R-Linux recommended installation procedure

deltakprime · August 19, 2024, 2:16pm

Hello,

OpenMandriva Lx version:
Rome 24
Desktop environment (KDE, LXQT…):
KDE

I have downloaded the 64 bit RPM application file:
RLinux6_x64.rpm

from the official site at:
r-studio.com/free-linux-recovery/download.sthml, and would like to install it.

The recommended CLI installation from the OM Rome notes does not find the program even if I initiate the command sequence from within the directory containing the file.
When I click on the downloaded file, the option to install it using Discover appears.
If I try to install it with Discover, the installation completes, the program title appears and launches from the OM launch menu, and asks for my password, but does not activate.
(The OM program launcher “Uninstall or Manage Add-Ons” option does nothing…
I have since removed the installation using the OM recommended console command.)

What would be the recommended installation alternative…
…can I somehow install this from the console?
Thanks.

ben79 · August 19, 2024, 3:43pm

In ROME Plasma5 I am unable to reproduce the problem:

Installs and opens here.

deltakprime · August 19, 2024, 4:46pm

Really?
Hmm…

How can we devise a test to determine if my Rome installation is at fault?
What is the preferred method for installing in such a situation?

deltakprime · August 19, 2024, 4:48pm

Meanwhile, I can try to replicate your console log and see what happens.

deltakprime · August 19, 2024, 4:51pm

The command you used is partially obscured by the Device View screen panel… is there anything further appearing after the filename?

deltakprime · August 19, 2024, 4:58pm

Console reply is:
Last metadata expiration check: 3:13:51 ago on Mon 19 Aug 2024 06:43:44 AM PDT.
Can not load RPM file: RLinux6_x86.rpm.
Could not open: RLinux6_x86.rpm

deltakprime · August 19, 2024, 5:21pm

[quote=“deltakprime, post:6, topic:5361”]
Last metadata expiration check:

[michael@AsusProArtX-570CreatorWiFi Downloads]$ sudo dnf in RLinux6_x64.rpm
Last metadata expiration check: 0:01:25 ago on Mon 19 Aug 2024 10:13:49 AM PDT.
Dependencies resolved.
=========================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================
 Package                                                          Architecture                                                     Version                                                                  Repository                                                              Size
=========================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================
Installing:
 rlinux                                                           x86_64                                                           6.3.191253-1                                                             @commandline                                                            67 M

Transaction Summary
=========================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================
Install  1 Package

Total size: 67 M
Installed size: 187 M
Is this ok [y/N]: y
Downloading Packages:
Running transaction check
Transaction check succeeded.
Running transaction test
Transaction test succeeded.
Running transaction
  Preparing        :                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 1/1 
  Running scriptlet: rlinux-6.3.191253-1.x86_64                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      1/1 
  Installing       : rlinux-6.3.191253-1.x86_64                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      1/1 
  Running scriptlet: rlinux-6.3.191253-1.x86_64                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      1/1 

Installed:
  rlinux-6.3.191253-1.x86_64                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             

Complete!
[michael@AsusProArtX-570CreatorWiFi Downloads]$

Same result from launcher as before:
Asks for password with this detail:

Then disappears, shows nothing further.

ben79 · August 19, 2024, 6:27pm

Excellent question, I do not have a good answer without thinking over this and maybe doing some testing with your help.

Let’s start with exactly what I did vs. exactly what you did. First test was ROME P5 x86_64 VBox VM. This time I am using ROME P6 x86_64 VBox VM in order to test this in both P5 an P6. I went to this page and selected “Download page” and downloaded the 64 bit .rpm. Then in the VBox VM I opened Konsole and typed cd Downloads to cd to the folder where the downloaded file was. Then typed 'sudo dnf in RLinux6_x64.rpm` and the result was:

Can not load RPM file: RLinux6_x64.rpm.
Could not open: RLinux6_x64.rpm

Conclusions: This software install works in ROME P5 but not in ROME P6. So there are probably some dependencies needed in Plasma6 systems.

Next is something I realize is perhaps confusing to OMLx users but at this time we really, really, need people to tell us whether they are using P5 or P6. This will last until our OM devs remove P5 packages. That is supposed to be soon. In a small group like OM Community the meaning of soon can vary. If one key person has a family or job emergency, illness, or other issue things can be delayed.

deltakprime · August 19, 2024, 7:12pm

You say you:
Then typed 'sudo dnf in RLinux6_x64.rpm11

I typed 'sudo dnf in RLinux6_x64.rpm
(without the 11 after it.)

Operating System: OpenMandriva ROME 24.08
*** KDE Plasma Version: 6.1.3 ***
KDE Frameworks Version: 6.4.0
Qt Version: 6.7.2
Kernel Version: 6.10.1-desktop-1omv2490 (64-bit)
Graphics Platform: Wayland
Processors: 16 × AMD Ryzen 7 5700G with Radeon Graphics
Memory: 125.1 GiB of RAM
Graphics Processor: AMD Radeon Graphics
Manufacturer: ASUS

ben79 · August 19, 2024, 7:17pm

No that was a typo the command is sudo dnf in RLinux6_x64.rpm. The fact that it was not posted in code was a tip off that there was a typo.

ben79 · August 19, 2024, 7:41pm

I can get this to install if I download the .rpm in Konsole with wget. It works in Cooker P6 hardware system but in Cooker and ROME P6 VBox VM’s it will not open. No Konsole output, nothing in journal log so nothing to work on. My guess is this probably would work on ROME P6 hardware system.

This may be because VBox does not have modern graphic acceleration, not sure about that.

deltakprime · August 19, 2024, 9:09pm

I am installing it on hardware, not virtual.

What is the format of the full wget command string I should use in Konsole??

ben79 · August 19, 2024, 10:43pm

You just use copy the link address for the .rpm and:

wget url_to_package_.rpm

In a browser I click on the downlink, select copy address (or url) and paste that in place of url_to_package_.rpm.

ben79 · August 19, 2024, 11:34pm

@deltakprime I just booted in to ROME P6 hw system after my daily walk. Installed R-Linux as described and it opens and seems to work.

I a baffled about why I had difficulties downloading it from a browser, but that is easy to workaround as you see.

system · September 18, 2024, 11:34pm

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