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[john sylvanis <question697063@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Question #697063 on Keryx changed:
https://answers.launchpad.net/keryx/+question/697063

john sylvanis gave more information on the question:
Sorry, when I do that, I am on my Ubuntu laptop, of course. John.

On Sat, Jun 12, 2021 at 10:23 AM John Sylvanis <123.1977.t@xxxxxxxxx>
wrote:

> I downloaded and unzipped keryx_ubuntu_x86.zip on the library computer.
> Unzipped, got into Win32 directory and clicked the executable. It came up
> with the interface, with Debian and supported
> OS, and, or course, I get an error message saying "Please create a project
> in the plugin's supported OS". But when I get into Ubuntu and change
> directory into Keryx_Ubuntu_x86/source/ and execute keryx.py, nothing
> happens. Strange.
>
> On Sat, Jun 12, 2021 at 10:05 AM john sylvanis <
> question697063@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>> Your question #697063 on Keryx changed:
>> https://answers.launchpad.net/keryx/+question/697063
>>
>>     Status: Needs information => Open
>>
>> You gave more information on the question:
>> Manfred, did you try keryx yourself and does it work for you, because if
>> it does, it's me who is completely uncouth and will have to brush up on my
>> Linux knowledge? It turns out that it won't even work in Windows. Sorry
>> for
>> being so optimistic. Yes, the interface shows up, but I cannot get through
>> to the next step, that is, to set up a project. Keryx always comes up with
>> a little window saying "Please set up a project in your offline computer"
>> or something like this and it sends me back to the interface. It
>> never lets me set up a project. I am on our library's computer (live in a
>> low income building) when writing this.
>>
>> As I understand, Keryx is supposed to download linux packages even through
>> windows. My laptop has dual boot to Win7 and 21.04. The laptop is 9 years
>> old, but it's still a mean machine, so what's happening is not due to
>> slowness, etc. Win7 and Linux are lightning fast because of the 3rd
>> generation Intel processor and bus structure. It's a business grade
>> machine
>> that I bought on ebay in 2015 for $325 (originally it cost about $2200
>> when
>> it came out in 2012). Anyway, my main issue now is: as I said before,
>> there's a package of dependencies on Launchpad.net that should go with
>> keryx with all versions. However, I don't know where the components of
>> this
>> dependencies package go or may have to be manually placed, and, when I
>> unzip the main program (keryx) a window pops up demanding completely
>> different dependencies. I am here talking about being in Ubuntu, not
>> Windows, which never has any dependencies. Why in Linux the dependency
>> issues have never been resolved, that is, why they won't come packaged
>> with
>> the main program? Remember, although I am very technical, in this case I
>> am
>> a user and I'd be using 21.04 for orchestral music writing. The main
>> technical purpose for me is to use paprefs to make 2 sound cards into a
>> virtual card, feeding 16 discrete channels into an amplifier. If I don't
>> tackle the problem of downloading without installation, I'll have to
>> always
>> haul my 50 lb computer (it's in a big steel case for good ventilation,
>> otherwise it's just an ordinary machine with two 8 channel sound cards). I
>> live on the 13th floor. It doesn't have wi-fi, so I'll need it connected
>> through the wired network but am not even sure it'll connect without NFS
>> or
>> something similar.
>>
>> Anyway, sorry for this litany, yours, John, and a big THANK YOU for your
>> time and patience. Keryx.py won't work either. I think it's a
>> dependencies'
>> issue.
>>
>> On Thu, Jun 10, 2021 at 11:55 AM Manfred Hampl <
>> question697063@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>
>> > Your question #697063 on Keryx changed:
>> > https://answers.launchpad.net/keryx/+question/697063
>> >
>> >     Status: Open => Needs information
>> >
>> > Manfred Hampl requested more information:
>> > If you have Keryx_Ubuntu_x86.zip downloaded, unzip it (if not already
>> > done), change directory into the directory Keryx_Ubuntu_x86/source/ and
>> > issue the command
>> >
>> > python keryx.py
>> >
>> > What happens?
>> >
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