Can't install Inkdrop in some Debian based distro's

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Hi, first of all I like Inkdrop very much. I have searched for years for a good markdown based note taking app which could use subfolders so I can structure my own notes.

I use Inkdrop on iOS, Android, Windows, Mac and Linux. In Ubuntu or Linux Mint installing of inkdrop is no problem, but when I use Debian based distroā€™s like Kali Linux or Parrot OS I canā€™t install Inkdropā€¦

Bug report

When installing Inkdrop with:

sudo dpkg -i inkdrop_3.22.2_amd64.deb

I get these messages:

Preparing to unpack inkdrop_3.22.2_amd64.deb ...
Unpacking inkdrop (3.22.2-1) ...
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of inkdrop:
 inkdrop depends on libgconf2-4; however:
  Package libgconf2-4 is not installed.

dpkg: error processing package inkdrop (--install):
 dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
Processing triggers for bamfdaemon (0.5.3-3) ...
Rebuilding /usr/share/applications/bamf-2.index...
Processing triggers for desktop-file-utils (0.23-3) ...
Processing triggers for mime-support (3.61) ...
Errors were encountered while processing:
 inkdrop

It looks like the problem here is that libgconf2-4 is not installed, So I tried this:

sudo apt install libgconf2-4

This returns:

Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree       
Reading state information... Done
You might want to run 'apt --fix-broken install' to correct these.
The following packages have unmet dependencies:
 libgconf2-4 : Depends: libgconf-2-4 (= 3.2.6-4.1) but 3.2.6-5 is to be installed
E: Unmet dependencies. Try 'apt --fix-broken install' with no packages (or specify a solution).

So I tried the offered solution in this message:

udo apt --fix-broken install

This leads to this message:

Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree       
Reading state information... Done
Correcting dependencies... Done
The following packages will be REMOVED:
  inkdrop
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 1 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
1 not fully installed or removed.
After this operation, 268 MB disk space will be freed.
Do you want to continue? [Y/n]

Choosing Y leads to uninstalling Inkdrop :frowning:

Choosing n leads to problems every time you try sudo apt upgrade because of the Inkdrop install being broken :frowning:

Do you know a solution for this?

(I also read you are working on a snap package. Can we expect this soon, because maybe this would be a solution for this problem)

Info

  • Platform: (Kali Linux, Parrot OS)
  • Platform version: (Kali 2018.3a, Parrot 4.2.2)
  • App Version: (3.22.2)
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Looks like Inkdrop or a package in the inkdrop install requires version 2.4 of libgconf, while your system (or a package on it) requires version 3.2.6 to 4.1.

For a direct fix, Iā€™d say use the web version of Inkdrop. This is an issue with a package dependency in Inkdrop (probably Electron even), and canā€™t really be fixed easily.

However, a quick web search shows it is possible to install multiple versions of a library. It would require manually downloading said library, placing it in another directory, and extending a path variable with your custom library directory. Read more here.

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I will try your possible solution when Iā€™m at my computer again.

I was nog aware thatā€™s there was a web version of inkdrop? Where can I find this?

And thnx for your quick answer!!

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Hi @Mike_Blackstone,

Web version is not available, and not planned.

As @ZeroThe2nd pointed out, libgconf2-4 is a dependency for Electron and hard to change.
The package is basically built for the recent version of Ubuntu and Debian.
If you are on other distro and canā€™t install it, you can try a zip file (not .deb file) which can be used without apt installation.
If it didnā€™t work, you have to solve problems by yourself.

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Ah, thank you. I Will try that!

Edit: ZIP option worked like a charm :slight_smile:

problem solved

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Cool!

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I apologise for the confusion with the web version. I had never logged into the app.inkdrop.info portal, and kinda assumed it was a web version.
Iā€™m sorry :slightly_frowning_face:

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