[Solved][Ubuntu PPA] freecad-0.16 can't be installed alongside freecad-stable

[NormandC]

@sgrogan

The freecad-0.16 package from the freecad-legacy PPA won't install if freecad from the freecad-stable PPA is installed. There's an icon conflict.

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E: /var/cache/apt/archives/freecad-0.16_1%3a0.16.6712-0ppa5~ubuntu16.04.1_amd64.deb: attempt to replace "/usr/share/icons/hicolor/64x64/mimetypes/application-x-extension-fcstd.png", which is also owned by package freecad 1:0.17.13509-1ppa2~ubuntu16.04.1

This is caused by the last line in the debian/rules file, which has the same destination for both.

https://git.launchpad.net/~freecad-main ... elease#n48
https://git.launchpad.net/~freecad-main ... legacy#n48

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override_dh_icons:
	install -m 644 debian/freecad/usr/share/freecad/freecad-icon-16.png debian/freecad/usr/share/icons/hicolor/16x16/apps/freecad.png
	install -m 644 debian/freecad/usr/share/freecad/freecad-icon-32.png debian/freecad/usr/share/icons/hicolor/32x32/apps/freecad.png
	install -m 644 debian/freecad/usr/share/freecad/freecad-icon-32.png debian/freecad/usr/share/icons/hicolor/48x48/apps/freecad.png
	install -m 644 debian/freecad/usr/share/freecad/freecad-icon-64.png debian/freecad/usr/share/icons/hicolor/64x64/apps/freecad.png
	install -m 644 debian/freecad/usr/share/freecad/freecad.svg debian/freecad/usr/share/icons/hicolor/scalable/apps/freecad.svg
	install -m 644 debian/freecad/usr/share/freecad/freecad-doc.png debian/freecad/usr/share/icons/hicolor/64x64/mimetypes/application-x-extension-fcstd.png

The conflict was solved in the freecad-daily package by deleting the last line. But this means that if freecad-daily is the only package installed, no icon is defined for fcstd documents.

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Would you have an idea how to solve that?

[sgrogan]

The conflict was solved in the freecad-daily package by deleting the last line. But this means that if freecad-daily is the only package installed, no icon is defined for fcstd documents.

Should I do this temporarily?

[NormandC]

Yes, we have to do something, it's not ideal but we know it'll work. I figure if people install the freecad-0.16 package, they already installed the latest freecad one, so the application-x-extension icon will already be installed.

You'll be interested to know I found a script to get download stats from the PPA... I was very surprised by the numbers! Not Windows territory of course, but pretty respectable. We're providing freecad packages to a lot more Ubuntu users than I thought.

Just for the freecad-stable PPA, there were 156,500 downloads since 2013. That includes all the packages made from 0.13.1830 to 0.16.6712.

[chrisb]

You'll be interested to know I found a script to get download stats from the PPA... I was very surprised by the numbers! Not Windows territory of course, but pretty respectable. We're providing freecad packages to a lot more Ubuntu users than I thought.

Just for the freecad-stable PPA, there were 156,500 downloads since 2013. That includes all the packages made from 0.13.1830 to 0.16.6712.

That an interesting number. Does this include updates or is it new installations? I don't even know if it can be distinguished.

Edit: I have seen that you posted details here: https://forum.freecadweb.org/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=28010

[sgrogan]

Yes, we have to do something, it's not ideal but we know it'll work.

Does it work now?

[NormandC]

Thanks, it works now.

So I now have installed

freecad-0.16 (freecad-legacy)
freecad-0.17.13509 (freecad-stable)
freecad-0.18~beta (freecad-daily)
freecad compiled from source

Is that too much freecad?

[sgrogan]

Is that too much freecad?

No, I am working on freecad-testing that will be used for the PY3 port.