Solved [SOLVED] Bug in last install blocks re-install

[ineuw]

While updating a couple of days ago, the vivaldi-stable installation corrupted and I was forced to delete it manually, and clean everything, software lists etc., until I was finally able run a clean update.

Downloaded "vivaldi-stable_5.7.2921.63-1_amd64.deb" and it triggered the following errors

[ineuw]

The x-www-browser was corrupt, it was repaired and the problem solved. Apologies for the venting.

[DoctorG]

@ineuw Let me try on Mint 21 Vera.

Had you downloaded the deb file and started as root with dpkg or how did you reinstall? Ah, ok. GDebi.

All is nice for me with Mint 21 Vera Cinnamon. Re-Installation worked.

[edwardp]

At least with Debian sid/unstable, the package should be installed while using sudo. The dpkg command will not work under root.

sudo dpkg -i vivaldi-stable_version-number_amd64.deb

[ineuw]

@edwardp & @DoctorG, Thanks for the replies. I know it's not Vivaldi. It's not even Linux Mint.

IMHO, like a number of other Linux apps, it would be better to reexamine Vivaldi's installation modes and avoid their horrendous repository and their mode of listing. They refuse to generate an alphabetized list of apps' index.

Adding to that is my lack of knowledge/understanding/experience on how to repair/rebuild a corrupt Linux software list from its very foundation.

Then, last and most important, the time lost.

[ineuw]

The x-www-browser was corrupt, it was repaired and the problem solved. Apologies for the venting.

[DoctorG]

@ineuw At first time i thought you had a broken download of deb file, thats why i did not ask once more.
Now, as you tried with a new downloaded deb file, you can see in log that alternatves file is broken.

[DoctorG]

@edwardp I run Testing/Bookrorm and can install like this:

su -
wget https://downloads.vivaldi.com/stable/vivaldi-stable_5.7.2921.63-1_amd64.deb
dpkg -i vivaldi-stable_5.7.2921.63-1_amd64.deb

[edwardp]

@DoctorG That did not work here.

When I had the issue of Vivaldi Stable not updating a while back because of an extra line in /etc/apt/sources.list.d, I reinstalled the .deb package. As superuser (su), dpg -i would not work, I had to use sudo to reinstall it.

Not just the Vivaldi package, I installed a third-party Bluetooth firmware package so that Bluetooth headphones would pair and fully work (with microphone) with an online meeting, that particular .deb package also would not install as superuser. Used sudo for that as well.

Don't understand why, packages should install either way.

[DoctorG]

@edwardp Unusual that root user has to sudo.
Sid is a very unstable, experimental Debian for brave developers
I will try when i have some time to install in a VM on my Wokstation.

[edwardp]

@DoctorG For something called unstable, sid has been very stable here, since I began to use it.

I realized that if someone wants the latest packages of this or that, they have a better chance of getting them from a release like sid. But they also take the risk of something breaking.