[Qgis-user] QGIS 3.16 Installation on Linux Mint

[Mike Flannigan]

Thanks for this information.
I wish I could execute the 3.16.1 QGIS that Synaptic thinks I have.
I will probably uninstall via Synaptic and try to reinstall.


Mike


On 12/4/20 7:03 PM, Roderick Anderson wrote:
>
> No Flatpak expert here but I'd guess the version (executable) 
> installed using flatpak falls lower in the path than the regular 
> package manager does.
>
>> Synaptic package manager says I have 3.16 installed:
>> http://www.mflan.com/temp/synaptic.jpg
>> but I have looked hard and can't find it.
>> 'sudo apt-get purge QGIS' does not get rid of 3.16.
>> Software Manager says I have 3.10 Flatpak installed, but
>> not the regular 3.16.1+28bionic that is also listed in
>> the Software Manager.  If I try to install 3.16.1+28bionic
>> it fails immediately on package dependency problems.
>
> I had tried installing using Synaptic and got 2.16 so I uninstalled it 
> and used Flatpac.  Just checked and see 2.18 offered via the package 
> manager.
>
>>
>> So my system keeps updating, but I am left with only 3.10 to run.
>>
>> Perhaps Flatpak 3.16 will come along eventually.  Or maybe
>> I will uninstall 3.16 from Synaptic package manager and then
>> try to reinstall 3.16 from Software Manager or from the
>> QGIS website.
>>
>> If I did the Flatpak on this site
>> https://www.qgis.org/en/site/forusers/alldownloads.html#flatpak
>> what version would I get?
>
> I got 3.16.1-Hannover using the instructions.
>
> Here is my menu command line
>
> /usr/bin/flatpak run --branch=stable --arch=x86_64 --command=qgis 
> --file-forwarding org.qgis.qgis @@ %F @@
>
> Good luck,
> Rod