can't install aMSN 0.97.2 on ubuntu x86_64

[onemanclap]

hi.

I used to use aMSN 0.97.2 on my old ubuntu installation(32bit), but now I upgraded to ubuntu 8.04 64bit edition.

When I try to install the package, the following happens:

Code:

autopackage for "AMSN MSN client"


The installation of this software requires some additional support
code to be installed.

A] If the support code is found in a local directory, it will be used.
   The file containing the support code will be called:

      "autopackage.tar.bz2"

 or

B] If there is an active Internet connection, the support code will be
   downloaded from:

      "http://autopackage.org/downloads/latest/autopackage.tar.bz2"

   Proxy users should ensure the http_proxy environment variable is
   set, otherwise the download may fail.


Selection B --> OK to download and install support code now? (Y/n): y

Attempting download of http://autopackage.org/downloads/latest/x86_64/autopackage.tar.bz2 ...

--11:58:21--  http://autopackage.org/downloads/latest/x86_64/autopackage.tar.bz2
           => `autopackage.tar.bz2'
Resolving autopackage.org... 130.225.247.90
Connecting to autopackage.org|130.225.247.90|:80... connected.
HTTP request sent, awaiting response... Read error (Connection timed out) in headers.
Retrying.

--11:58:35--  http://autopackage.org/downloads/latest/x86_64/autopackage.tar.bz2
  (try: 2) => `autopackage.tar.bz2'
Connecting to autopackage.org|130.225.247.90|:80... connected.
HTTP request sent, awaiting response... Read error (Connection timed out) in headers.
Giving up.

Download failed.


Attempting download of http://www.wildgardenseed.com/autopackage/latest/x86_64/autopackage.tar.bz2 ...

--11:58:47--  http://www.wildgardenseed.com/autopackage/latest/x86_64/autopackage.tar.bz2
           => `autopackage.tar.bz2'
Resolving www.wildgardenseed.com... 209.25.170.201
Connecting to www.wildgardenseed.com|209.25.170.201|:80... connected.
HTTP request sent, awaiting response... 302 Found
Location: http://www.wildgardenseed.com/autopackage/1.2.5/x86/autopackage.tar.bz2 [following]
--11:58:47--  http://www.wildgardenseed.com/autopackage/1.2.5/x86/autopackage.tar.bz2
           => `autopackage.tar.bz2'
Reusing existing connection to www.wildgardenseed.com:80.
HTTP request sent, awaiting response... 200 OK
Length: 896,905 (876K) [application/x-tar]

100%[====================================>] 896,905      321.07K/s            

11:58:50 (320.45 KB/s) - `autopackage.tar.bz2' saved [896905/896905]

Download completed.


.............................................................................................
/home/omc/Desktop/autopackage.3237417201/meta/@amsn-project.net/amsn:0.97.2/apkg-downloader: line 595: autopackage/libexec/autosu-tui: No such file or directory

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what can I do?

thanks in advance

[billiob]

search amsn in some ubuntu repos

[onemanclap]

search amsn in some ubuntu repos

in synaptic? I think it's the old version, but I'll try it.

edit: tried it and it's the old 0.97 (12/25/2007) version

[billiob]

The fix has been backported.
Look at this changelog for example: http://changelogs.ubuntu.com/changelogs/pool/universe/a/amsn/amsn_0.97+final-0ubuntu5.1/changelog

[onemanclap]

The fix has been backported.
Look at this changelog for example: http://changelogs.ubuntu.com/changelogs/pool/universe/a/amsn/amsn_0.97+final-0ubuntu5.1/changelog

sorry but i'm a big linux noob :/ can you explain me than in other words? anyway,thanks for all your help!

[billiob]

it means that the package in "universe" should work.

[onemanclap]

it means that the package in "universe" should work.

OK. thanks, everyting is working now

[trv]

you have to have enabled the  hardy-proposed and hardy-backports repositories to get all the new stuff released after hardy was released.

But hen again, ubuntu intrepid is just around the corner (~ a month to be released)