WxFormBuilder installation

[Liamdale]

New to Kubuntu. I used ubuntu 14.04LTS on my old computer but decided to have Kubuntu 17.04 on my new computer purchase (I like plasma).

I'm in the process of installing preferred software in this new purchase. I've hit a snag. I want to install wxFormBuilder, a GUI for wxpython that I used in my old computer.

Kubuntu can not find or recognize wxFormbuilder either at the terminal or in the software center.

I have installed synaptic, which was one of my favorite methods of installing software.

A search with synaptic was also fruitless even though the PPA has been installed.

What is not clear the synaptic on my old computer does display wxFormBuilder in the search results.

Is there a difference between synaptic in Kubuntu and Ubuntu?

How can I configure Kubuntu to install wxFormBuilder?

[GreyGeek]

You'll have to add a repository that contains it, or get it from github.

Launchpad has a PPA for 16.04.
https://launchpad.net/~wxformbuilder...ubuntu/release
One for 17.04 will probably come when it goes golden, so you'll have to wait till the dev's add the 17.04 PPA.

https://github.com/wxFormBuilder

which leads to

https://github.com/wxFormBuilder/wxFormBuilder




Also, GitHub has a binary version. Look near the bottom of the page on the last link.

[Liamdale]

Thanks for the Info GreyGeek. Visited the sites. Never did a source code build before. This may be a good place to start.

[GreyGeek]

Which file system are you using? EXT4? Btrfs?

If Btrfs then just do a RO snapshot of @ and @home.

EXT4: Check the installation documentation for WxFormBuilder and see if they include an uninstall script or procedure. If they don't then make a backup of your entire system, using one of several methods.

Here is one: http://fibrevillage.com/storage/561-...t4-file-system

IF you can mount an external drive (or have a second drive) that is larger than your system drive you can use dd
http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/2-metho...ux-hard-drive/

To clone your computer’s hard disk, use the command:
dd if=/dev/sdX of=/dev/sdY bs=64K conv=noerror,syncHere, sdX is the source disk, while sdY is the destination. The numerical value 64K, corresponds to the block size command, bs. The default value is 512 bytes, which is very small, so it’s best to include 64K or the larger 128K as a condition. However: while a larger block size makes transfer quicker, a smaller block size makes the transfer more reliable.

[Liamdale]

File system EXT4. Will check out both sites. New computer is less than a week old. Still getting used to the differences. Good advice, thanks.

[GreyGeek]

It's never too late to convert from EXT4 to Btrfs
Then all you'd have to do is open a terminal and issue as root
mount /mnt /dev/sdaX
btrfs su snapshot -r /mnt/@ /mnt/snapshots/@_bkupYYYYMMDD
btrfs su snapshot -r /mnt/@home /mnt/snapshots/@home_bkupYYYYMMDD

and umount /mnt, exit root and exit the terminal.
Then, if you mess up or a disaster happens, you can rollback in three minutes.

https://wiki.gentoo.org/wiki/Btrfs#C...d_file_systems

https://www.kubuntuforums.net/showth...hout-rebooting

[GreyGeek]

It's never too late to convert from EXT4 to Btrfs
Then all you'd have to do is open a terminal and issue as root
mount /mnt /dev/sdaX
btrfs su snapshot -r /mnt/@ /mnt/snapshots/@_bkupYYYYMMDD
btrfs su snapshot -r /mnt/@home /mnt/snapshots/@home_bkupYYYYMMDD

and umount /mnt, exit root and exit the terminal.
Then, if you mess up or a disaster happens, you can rollback in three minutes.
https://www.kubuntuforums.net/showth...greygeek+btrfs

https://www.howtoforge.com/how-to-co...n-ubuntu-12.10

https://www.kubuntuforums.net/showth...hout-rebooting

[Liamdale]

Just had a quick peek at the btrfs web site and I do find it interesting. Will place it on the list of things to look at in depth. My Installation folder is getting loaded with information. Must process it all if I don't want to get overwhelmed.