fslint on Kub 20.04?

[rikona]

On Mon, 23 Aug 2021 10:55:24 -0500
Keith <keith at caramail.com> wrote:

> On 8/23/21 6:43 AM, rikona wrote:
> >  
> >> On Mon, 23 Aug 2021 07:58:09 +0200, Ralf Mardorf wrote:  
> >>> On Sun, 22 Aug 2021 22:37:32 -0700, rikona wrote:  
> >>>> Just saw a note that said fslint could be installed by doing:
> >>>>
> >>>> $ mkdir -p ~/Downloads/fslint
> >>>> $ cd ~/Downloads/fslint
> >>>> $ wget
> >>>> http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/universe/p/pygtk/python-gtk2_2.24.0-6_amd64.deb
> >>>> $ wget
> >>>> http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/universe/p/pygtk/python-glade2_2.24.0-6_amd64.deb
> >>>> $ wget
> >>>> http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/universe/f/fslint/fslint_2.46-1_all.deb
> >>>> $ sudo apt-get install ./*.deb
> >>>>
> >>>> Some got it to work, others didn't. Would installing python2 do
> >>>> bad things when other python pgms run? ? What do you have to do
> >>>> to make it work? Why might it have failed for some? I'd
> >>>> reeeeeally like to run it
> >>>> - there's nothing that really replaces it. All ideas much
> >>>> appreciated.  
> >>>
> >>> Hi,
> >>>
> >>> I don't know if you simply can install the packages from 18.04,
> >>> but if so, you need to download the provided versions.
> >>>
> >>> With e.g. Firefox take a look at the URLs, or just use
> >>> https://packages.ubuntu.com/ to see what versions are provided by
> >>> the pool.
> >>>
> >>> http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/universe/p/pygtk/ doesn't
> >>> provide 2.24.0-6.
> >>>
> >>> http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/universe/f/fslint/ doesn't
> >>> provide 2.46-1.
> >>>
> >>> apt-get does not install from a local path, while dpkg or gdebi or
> >>> apt do so.
> >>>
> >>> You got informative error messages, didn't you?
> >>>
> >>> Try downloading the available versions and try to install from the
> >>> local path using an appropriate command.
> >>>
> >>> Regards,
> >>> Ralf  
> >>
> >> PS:
> >>
> >> Those versions were probably provided by an EOL, non-LTS release
> >> and are still available by different URLs, but not by the regular
> >> pool anymore.  
> >
> > That seems to be the case.
> > https://packages.ubuntu.com/bionic/amd64/python-gtk2/download
> > says where it can be found and downloaded.
> >
> > "You should be able to use any of the listed mirrors by adding a
> > line to your /etc/apt/sources.list like this:
> >
> > deb http://cz.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu bionic main universe
> > Replacing cz.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu with the mirror in question."
> >
> >  
> >> https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Releases
> >>
> >> Maybe apt-get for 20.04 can install from a local path, at least
> >> older versions of apt-get can not.  
> >
> > Would the above let apt-get, or just apt, install from the new dir?
> > And, would adding this older source to apt cause wrong versions of
> > other things to be used, say on updates?
> >
> > Would it be best to NOT add the source to apt, and just download the
> > files to some dir?
> >
> > Mostly I'd like to know if having two different versions of python
> > will cause other problems when new/different pgms try to run. Does
> > each pgm try to run a specific version or just whatever presumably
> > single version is "installed"? If the latter, this could cause
> > problems. I don't want to mess up my new Kubuntu comp. :-)
> >
> > Thanks for the reply!
> >
> >  
> 
> Have you checked out alternative projects that functionally do the
> same thing as fslint but don't rely on outdated and unsupported
> dependencies?
> 
> You might want take a look at following:
> 
> Czkawka: https://github.com/qarmin/czkawka

Thanks for the info! I actually saw this after my post so didn't see a
good choice at  the time. It looks good.

> Though not available in Ubuntu repositories yet, the project has
> binaries available as a snap (which is in the snap store), flatpak,
> appimage, or static compiled image. It's only dependencies are gkt3
> and rust 1.51 (which is available in 20.04)
> 
> DupeGuru: https://dupeguru.voltaicideas.net

Saw this but it doesn't fit as well - fewer capabilities that I use.

> Same as Czkawka, DupeGuru is not available in the Ubuntu repositories
> yet. It's available from a PPA and also a deb package from its github
> page
> 
> https://github.com/arsenetar/dupeguru/releases/tag/4.1.1
> 
> It has dependencies on some QT5 and Python3 libraries which are
> available in 20.04
> 
> I've not used either one, so I can't vouch for how well they work.
> Both have been recently been updated, so the projects are active.

Again, thanks...