Install Zotero standalone from Ubuntu/ Linux Mint PPA
Fellow Zoterians (those using Ubuntu/ Linux Mint),
I have added Zotero standalone to the Cogsci.nl PPA. You can install Zotero as follows (see also: http://www.cogsci.nl/software/qnotero#ppa):
Hopefully this will prove useful to the Ubuntu users out there.
Cheers,
Sebastiaan
I have added Zotero standalone to the Cogsci.nl PPA. You can install Zotero as follows (see also: http://www.cogsci.nl/software/qnotero#ppa):
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:smathot/cogscinlThe package is a simple wrapper around the installer script for Linux (see also this post). I.e., the package automatically downloads the Zotero binary from zotero.org and installs it. Not the most elegant approach, but it should work.
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install zotero-standalone
Hopefully this will prove useful to the Ubuntu users out there.
Cheers,
Sebastiaan
Your repository it does not work for my in Lubuntu 12.10
Here I paste the error menssage
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** (zotero:14678): ERROR **: Resource problem creating '/tmp/orbit-miguel'
/usr/bin/zotero: línea 3: 14678 «trap» para punto de parada/seguimiento (`core' generado) ./zotero
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note: miguel is my username
Do you have any idea of the problem?
I hope this help to improve the source you created.
Many thanks for your work.
I'll try in other machhines with ubuntu 12.04
Cheers
I read here
http://forums.zotero.org/discussion/20262/zotero-standalone-automated-installer-linux/
you did not prepare the pakages for 12.10
I'll wait for that.
Cheers
Thanks for your feedback! 12.10 packages are available by now, so it should work in principle. But I'm afraid the problem is not completely clear from your post. Do you:
- Fail to install the zotero-standalone package?
- Fail to run zotero once it has been installed?
The package simply downloads and extracts zotero into /opt/zotero. So if that folder exists and has files in it (does it?), the installer has worked as expected. In that case, the problem is likely not related to the installer package.
If the problem has indeed occurred during the installation, you should see more output in the console. In that case, could you perhaps post the full output?
Cheers!
The changes you did solved the problem and today (right now) I installed Zotero Standalone without any problem in quantal.
Great work
Thanks a lot
Miguel
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/usr/bin/add-apt-repository", line 125, in <module>
ppa_info = get_ppa_info_from_lp(user, ppa_name)
File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/softwareproperties/ppa.py", line 84, in get_ppa_info_from_lp
curl.perform()
pycurl.error: (7, "couldn't connect to host")
sudo apt-get install zotero-standalone
Connecting to download.zotero.org (download.zotero.org)|205.251.209.121|:80... failed: Connection refused.
>>> Failed to download Zotero
>>> Aborting installation, sorry!
dpkg: error processing zotero-standalone (--configure):
subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
No apport report written because MaxReports is reached already
Errors were encountered while processing:
zotero-standalone
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)
I followed Sebastian's advice from Sept. 14, 2012.
When typing "sudo apt-get install zotero-standalon", after the computer has downloaded the programme, this happens:
">>> Extracting Zotero
>>> Target folder: /opt/zotero
tar: /opt: Cannot open: No such file or directory
tar: Error is not recoverable: exiting now
>>> Failed to extract Zotero
>>> Aborting installation, sorry!
dpkg: error processing zotero-standalone (--configure):
subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
No apport report written because MaxReports is reached already
Errors were encountered while processing:
zotero-standalone
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)".
What's going on? What should I do?
100%[======================================>] 25,500,524 2.70M/s in 11s
2013-03-09 18:04:38 (2.12 MB/s) - `/tmp/zotero.tar.bz2' saved [25500524/25500524]
>>> The destination folder (/opt/zotero) exist
>>> Aborting installation, sorry!
dpkg: error processing zotero-standalone (--configure):
subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)
There have been some bug fixes in 4.0.6 (see https://forums.zotero.org/discussion/28694?page=1#Item_11).
Perfectly working
What does the following lines mean though.. i am a bit worried.
gpg: keyring `/tmp/tmp8sz9xi42/secring.gpg' created
gpg: keyring `/tmp/tmp8sz9xi42/pubring.gpg' created
gpg: requesting key CEE7C815 from hkp server keyserver.ubuntu.com
gpg: /tmp/tmp8sz9xi42/trustdb.gpg: trustdb created
gpg: key CEE7C815: public key "Launchpad PPA for Sebastiaan Mathot" imported
gpg: Total number processed: 1
gpg: imported: 1 (RSA: 1)
OK
I followed your instructions and got this message at the end:
Errors were encountered while processing:
openjdk-7-jre-headless:amd64
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)
It may be related to my distro, which is Elementary OS
Cheers
t
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Err http://ppa.launchpad.net/smathot/cogscinl/ubuntu/ trusty/main zotero-standalone all 4.0.28-ubuntu1
gnutls_handshake() failed: A TLS packet with unexpected length was received.
E: Failed to fetch http://ppa.launchpad.net/smathot/cogscinl/ubuntu/pool/main/z/zotero-standalone/zotero-standalone_4.0.28-ubuntu1_all.deb gnutls_handshake() failed: A TLS packet with unexpected length was received.
E: Unable to fetch some archives, maybe run apt-get update or try with --fix-missing?
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In command terminal run .. python --version
It worked fine for me, I just had to change the first command: apt-add instead of add-apt.
Thanks!
J've followed the procedure:
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:smathot/cogscinl
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install zotero-standalone
but when launch the program by main menu, appears that window:
"Your Zotero profile cannot be loaded. It may be missing or inaccessible".
J've already installed Zotero on Ferefox and work very well.
Do you have a suggestion to solve the problem?
'preciate this, thanks.
Works on OK for me on Ubuntu 16.04.2 LTS .