[Lazarus] Problems installing Lazarus on Linux Mint

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On 7/19/24 18:43, Arí Ricardo Ody via lazarus wrote:


Wayne has given you the command you need to install all the 
dependencies, but I can assure you that Lazarus works just fine on 
Linux Mint, as that's what I'm using here.


Brian.



> Talking about my problem installing Lazarus on Linux Mint
> 
> Mr. Mattias Gaertner wrote:
> 
> "Please install all three packages:
> fpc-laz,  fpc-src and lazarus-project."
> 
> So I opened the Linux Mint terminal and tried it. Here's what happened:
> =========================================================
> ricardo at Pavilion-dm3:~$ sudo apt install fpc-laz fpc-src lazarus-project
> Reading package lists... Done
> Building dependency tree... Done
> Reading state information... Done
> Package fpc-src is not available, but is referred to by another package.
> This may mean that the package is missing, has been obsoleted, or
> is only available from another source
> However, the following packages replace it:
>    fpc-source-3.2.2
> Package lazarus-project is not available, but is referred to by 
> another package.
> This may mean that the package is missing, has been obsoleted, or
> is only available from another source
> 
> Package fpc-laz is not available, but is referred to by another package.
> This may mean that the package is missing, has been obsoleted, or
> is only available from another source
> 
> E: Package 'fpc-laz' has no installation candidate
> E: Package 'fpc-src' has no installation candidate
> E: Package 'lazarus-project' has no installation candidate
> ricardo at Pavilion-dm3:~$
> =========================================================
> I'm starting to believe that I will never have Lazarus on my Linux 
> Mint again.
> For many years I tried to use Linux without success with installations 
> of all types. So I started thinking that to use Linux a person needed 
> to be an expert or have one nearby.
> Linux Mint gave me new hope.
> But all the problems started again. I wonder why the Lazarus 
> installation doesn't work. Or I can't make it work.
> Can anyone tell me what I should or can do to install the
> 
> lazarus-project_3.4.0-0_amd64.deb
> 
> on my Linux Mint?
> 
> Or can I only successfully install it on Windows?
> 
> I appreciate any help.
> 
> Greetings from São Paulo - Brasil
> 
> Arí Ricardo
> 
>