Can't install Inkscape 0.92 on OpenSUSE

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ChameleonScales
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Can't install Inkscape 0.92 on OpenSUSE

Postby ChameleonScales » Thu Jan 12, 2017 10:02 pm

Hi,
I'm trying to install version 0.92 on OpenSUSE Leap 42.2 but can't make it.
Apparently the snap package is the only way to have it on this Linux distribution (tell me if I'm wrong).

The Inkscape download page indicates you have to install snapd, which I successfully did by following the instructions under OpenSUSE.
But then when entering this in the terminal :

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sudo snap install inkscape

I got this error message :

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error: cannot communicate with server: Post http://localhost/v2/snaps/inkscape: dial unix /run/snapd.socket: connect: no such file or directory


Any idea ?

Moini
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Re: Can't install Inkscape 0.92 on OpenSUSE

Postby Moini » Fri Jan 13, 2017 2:02 am

Looks like snap is misconfigured to me. It shouldn't try to load snaps from localhost, but from the internet. Related bug report (will soon be closed automatically, if people don't post to it):https://bugs.launchpad.net/snappy/+bug/1610025
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ChameleonScales
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Re: Can't install Inkscape 0.92 on OpenSUSE

Postby ChameleonScales » Sun Jan 15, 2017 11:21 am

Could you clarify what you mean by "load snaps from the internet" ?
I read this bug report you linked but didn't really understand what's going on in it.

Moini
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Re: Can't install Inkscape 0.92 on OpenSUSE

Postby Moini » Sun Jan 15, 2017 12:03 pm

I also don't know what causes the error, but I recommend that you login to launchpad and add a comment there, before the bug report will auto-close - then hopefully a snap developer will be able to help you, and will know that that bug report will indeed need to be addressed (for me, snaps install, but they don't start, you're not alone ;-) )
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ChameleonScales
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Re: Can't install Inkscape 0.92 on OpenSUSE

Postby ChameleonScales » Sat Apr 08, 2017 12:58 am

There's now a flatpak available on the download page and it works for me !

Moini
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Re: Can't install Inkscape 0.92 on OpenSUSE

Postby Moini » Sat Apr 08, 2017 10:21 am

Ah, thanks for sharing some feedback! :D
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