installing a .pkg file not working in pacman or anything else...

pax-eterna · 07-21-2021, 12:08 PM

Can it be done in Majaro? I have a plugin that is providing a .pkg file and a .sh file...I tried the .sh route (essentially the same as Reaper) but nothing happened, well at least it gave no indication of being installed and wehre it got installed to.

So plan B is to try and use the .pkg file - trying to search Google for this is a nightmare, sooooo many links, may of which turn out to be useless

And pacman (aka add remove programs) does no work either...when I try to open with it all I get is a blank screen

audiojunkie · 07-21-2021, 01:42 PM

What is the plugin name? Could you post a link? That will help us better determine what the package is expecting.

pax-eterna · 07-21-2021, 01:48 PM

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Originally Posted by audiojunkie

What is the plugin name? Could you post a link? That will help us better determine what the package is expecting.

I d/l from the Sampleson website, but to make it easier here's link for github

https://github.com/augustofilocamo/s...ses/tag/v1.0.0

JamesPeters · 07-21-2021, 02:07 PM

Pamac is the GUI frontend for pacman (command-line package manager). Anyway that .pkg file is for Mac (pkg.tar.zst would be for Arch-based distros, but that's different). The .sh file is for Linux. The .exe is for Windows.

The .sh file works fine. You have to right click on it, properties, permissions, "allow file to run as a program". It's the same for any .sh file, as far as I know. Changing permissions for one .sh file like this doesn't affect others. You have to do that every time.

Once the installer starts, you'll have to agree to the terms. Hit Y. (I hit ESC first but I don't think that's required.) Or you can scroll through the whole mess if you want.

Then you'll have to type in, or paste, the directory for it to install in. So be ready to paste the directory path into terminal (CTRL+Shift+V) when it asks.

audiojunkie · 07-21-2021, 03:26 PM

Yep! This! ^^ :-)

pax-eterna · 07-21-2021, 04:41 PM

and yep, done all of that ^^ and I still get nothing...installer does not start

Tried "open with" and all I get is a constantly spinning circle...when I try to run it from terminal nothing? I run this exactly the same way I ran the Reaper install-reaper.sh file, it worked fine.

pax-eterna · 07-21-2021, 05:11 PM

haha, ok embarrassment time - I kept typing in a lower case b ahh DUH!!! Changed to the capital B and away we go!

Ok no another issue, trying (in stand-alone) to get it to use the Presonus card, so I go to options and select the Presonus driver (this is after selecting ALSA at the top) and I get an error saying "Audio Driver Initialisation error - the audio driver ALSA could nto be opened"

Could it be that ALSA is tied wup with system sounds? I editied that section to change the Presonus as NON-System?

Any ideas?

JamesPeters · 07-21-2021, 05:28 PM

No idea at all since I only use plugins in Reaper. The plugin worked for me, so my journey ended there.

Good luck!

PS. You can run .sh files by double clicking in the file browser, as long as you've specified that .sh files should be opened with terminal emulator. Or right click, run with (etc.)

pax-eterna · 07-21-2021, 05:48 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JamesPeters

No idea at all since I only use plugins in Reaper. The plugin worked for me, so my journey ended there.

Good luck!

PS. You can run .sh files by double clicking in the file browser, as long as you've specified that .sh files should be opened with terminal emulator. Or right click, run with (etc.)

Thanks James, I did try that but all I got was a spinning wheel (oooh great name for a song there

)

TBH I'll probs only ever use it IN Reaper, very rarely stand alone, but as the pc is going on stage with me it'd be good to know I can run it stand-alone if required

JamesPeters · 07-21-2021, 07:30 PM

I suppose it's possible the standalone expects you to kill Pulse Audio before it loads ALSA. You'll notice Reaper has an option in the audio device preferences to automatically suspend Pulse Audio. Perhaps this thing doesn't do that.

It's not something I would've noticed since I only use ALSA in Reaper.

Anyway if it can run in Reaper, I'd just use it that way. I doubt there's a benefit to using the standalone version. That or any other plugin versus standalone you might consider using onstage. I'd set up Reaper to be configured for stage use on that computer, and have access to whatever plugins you might need.

pax-eterna · 07-21-2021, 07:59 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JamesPeters

I suppose it's possible the standalone expects you to kill Pulse Audio before it loads ALSA. You'll notice Reaper has an option in the audio device preferences to automatically suspend Pulse Audio. Perhaps this thing doesn't do that.

It's not something I would've noticed since I only use ALSA in Reaper.

Anyway if it can run in Reaper, I'd just use it that way. I doubt there's a benefit to using the standalone version. That or any other plugin versus standalone you might consider using onstage. I'd set up Reaper to be configured for stage use on that computer, and have access to whatever plugins you might need.

