happy
But On one computer it is install and I can launch the console, but not for the other.
If I put apt --fix-broken install it removes the packet.
Everything is working except i can't launch FAHControl :/
To prevent the hardware higher temp, I put a cpulimit and i have a crontab to check it and fix it every minute to control the cpu load share.

Intersting things on Fedora 31, FAHControl can't be launched, I think the python code is compatible for 2.7 but not for 3.7 that is the problem.

Rq : it is shame to build a repository for each, we could do it to easy support and release the version and keep into the current version for the Linux distribution.

Regards,

[ArianMohlmann]

python2 seems to work,

Change first line of /usr/bin/FAHControl

Requires root privileges to do so.
First line add 2 after python

#!/usr/bin/python2

[pr0ti3n]

I have some problem with FAHControl even in the new version in 7.5.1 on the Debian sid/bulleye

I've found on Debian 10 and above if you git clone the f@h git repo for fah-control


cd to that directory and run:

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python setup.py build

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sudo python setup.py install

I had no problems.