topic Re: Can't start the linux community installer in Ubuntu 9.10-b6 in Alfresco Archive

Can't start the linux community installer in Ubuntu 9.10-b6

bwakkie — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 16:09:35 GMT

After downloading the package I just do chmod 777 Alfresco-Community-3.2-Linux-x86-Install ‍and run ./Alfresco-Community-3.2-Linux-x86-Install‍it just doesn't work.I have a 64 bit machine with ubuntu 9.10 virtualized in a kvm, does that matter?if I do /bin/sh Alfresco-Community-3.2-Linux-x86-Instal

Re: Can't start the linux community installer in Ubuntu 9.10-b6

mikeh — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 18:53:49 GMT

Try adding the partner repositories and then sudo apt-get install alfresco-community

Mike

Re: Can't start the linux community installer in Ubuntu 9.10-b6

georgms — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 11:27:26 GMT

We are on a KVM-virtualized Debian 5.0.3 with 64 bit and had the same problem. It seems that the installer is a 32 bit binary. So installing the ia32-libs package worked for us and the installer runs fine now.

Re: Can't start the linux community installer in Ubuntu 9.10-b6

jpbaril — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 15:56:10 GMT

Is it me or there is no alfresco-community package in the partner repository for Ubuntu 9.10 ?

I enabled the partner repo, but sudo apt-get install alfresco-community can't find any package.

Re: Can't start the linux community installer in Ubuntu 9.10-b6

benhaines — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 19:00:11 GMT

Yup, same problem here. It seems the alfresco-community package has gone.

I've enabled partner repos in Ubuntu 9.10 Server and then apt-get install alfresco-community… no luck

Re: Can't start the linux community installer in Ubuntu 9.10-b6

benhaines — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 19:02:37 GMT

Bingo… its only in the jaunty repo. Not the karmic repo.

Re: Can't start the linux community installer in Ubuntu 9.10-b6

jpbaril — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 21:23:41 GMT

Will the 9.04 version of Alfrescco work on 9.10 ?

Re: Can't start the linux community installer in Ubuntu 9.10-b6

tomm — Thu, 07 Jan 2010 13:41:25 GMT

Alfresco-community is in the karmic partner repository now

Re: Can't start the linux community installer in Ubuntu 9.10-b6

mcmenkes — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 16:19:49 GMT

Hmm…that's strange !

I just installed a fresh Ubuntu 9.10 Karmic 64bit Server, and couldn't find the package.
The "partner" repros in /etc/apt/sources.list was activated & updated…

apt-get update ‍

=> Okay.

apt-cache search alfresco-community‍

shows nothing !

It is not listed under :

http://archive.canonical.com/ubuntu/dists/karmic/partner/binary-amd64/Packages‍

Any ideas

thx.

MCm

Re: Can't start the linux community installer in Ubuntu 9.10-b6

beandip — Wed, 14 Apr 2010 12:57:57 GMT

Back to the OP, I just ran into the same issue.

Googled and found http://www.wontblog.com/2010/03/30/alfresco-%E2%80%A2-cant-start-the-linux-community-installer-in-ubuntu-9-10-b6/ which lets me run the Alfresco install on my x64 Ubuntu 9.10.

the fix is to run:
sudo apt-get install ia32-libs

Apparently the Alfresco installer is written in only x86 code which is why it dumps out.

Re: Can't start the linux community installer in Ubuntu 9.10-b6

schwank — Mon, 28 Jun 2010 22:45:10 GMT

FWIW, I have this exact issue in the x86 version of Ubuntu 10.04 Server… can't add ia32-libs as it is not in any standard repo. But I assume it should not be as I am running x86?

$sh Alfresco-Community-3.3g-Linux-x86-Install
Alfresco-Community-3.3g-Linux-x86-Install: 1: Syntax error: "(" unexpected

Output of 'uname -a':
Linux linuxapp 2.6.32-21-generic-pae #32-Ubuntu SMP Fri Apr 16 09:39:35 UTC 2010 i686 GNU/Linux

Re: Can't start the linux community installer in Ubuntu 9.10-b6

jrock2004 — Thu, 21 Oct 2010 01:57:25 GMT

I had the same error and I got it fixed by doing as root as follows:

chmod a+x alfresco-community-3.4.a-installer-linux-x32.bin

then:

sh ./alfresco-community-3.4.a-installer-linux-x32.bin

I got the installer and everything. I hope this helps. I am using Ubuntu 10.10

Re: Can't start the linux community installer in Ubuntu 9.10-b6

scottcarson — Fri, 21 Jan 2011 23:47:40 GMT

I tried jrock's solution and still have the same "Syntax error".

I'm on Kubuntu 10.10, so I tried "apt-get install alfresco-community" with both lucid and maverick partner repos - no packages found

I wonder if it has to do with Java? I ask because 10.10 uses OpenJava (which I removed and replaced with sun-java6 from the partner repos)?

Re: Can't start the linux community installer in Ubuntu 9.10-b6

scottcarson — Sat, 22 Jan 2011 02:40:28 GMT

Solution!

1.) download from alfresco wiki
2.) chmod a+x alfresco-community-3.4.a-installer-linux-x32.bin
3.) ./alfresco-community-3.4.a-installer-linux-x32.bin