#59 ncid-client 18 fails on debian 13

[Anonymous]

Upgraded to debian 13
1.14 was installed
service failed to start
installed 1.18 all_deb
says➜ NCID dpkg -i ncid-client_1.18-1_all.deb
Selecting previously unselected package ncid-client.
(Reading database ... 261896 files and directories currently installed.)
Preparing to unpack ncid-client_1.18-1_all.deb ...
Unpacking ncid-client (1.18-1) ...
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of ncid-client:
ncid-client depends on python; however:
Package python is not installed.

dpkg: error processing package ncid-client (--install):
dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
Processing triggers for desktop-file-utils (0.28-1) ...
Processing triggers for mailcap (3.74) ...
Processing triggers for hicolor-icon-theme (0.18-2) ...
Processing triggers for man-db (2.13.1-1) ...
Errors were encountered while processing:

but
:➜ NCID whereis python
python: /usr/bin/python /usr/share/man/man1/python.1.gz

There is no explanation fo whether priority 1 or 9 is highest
This is highest - My system is now dead

[Anonymous]

You should not use the dpkg installer. It does not handle dependencies automatically. You should use apt as instructed in DEB Package Install for Debian, raspios and Ubuntu. Make certain you are running the bash shell.

You should also review Known Problems for release 1.18 which includes fixes to two minor bugs.

The ncid package depends on python3, /usr/bin/python should be a symbolic link to python3. NCID does not use /usr/bin/python anymore.

Do not know anything about priority or why your system is dead. The NCID package installs should not kill your OS.

None of the developers run Debian, but will try to load debian 13 in a VM to test NCID 1.18.

[John L. Chmielewski]

I was able to install Debian 13 in VirtualBox, and the ncid-client_1.18-1_all.deb package failed to install with a broken dependency, but the Debian OS did not die or freeze.

The fixed ncid-client_1.18-2_all.deb package was uploaded to Sourceforge, and installed.

To install the package, follow these steps:

download ncid-client_1.18-2_all.deb
sudo apt install ./ncid-client_1.18-2_all.deb

[John L. Chmielewski]

The broken dependency was fixed.