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Can't start the linux community installer in Ubuntu 9.10-b6

Question asked by bwakkie on Oct 12, 2009
Latest reply on Jan 22, 2011 by scottcarson

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After downloading the package I just do

 chmod 777 Alfresco-Community-3.2-Linux-x86-Install

and run

./Alfresco-Community-3.2-Linux-x86-Install

it just doesn't work.

I have a 64 bit machine with ubuntu 9.10 virtualized in a kvm, does that matter?

if I do /bin/sh Alfresco-Community-3.2-Linux-x86-Install

I get the following error:

Alfresco-Community-3.2-Linux-x86-Install: 1: Syntax error: "(" unexpected

If I execute the same install file on my gentoo host the installer starts. What is missing in the Ubuntu 9.10?

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mikeh Oct 12, 2009 7:53 PM
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Try adding the partner repositories and then sudo apt-get install alfresco-community

Mike
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georgms Oct 14, 2009 12:27 PM
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We are on a KVM-virtualized Debian 5.0.3 with 64 bit and had the same problem. It seems that the installer is a 32 bit binary. So installing the ia32-libs package worked for us and the installer runs fine now.
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jpbaril Nov 2, 2009 3:56 PM
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Is it me or there is no alfresco-community package in the partner repository for Ubuntu 9.10 ?

I enabled the partner repo, but sudo apt-get install alfresco-community can't find any package.
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benhaines Nov 10, 2009 7:00 PM
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Yup, same problem here. It seems the alfresco-community package has gone.

I've enabled partner repos in Ubuntu 9.10 Server and then apt-get install alfresco-community… no luck
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benhaines Nov 10, 2009 7:02 PM
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Bingo… its only in the jaunty repo. Not the karmic repo.
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jpbaril Nov 11, 2009 9:23 PM
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Will the 9.04 version of Alfrescco work on 9.10 ?
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tomm Jan 7, 2010 1:41 PM
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Alfresco-community is in the karmic partner repository now
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mcmenkes Feb 4, 2010 4:19 PM
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Hmm…that's strange !

I just installed a fresh Ubuntu 9.10 Karmic 64bit Server, and couldn't find the package.
The "partner" repros in /etc/apt/sources.list was activated & updated…
```
apt-get update 
```
=> Okay.
```
apt-cache search alfresco-community
```
shows nothing !

It is not listed under :
```
http://archive.canonical.com/ubuntu/dists/karmic/partner/binary-amd64/Packages
```
Any ideas

thx.

MCm
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beandip Apr 14, 2010 1:57 PM
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Back to the OP, I just ran into the same issue.

Googled and found http://www.wontblog.com/2010/03/30/alfresco-%E2%80%A2-cant-start-the-linux-community-installer-in-ubuntu-9-10-b6/ which lets me run the Alfresco install on my x64 Ubuntu 9.10.

the fix is to run:
sudo apt-get install ia32-libs

Apparently the Alfresco installer is written in only x86 code which is why it dumps out.
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schwank Jun 28, 2010 11:45 PM
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FWIW, I have this exact issue in the x86 version of Ubuntu 10.04 Server… can't add ia32-libs as it is not in any standard repo. But I assume it should not be as I am running x86?

$sh Alfresco-Community-3.3g-Linux-x86-Install
Alfresco-Community-3.3g-Linux-x86-Install: 1: Syntax error: "(" unexpected

Output of 'uname -a':
Linux linuxapp 2.6.32-21-generic-pae #32-Ubuntu SMP Fri Apr 16 09:39:35 UTC 2010 i686 GNU/Linux
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jrock2004 Oct 21, 2010 2:57 AM
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I had the same error and I got it fixed by doing as root as follows:

chmod a+x alfresco-community-3.4.a-installer-linux-x32.bin

then:

sh ./alfresco-community-3.4.a-installer-linux-x32.bin

I got the installer and everything. I hope this helps. I am using Ubuntu 10.10
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scottcarson Jan 21, 2011 11:47 PM
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I tried jrock's solution and still have the same "Syntax error".

I'm on Kubuntu 10.10, so I tried "apt-get install alfresco-community" with both lucid and maverick partner repos - no packages found

I wonder if it has to do with Java? I ask because 10.10 uses OpenJava (which I removed and replaced with sun-java6 from the partner repos)?
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scottcarson Jan 22, 2011 2:40 AM
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Solution!

1.) download from alfresco wiki
2.) chmod a+x alfresco-community-3.4.a-installer-linux-x32.bin
3.) ./alfresco-community-3.4.a-installer-linux-x32.bin
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