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Mario
Asked: 2020-05-08 03:19:15 +0800 CST

How to install OpenBoard on Ubuntu 19.10+?

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Despite the plan to include OpenBoard in the Ubuntu 19.10 repository, I was unable to find that package in the repositories. Also, the packages and instructions available on OpenBoard's websites are for Ubuntu 18.04 and older.

I tried the instructions (on Ubuntu 19.10) and get the following output when building OpenBoard (everything else seems to work except for a few warnings):

qmake OpenBoard.pro -spec linux-g++ Info: creating stash file ...openboard/OpenBoard/.qmake.stash sh: 1: Syntax error: "&" unexpected sh: 1: Syntax error: "&" unexpected sh: 1: Syntax error: "&" unexpected ... make make -f Makefile.Release make[1]: Entering directory '...openboard/OpenBoard' /usr/lib/qt5/bin/uic src/web/browser/downloaditem.ui -o build/linux/release/ui/ui_downloaditem.h /usr/lib/qt5/bin/uic src/web/browser/downloads.ui -o build/linux/release/ui/ui_downloads.h /usr/lib/qt5/bin/uic src/web/browser/passworddialog.ui -o build/linux/release/ui/ui_passworddialog.h /usr/lib/qt5/bin/uic src/web/browser/proxy.ui -o build/linux/release/ui/ui_proxy.h /usr/lib/qt5/bin/uic resources/forms/mainWindow.ui -o build/linux/release/ui/ui_mainWindow.h /usr/lib/qt5/bin/uic resources/forms/preferences.ui -o build/linux/release/ui/ui_preferences.h /usr/lib/qt5/bin/uic resources/forms/brushProperties.ui -o build/linux/release/ui/ui_brushProperties.h /usr/lib/qt5/bin/uic resources/forms/documents.ui -o build/linux/release/ui/ui_documents.h /usr/lib/qt5/bin/uic resources/forms/blackoutWidget.ui -o build/linux/release/ui/ui_blackoutWidget.h make[1]: *** No rule to make target 'QtWebKit/QWebView', needed by 'build/linux/release/ui/ui_trapFlash.h'. Stop. make[1]: Leaving directory '...openboard/OpenBoard' make: *** [Makefile:42: release] Error 2

So, has anyone managed to install/compile/get a package of OpenBoard on/for Ubuntu 19.04/19.10 and newer? Thanks.

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1 Answers

  1. Thanks to @user1080936 for a hint to this page. Based on that, I managed to find a way to install an older version of OpenBoard on my Ubuntu 19.10:

    1. Download https://github.com/OpenBoard-org/OpenBoard/releases/download/v1.5.4/openboard_ubuntu_16.04_1.5.4_amd64.deb

    2. Add

      deb http://fr.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ xenial main deb http://fr.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ xenial universe deb http://fr.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ xenial-updates universe

      to your repositories (e.g. using sudo synaptic --> Settings --> Repositories
      or via Ubuntu settings).

    3. Then sudo apt update and sudo apt install libavformat-ffmpeg56 libswscale-ffmpeg3 libssl1.0.0 libqt5multimedia5-plugins onboard onboard-common onboard-data (you might be asked by apt to install further packages, watch out for those on the terminal).

    4. Finally, sudo dpkg -i openboard_ubuntu_16.04_1.5.4_amd64.deb.
    5. Open a new terminal and type openboard.

    Still hoping they will be able to provide an updated Ubuntu package there.

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