#44 can't install on ubuntu-like distribution

[JCV]

Hi there,

I'm trying to install jgamebase 0.71-2 on an ubuntu-like system (zorin).
I installed jre-default (2.1.11.6) and icedtea-plugin (1.8).
When I try to install jgamebase with console, I get the following message:

sudo apt install ./jgamebase0.71-2all.deb
Reading package lists... Error!
E: Problem parsing Provides line
E: Error occurred while processing jgamebase (NewVersion2)
E: Problem with MergeList /home/psykotik/Downloads/jgamebase0.71-2all.deb
E: The package lists or status file could not be parsed or opened.

Do you have any idea what's going wrong?

Thanks!

[F. Gerbig]

Hello Psyko,

You are using "apt", which is used to install packages from your distributions repository, but jGamebase is a package you manually downloaded. To install a local package use "dpkg":

sudo dpkg -i jgamebase_0.71-2_all.deb

Best regards,
Frank

[JCV]

You're correct. Sorry, I read on some random forum that dpkg was automatically handled by apt for local files.
Could install the deb thanks to your instructions, thanks a milion!

[Anonymous]

I was trying to make a "deb-get" script for installing this program and ran into this same error.

It seems to happen because there are empty fields in the control file. I tried removing them and rebuilding the deb, then apt was able to install it without any problem.

I know it's possible to use dpkg to install local files, but it's better to use apt, because apt will automatically handle installing any dependencies, but dpkg won't.

[F. Gerbig]

Hello,

if you tell me the adjustments you made to the control file I could implement them for the next release.

Thanks and best regards,
Frank

[Anonymous]