Yes good points...might be the way to go, and would also save having to configure each onme separately (if such a thing was even possible).

Mikobuntu · 07-21-2021, 10:04 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by pax-eterna

haha, ok embarrassment time - I kept typing in a lower case b ahh DUH!!! Changed to the capital B and away we go!

No need to do so much typing when in the terminal, tab completion is your friend here :-
https://www.howtogeek.com/195207/use...rating-system/

pax-eterna · 07-22-2021, 10:23 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mikobuntu

No need to do so much typing when in the terminal, tab completion is your friend here :-
https://www.howtogeek.com/195207/use...rating-system/

Cool!! Good stuff, thanks

07-21-2021, 12:08 PM	#1
pax-eterna Human being with feelings Join Date: Jun 2018 Posts: 854	installing a .pkg file not working in pacman or anything else... Can it be done in Majaro? I have a plugin that is providing a .pkg file and a .sh file...I tried the .sh route (essentially the same as Reaper) but nothing happened, well at least it gave no indication of being installed and wehre it got installed to. So plan B is to try and use the .pkg file - trying to search Google for this is a nightmare, sooooo many links, may of which turn out to be useless And pacman (aka add remove programs) does no work either...when I try to open with it all I get is a blank screen Last edited by pax-eterna; 07-21-2021 at 01:26 PM.

07-21-2021, 05:28 PM	#8
JamesPeters Human being with feelings Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Near a big lake Posts: 3,943	No idea at all since I only use plugins in Reaper. The plugin worked for me, so my journey ended there. Good luck! PS. You can run .sh files by double clicking in the file browser, as long as you've specified that .sh files should be opened with terminal emulator. Or right click, run with (etc.) Last edited by JamesPeters; 07-21-2021 at 05:34 PM.

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07-21-2021, 01:42 PM	#2
audiojunkie Human being with feelings Join Date: Nov 2011 Posts: 973	What is the plugin name? Could you post a link? That will help us better determine what the package is expecting.

07-21-2021, 02:07 PM	#4
JamesPeters Human being with feelings Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Near a big lake Posts: 3,943	Pamac is the GUI frontend for pacman (command-line package manager). Anyway that .pkg file is for Mac (pkg.tar.zst would be for Arch-based distros, but that's different). The .sh file is for Linux. The .exe is for Windows. The .sh file works fine. You have to right click on it, properties, permissions, "allow file to run as a program". It's the same for any .sh file, as far as I know. Changing permissions for one .sh file like this doesn't affect others. You have to do that every time. Once the installer starts, you'll have to agree to the terms. Hit Y. (I hit ESC first but I don't think that's required.) Or you can scroll through the whole mess if you want. Then you'll have to type in, or paste, the directory for it to install in. So be ready to paste the directory path into terminal (CTRL+Shift+V) when it asks.

07-21-2021, 03:26 PM	#5
audiojunkie Human being with feelings Join Date: Nov 2011 Posts: 973	Yep! This! ^^ :-)

07-21-2021, 04:41 PM	#6
pax-eterna Human being with feelings Join Date: Jun 2018 Posts: 854	and yep, done all of that ^^ and I still get nothing...installer does not start Tried "open with" and all I get is a constantly spinning circle...when I try to run it from terminal nothing? I run this exactly the same way I ran the Reaper install-reaper.sh file, it worked fine.

07-21-2021, 05:11 PM	#7
pax-eterna Human being with feelings Join Date: Jun 2018 Posts: 854	haha, ok embarrassment time - I kept typing in a lower case b ahh DUH!!! Changed to the capital B and away we go! Ok no another issue, trying (in stand-alone) to get it to use the Presonus card, so I go to options and select the Presonus driver (this is after selecting ALSA at the top) and I get an error saying "Audio Driver Initialisation error - the audio driver ALSA could nto be opened" Could it be that ALSA is tied wup with system sounds? I editied that section to change the Presonus as NON-System? Any ideas?

07-21-2021, 07:30 PM	#10
JamesPeters Human being with feelings Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Near a big lake Posts: 3,943	I suppose it's possible the standalone expects you to kill Pulse Audio before it loads ALSA. You'll notice Reaper has an option in the audio device preferences to automatically suspend Pulse Audio. Perhaps this thing doesn't do that. It's not something I would've noticed since I only use ALSA in Reaper. Anyway if it can run in Reaper, I'd just use it that way. I doubt there's a benefit to using the standalone version. That or any other plugin versus standalone you might consider using onstage. I'd set up Reaper to be configured for stage use on that computer, and have access to whatever plugins you might need.