FME desktop application disappeared after upgrading Ubuntu 14.04 to 16.04. Reinstall FME 2016 on the new OS failed. Safe tech support confirmed that 16.04 had not been tested.
If someone has had luck with Ubuntu 16.04, please share your installation procedure. Much appreciated!
So what is the installation error on 16.04? Probably you are missing Python 3.4 in your system, I had that error in Fedora 24, so I just unpacked RPM and run it from terminal.
In your case I can suggest using following PPA to install python3.4
https://launchpad.net/~fkrull/+archive/ubuntu/deadsnakes
FME 2016 is not supported on Ubuntu 16.04, in part because of the lack of Python 3.4. FME 2017 will be compatible with Ubuntu 16.04.
So what is the installation error on 16.04? Probably you are missing Python 3.4 in your system, I had that error in Fedora 24, so I just unpacked RPM and run it from terminal.
In your case I can suggest using following PPA to install python3.4
There were a few unmet dependencies, which I later managed to fix. But the Python3.4 dependency persists even after I installed Python 3.4 . I followed this link for the installation.
fme-desktop-2016 : Depends: libpython3.4 (>= 3.4~b1) but it is not installableE: Unmet dependencies. Try using -f.
I will keep working on this and share what I find.
So what is the installation error on 16.04? Probably you are missing Python 3.4 in your system, I had that error in Fedora 24, so I just unpacked RPM and run it from terminal.
In your case I can suggest using following PPA to install python3.4
Installing Python 3.4 actually worked even with the installation error! I will put out a simple doc shortly. Thanks!
Bo
Based on my memory, here is what I did to install FME 2016 on Ubuntu 16.04, which came with Python 3.5.
sudo apt-get install openjdk-8-jdkhttps://github.com/mhbashari/Install-Python3.4-on-Ubuntu-16.04/blob/d48d73aca48616dc6e37de5e89d2b876e1203f41/README.mdsudo dpkg -i fme-desktop-2016_2016.1.1-16609_amd64.deb
sudo apt-get install --fix-missingIt may still complain dependency errors; however, you should at be able to launch the application by even if the icons are not showing up in the Application Launcher
/opt/fme-desktop-2016/fmeworkbench While fme is working, the package manager is not in the consistent state and will cause issues. You need to remove "libpython3.4" from the list of its dependent libraries in section "fme-desktop-2016" by
sudo gedit /var/lib/dpkg/statusSave the change and do
sudo apt-get updateBased on my memory, here is what I did to install FME 2016 on Ubuntu 16.04, which came with Python 3.5.
sudo apt-get install openjdk-8-jdkhttps://github.com/mhbashari/Install-Python3.4-on-Ubuntu-16.04/blob/d48d73aca48616dc6e37de5e89d2b876e1203f41/README.mdsudo dpkg -i fme-desktop-2016_2016.1.1-16609_amd64.deb
sudo apt-get install --fix-missingIt may still complain dependency errors; however, you should at be able to launch the application by even if the icons are not showing up in the Application Launcher
/opt/fme-desktop-2016/fmeworkbench While fme is working, the package manager is not in the consistent state and will cause issues. You need to remove "libpython3.4" from the list of its dependent libraries in section "fme-desktop-2016" by
sudo gedit /var/lib/dpkg/statusSave the change and do
sudo apt-get update
FME 2016 is not supported on Ubuntu 16.04, in part because of the lack of Python 3.4. FME 2017 will be compatible with Ubuntu 16.04.
Based on my memory, here is what I did to install FME 2016 on Ubuntu 16.04, which came with Python 3.5.
sudo apt-get install openjdk-8-jdkhttps://github.com/mhbashari/Install-Python3.4-on-Ubuntu-16.04/blob/d48d73aca48616dc6e37de5e89d2b876e1203f41/README.mdsudo dpkg -i fme-desktop-2016_2016.1.1-16609_amd64.deb
sudo apt-get install --fix-missingIt may still complain dependency errors; however, you should at be able to launch the application by even if the icons are not showing up in the Application Launcher
/opt/fme-desktop-2016/fmeworkbench While fme is working, the package manager is not in the consistent state and will cause issues. You need to remove "libpython3.4" from the list of its dependent libraries in section "fme-desktop-2016" by
sudo gedit /var/lib/dpkg/statusSave the change and do
sudo apt-get update
Based on my memory, here is what I did to install FME 2016 on Ubuntu 16.04, which came with Python 3.5.
sudo apt-get install openjdk-8-jdkhttps://github.com/mhbashari/Install-Python3.4-on-Ubuntu-16.04/blob/d48d73aca48616dc6e37de5e89d2b876e1203f41/README.mdsudo dpkg -i fme-desktop-2016_2016.1.1-16609_amd64.deb
sudo apt-get install --fix-missingIt may still complain dependency errors; however, you should at be able to launch the application by even if the icons are not showing up in the Application Launcher
/opt/fme-desktop-2016/fmeworkbench While fme is working, the package manager is not in the consistent state and will cause issues. You need to remove "libpython3.4" from the list of its dependent libraries in section "fme-desktop-2016" by
sudo gedit /var/lib/dpkg/statusSave the change and do
sudo apt-get update
sudo gedit /var/lib/dpkg/status
sudo gedit /var/lib/dpkg/status
FME 2016 is not supported on Ubuntu 16.04, in part because of the lack of Python 3.4. FME 2017 will be compatible with Ubuntu 16.04.