I am running antiX 16.2 (64 bit) on a Compaq Presario V2000 laptop.
I installed Master PDF Editor with the deb file: master-pdf-editor-4.2.70_i386.deb
The installation was completed and successful. Master PDF Editor shows as an installed program in the applications menu as well as a right click option for opening PDFs.
However, the program will not open. When I click on the application nothing happens. When I choose Master PDF to open a PDF, nothing happens.
Please help.
Thanks

Try running it from a terminal, that will usually tell you if it is missing any depenencies.

fatmac wrote:Try running it from a terminal, that will usually tell you if it is missing any depenencies.

Thanks for the help.
I am very new to linux and antiX.
Could you explain how I would run it from the terminal?

Open a terminal, type in the program name, then hit enter. It should run the program, but if not, it should show what dependencies, if any, are missing. then you just need to install the missing programs, & all should be well. __{{emoticon}}__

Edit: You may also find that running using sudo will sort it out.

(Edited to fix the command.)

Just typing in the program name doesn't seem to work. I tried variations of the name and here are the results:
user@antix1:~
$ master
bash: master: command not found
user@antix1:~
$ master pdf
bash: master: command not found
user@antix1:~
$ master-pdf
bash: master-pdf: command not found
user@antix1:~
$ master pdf editor
bash: master: command not found
user@antix1:~
$ master-pdf-editor
bash: master-pdf-editor: command not found
user@antix1:~
$ master pdf editor 4
bash: master: command not found
user@antix1:~
$ master-pdf-editor-4
bash: master-pdf-editor-4: command not found
user@antix1:~
$

OK, try using apt-get to sort out the dependencies.
(Edited to fix the command.)

Here is the result:

user@antix1:~
$ sudo apt-get --fix-broken
E: Command line option --fix-broken is not understood
user@antix1:~
$

Also, just realized you are trying to install a 32bit program onto a 64bit system, you may need a 32bit subsystem to handle it - best to use a 64bit program on a 64bt system.

It may also be an Ubuntu specific program, they don't always name their programs the same as Debian, which can also cause dependency problems.

(I have no experience of running 32bit programs on 64bit.)

My mistake, sorry been a while since I needed to fix anything, that should have been,
(I just ran it on mine. __{{emoticon}}__ )


Edit: If that doesn't fix it, one of the the more regulars should find this thread & help.

I tried installing the 64bit version but there was a warning that there was a dependency which I attempted to install but then got a warning that the dependency would break an existing program and also had another dependency. At that point, I backed away from the 64bit version. Do you think I should proceed with this?

With MS Windows, a 64 bit system can accommodate 32 bit programs. So, Is this different with linux ie must have 64 bit programs with a 64 bit linux system?

There is also a tar version (master-pdf-editor-4.2.70_qt4.amd64.tar.gz), but I don't know how to work with it. Would this be worth a try?

Yes, the downloads are designed for Red Hat or Ubuntu.

On another laptop, I installed it successfully on Mint 32bit.

fatmac wrote:My mistake, sorry been a while since I needed to fix anything, that should have been,

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sudo apt-get --fix-missing install

(I just ran it on mine. __{{emoticon}}__ )


Edit: If that doesn't fix it, one of the the more regulars should find this thread & help.

Here is the results:

user@antix1:~
$ sudo apt-get --fix-missing install
[sudo] password for user:
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 51 not upgraded.
user@antix1:~
$

Personally, I would look for another program to do what you want, from the Debian repositories.

(Mint is based on Ubuntu, that is probably why it worked.)

fatmac wrote:Personally, I would look for another program to do what you want, from the Debian repositories.

(Mint is based on Ubuntu, that is probably why it worked.)

Thanks for the advise.

Are the Debian repositories, in the Synaptic Package Manager?

Do you know of a good program that will provide for editing PDFs?

Is there anyone who would have some other suggestions for dealing with this problem?

According to info at this website, the tarball should work from its own directory.


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