The pgadmin4-desktop Debian package fails to declare any of its dependencies
This is basically #6649 all over again, except with pgadmin4-desktop.
I am attempting to run pgadmin4-desktop on Debian.
Actual behaviour:
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pgadmin4-desktop fails to start:
The list of missing dependencies would probably be much longer on a bare Debian install.
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pgadmin4-desktop declared dependencies:
Depends: pgadmin4-server (= 8.12), libatomic1, xdg-utils, python-dbus | python3-dbus
Expected behaviour:
- pgadmin desktop starts because it has all of its dependencies installed. Specifically, /usr/pgadmin4/bin/pgadmin4 is linked against:
/lib64/ld-linux-x86-64.so.2 (0x00007fa57aa93000) libasound.so.2 => not found libatk-1.0.so.0 => /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libatk-1.0.so.0 (0x00007fa56efb0000) libatk-bridge-2.0.so.0 => not found libatspi.so.0 => not found libavahi-client.so.3 => /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libavahi-client.so.3 (0x00007fa56e625000) libavahi-common.so.3 => /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libavahi-common.so.3 (0x00007fa56e638000) libblkid.so.1 => /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libblkid.so.1 (0x00007fa56e066000) libbrotlicommon.so.1 => /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libbrotlicommon.so.1 (0x00007fa56d5d2000) libbrotlidec.so.1 => /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libbrotlidec.so.1 (0x00007fa56d64d000) libbsd.so.0 => /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libbsd.so.0 (0x00007fa56d637000) libcairo.so.2 => /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libcairo.so.2 (0x00007fa56ed84000) libcap.so.2 => /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libcap.so.2 (0x00007fa56e05a000) libcom_err.so.2 => /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libcom_err.so.2 (0x00007fa56e021000) libc.so.6 => /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libc.so.6 (0x00007fa56e8d5000) libcups.so.2 => /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libcups.so.2 (0x00007fa56ef13000) libdatrie.so.1 => /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libdatrie.so.1 (0x00007fa56e007000) libdbus-1.so.3 => /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libdbus-1.so.3 (0x00007fa56efdb000) libdl.so.2 => /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libdl.so.2 (0x00007fa56f5ab000) libdrm.so.2 => not found libexpat.so.1 => /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libexpat.so.1 (0x00007fa56ebe1000) libffi.so.8 => /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libffi.so.8 (0x00007fa56e8c9000) libffmpeg.so => /usr/pgadmin4/bin/libffmpeg.so (0x00007fa56f5b7000) libfontconfig.so.1 => /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libfontconfig.so.1 (0x00007fa56e1e4000) libfreetype.so.6 => /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libfreetype.so.6 (0x00007fa56e11a000) libfribidi.so.0 => /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libfribidi.so.0 (0x00007fa56e3eb000) libgbm.so.1 => not found libgcc_s.so.1 => /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libgcc_s.so.1 (0x00007fa56eab6000) libgcrypt.so.20 => /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libgcrypt.so.20 (0x00007fa56dcb9000) libgio-2.0.so.0 => /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libgio-2.0.so.0 (0x00007fa56f22d000) libglib-2.0.so.0 => /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libglib-2.0.so.0 (0x00007fa56f40f000) libgmodule-2.0.so.0 => /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libgmodule-2.0.so.0 (0x00007fa56e827000) libgmp.so.10 => /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libgmp.so.10 (0x00007fa56d688000) libgnutls.so.30 => /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libgnutls.so.30 (0x00007fa56e407000) libgobject-2.0.so.0 => /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libgobject-2.0.so.0 (0x00007fa56f547000) libgpg-error.so.0 => /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libgpg-error.so.0 (0x00007fa56d60f000) libgraphite2.so.3 => /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libgraphite2.so.3 (0x00007fa56d65c000) libgssapi_krb5.so.2 => /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libgssapi_krb5.so.2 (0x00007fa56e646000) libgtk-3.so.0 => not found libharfbuzz.so.0 => /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libharfbuzz.so.0 (0x00007fa56e2dc000) libhogweed.so.6 => /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libhogweed.so.6 (0x00007fa56d709000) libidn2.so.0 => /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libidn2.so.0 (0x00007fa56d96b000) libk5crypto.so.3 => /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libk5crypto.so.3 (0x00007fa56dad0000) libkeyutils.so.1 => /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libkeyutils.so.1 (0x00007fa56d608000) libkrb5.so.3 => /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libkrb5.so.3 (0x00007fa56dafd000) libkrb5support.so.0 => /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libkrb5support.so.0 (0x00007fa56e013000) liblz4.so.1 => /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/liblz4.so.1 (0x00007fa56dbd7000) liblzma.so.5 => /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/liblzma.so.5 (0x00007fa56e029000) libmd.so.0 => /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libmd.so.0 (0x00007fa56d5c5000) libmount.so.1 => /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libmount.so.1 (0x00007fa56e7a5000) libm.so.6 => /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libm.so.6 (0x00007fa56ead6000) libnettle.so.8 => /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libnettle.so.8 (0x00007fa56d752000) libnspr4.so => /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libnspr4.so (0x00007fa56f031000) libnss3.so => /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libnss3.so (0x00007fa56f0d4000) libnssutil3.so => /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libnssutil3.so (0x00007fa56f0a2000) libp11-kit.so.0 => /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libp11-kit.so.0 (0x00007fa56d99c000) libpango-1.0.so.0 => /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libpango-1.0.so.0 (0x00007fa56eea8000) libpcre2-8.so.0 => /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libpcre2-8.so.0 (0x00007fa56e82d000) libpixman-1.so.0 => /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libpixman-1.so.0 (0x00007fa56e231000) libplc4.so => /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libplc4.so (0x00007fa56e76e000) libplds4.so => /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libplds4.so (0x00007fa56e769000) libpng16.so.16 => /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libpng16.so.16 (0x00007fa56e0e4000) libpthread.so.0 => /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libpthread.so.0 (0x00007fa56f5a6000) libresolv.so.2 => /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libresolv.so.2 (0x00007fa56d5f7000) libselinux.so.1 => /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libselinux.so.1 (0x00007fa56e777000) libsmime3.so => /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libsmime3.so (0x00007fa56f073000) libsystemd.so.0 => /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libsystemd.so.0 (0x00007fa56e699000) libtasn1.so.6 => /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libtasn1.so.6 (0x00007fa56d7a0000) libthai.so.0 => /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libthai.so.0 (0x00007fa56e3e0000) libunistring.so.2 => /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libunistring.so.2 (0x00007fa56d7b5000) libX11.so.6 => /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libX11.so.6 (0x00007fa56ec42000) libXau.so.6 => /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libXau.so.6 (0x00007fa56e0bd000) libxcb-render.so.0 => /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libxcb-render.so.0 (0x00007fa56e0d1000) libxcb-shm.so.0 => /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libxcb-shm.so.0 (0x00007fa56e0df000) libxcb.so.1 => /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libxcb.so.1 (0x00007fa56ebb7000) libXcomposite.so.1 => /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libXcomposite.so.1 (0x00007fa56ec3d000) libXdamage.so.1 => /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libXdamage.so.1 (0x00007fa56ec38000) libXdmcp.so.6 => /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libXdmcp.so.6 (0x00007fa56de00000) libXext.so.6 => /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libXext.so.6 (0x00007fa56ec23000) libXfixes.so.3 => /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libXfixes.so.3 (0x00007fa56ec1b000) libxkbcommon.so.0 => not found libXrandr.so.2 => /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libXrandr.so.2 (0x00007fa56ec0c000) libXrender.so.1 => /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libXrender.so.1 (0x00007fa56e0c4000) libz.so.1 => /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libz.so.1 (0x00007fa56e808000) libzstd.so.1 => /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libzstd.so.1 (0x00007fa56dbfd000) linux-vdso.so.1 (0x00007ffe36b33000)
You need to declare dependencies on (at a minimum) libasound2, libatk1.0-0, libatk-bridge2.0-0, libatspi2.0-0, libavahi-client3, libavahi-common3, libblkid1, etc etc etc. If you need specific versions of these libraries you need to specify that too.
Please see relevant Debian policy here: https://www.debian.org/doc/debian-policy/ch-relationships.html
@miiichael, on which Debian version are you trying to install?
Current Debian stable, not that it makes a difference here.
Hi @miiichael pgAdmin 4 desktop application suppose to have UI, looks like your debian installation does not have GUI.
It would have a GUI if your package specified that it depended on it. Hint, hint.
pgAdmin Desktop app is GUI application and pgAdmin web is a web based application, as name suggests. If you do not have a GUI interface, I would suggest go with the web based application and browse through client browser.
Except I do have a GUI interface (being WSLg). I already have the desktop app installed, but I had to manually install extra packages because you did not declare your dependencies.
@miiichael
We are unable to reproduce this on our Debian systems. We haven't tested it with WSLg, we will try in future and update once that will be done.
It should be trivial to reproduce. Just don't have pgadmin's dependencies (Gnome, GTK3, ALSA, PCRE, etc, etc) already installed on your test system.