Manual install on 20.04 did not work for fahclient; Used snap instead.

[trycrmr]

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Your Environment

• F@H Software version: 7.4.4 (for fahclient)
• Operating System: Ubuntu 20.04.3 LTS
• Browser: Google Chrome 96.0.4664.110

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Expected Behavior

I would expect to copy/paste the install instructions from https://test.foldingathome.org/support/faq/installation-guides/linux/manual-installation-advanced/?lng=en and they work.

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Current Behavior

Unknown errors from fahclient install

user@09:33 PM:~$ sudo dpkg -i --force-depends fahclient_7.4.4_amd64.deb
Selecting previously unselected package fahclient.
(Reading database ... 588019 files and directories currently installed.)
Preparing to unpack fahclient_7.4.4_amd64.deb ...
usermod: no changes
Unpacking fahclient (7.4.4) ...
Setting up fahclient (7.4.4) ...
update-rc.d: error: no runlevel symlinks to modify, aborting!
dpkg: error processing package fahclient (--install):
 installed fahclient package post-installation script subprocess returned error exit status 1
Processing triggers for gnome-menus (3.36.0-1ubuntu1) ...
Processing triggers for desktop-file-utils (0.24-1ubuntu3) ...
Processing triggers for mime-support (3.64ubuntu1) ...
Processing triggers for systemd (245.4-4ubuntu3.14) ...
Errors were encountered while processing:
 fahclient
user@09:33 PM:~$ sudo dpkg -i --force-depends fahcontrol_7.4.4-1_all.deb
Selecting previously unselected package fahcontrol.
(Reading database ... 588030 files and directories currently installed.)
Preparing to unpack fahcontrol_7.4.4-1_all.deb ...
Unpacking fahcontrol (7.4.4-1) ...
dpkg: fahcontrol: dependency problems, but configuring anyway as you requested:
 fahcontrol depends on python-gnome2; however:
  Package python-gnome2 is not installed.

Setting up fahcontrol (7.4.4-1) ...
Processing triggers for gnome-menus (3.36.0-1ubuntu1) ...
Processing triggers for desktop-file-utils (0.24-1ubuntu3) ...
Processing triggers for mime-support (3.64ubuntu1) ...
Processing triggers for python-support (1.0.15-0~112~ubuntu14.04.1) ...
user@09:34 PM:~$ sudo dpkg -i --force-depends fahviewer_7.4.4_amd64.deb
(Reading database ... 588068 files and directories currently installed.)
Preparing to unpack fahviewer_7.4.4_amd64.deb ...
Unpacking fahviewer (7.4.4) over (7.4.4) ...
Setting up fahviewer (7.4.4) ...
Processing triggers for gnome-menus (3.36.0-1ubuntu1) ...
Processing triggers for desktop-file-utils (0.24-1ubuntu3) ...
Processing triggers for mime-support (3.64ubuntu1) ...

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Possible Solution (Optional)

snap install folding-at-home-fcole90 # this worked for me installing 7.6.21

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Steps To Reproduce

1. wget https://download.foldingathome.org/releases/public/release/fahclient/debian-testing-64bit/v7.4/fahclient_7.4.4_amd64.deb
2. sudo dpkg -i --force-depends fahclient_7.4.4_amd64.deb
3. See same Errors were encountered while processing: fahclient message

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Context

I am trying to install folding@home.

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[trycrmr]

FYI snap installs version fahclient 7.6.21 (along with fahcontrol and fahviewer), which appears to be working fine and dandy 😺 .