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Emanuele
Asked: 2020-03-19 15:03:44 +0800 CST

mv: cannot stat 'pencil.desktop': No such file or directory

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I have been trying to install the Pencil Project on Ubuntu-18.04 to design user interfaces before implementing it. I have been having the following installation problem and I am not sure why. After downloading it I only 

sudo apt install ./pencil_3.1.0.ga_amd64.deb && sudo apt install -f

Below the warning:

$ sudo dpkg -i pencil_3.1.0.ga_amd64.deb && sudo apt install -f 
(Reading database ... 257381 files and directories currently installed.) 
Preparing to unpack pencil_3.1.0.ga_amd64.deb ... 
Unpacking pencil (3.1.0.ga) over (3.1.0.ga) ... 
rm: cannot remove '/usr/share/applications/pencil.desktop': No such file or directory 
rm: cannot remove '/usr/share/applications/pencil.png': No such file or directory 
Setting up pencil (3.1.0.ga) ... 
mv: cannot stat 'pencil.desktop': No such file or directory 
mv: cannot stat 'pencil.png': No such file or directory 
chmod: cannot access '/usr/share/applications/pencil.*': No such file or directory 
Reading package lists... Done 
Building dependency tree        
Reading state information... Done 
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 529 not upgraded.

And I am not sure why is not being installed. I consulted this source and also this and both sources said that there is a missing file in the folder indicated in the warning. There seems to be a missing icon or .png. But I downloaded the .deb from the official documentation. and simply 

sudo apt install ./pencil_3.1.0.ga_amd64.deb && sudo apt install -f
software-installation 18.04

1 Answers

  1. Best Answer

    rm: cannot remove /usr/share/applications/pencil.desktop: No such file .. rm: cannot remove /usr/share/applications/pencil.png: No such file

    Pencil errors : The packages are packed "as wrong as possible" with scripts {postinst, postrm} containing install / remove text from the RPM package. But the text doesn't match the installed files ! Attempts to remove non installed files.

    I installed the package 'pencil_3.1.0.ga' with gdebi to get the dependencies installed too. But /opt/pencil-3.1.0.ga/ was empty. Removing was done with sudo apt remove pencil and succeeded.

    Install solution https://pencil.evolus.vn/dl/development/pencil_3.1.0.20200319003004_amd64.deb

    $ sudo dpkg -i pencil_3.1.0.20200319003004_amd64.deb

$ /opt/pencil-3.1.0.20200319003004/pencil
        ## the pencil GUI opens

    ... The launcher 'pencil.desktop' is in /opt/pencil-3.1.0.20200319003004/, and can be copied to /usr/share/applications/

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