Guake will not run on Ubuntu 22.04 after general package upgrade #2123
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Python version 3.10.4 installed |
StewAlexander-com
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@StewAlexander-com How is it installed, pipx install, built from source? And what is the output of |
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Installed Guake via apt-get |
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Just to cover all the bases, make sure you have all of the system packages installed listed in the docs. That error sometimes happens when you have multiple versions of guake installed. Double-check that guake is in I assume you're using a ppa to install guake? If those actions don't work, you can try switching from the ppa to the system version of guake ( sudo apt uninstall guake
sudo add-apt-repository --remove ppa:linuxuprising/guake
sudo apt update
sudo apt install guake |
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Ive received the same error message today. Ive got all dependencies and required packages. It just stopped working all of sudden. I have uninstalled guake and re-installed with ppa method. But now it says guake package isnt installed |
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@LeDuble It's unlikely that it "just stopped working". Do you have automatic updates enabled? Try installing all the packages listed in the docs just in case there's a new one or something. Then Remove the ppa by following the instructions listed in my comment above. I'm on Ubuntu 22.04.1 and the latest version of guake from the regular system package index is 3.8.5-1 ( |
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Let me try the suggestions and report back, thanks |
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Uninstalled guake, removed the ppa repo, and installed the earlier version similar traceback errors |
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Looks perhaps to be maybe a python dependency issue? |
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@StewAlexander-com Going with the system version worked for me just recently, which is why I'm confused. Double-check you don't have the pip version installed ( Also, what's the output of |
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Using Re-installing via Yep that did it!! Thanks @nmay231 So, bigger issue is why the latest guake release (available via pip or via this repo) doesn't like the latest version of Ubuntu? |
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Hmm toggling visibility via key command (like |
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@StewAlexander-com I don't think it is the version that's causing the issue, but rather the install location and where the data is expected to be found (it can't find the data folder As for the toggle issue, that is due to Wayland blocking certain or not using global keybinds (I forget which). I can't find the issue right now, but the solution is to create a system-wide keybind (using ubuntu settings) that calls |
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@nmay231 - interesting info For those not in the know, you can find info about Ubuntu keybindings here Closing this as it looks like the other issues are addresses in other open tickets, thanks to everyone for their help |
uninstalling the pip versions worked for me |
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Hi. Using PPA's last version (3.9.0-1), works on Ubuntu 22.04.1. After some time... I hope it works for you too. |
This actually worked for me. Thank You |
Guake fails with this output:
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