fresh installed ubuntu 20.10 has numerous gotchas

[kylebakerio]

my OS got nuked, so I'm having to go through this again, but on a very clean install, so might be helpful to others/maintainer(s):

Pop_OS 20.10 (ubuntu 20.10 variant)

clone
npm install
get errors
npm install
no errors?
npm install again
errors again?
weird...
npm run pack
webpack not installed
sigh
check here
npm run build?
webpack not installed...

check errors, first one is:
"[email protected]: Chokidar 2 will break on node v14+. Upgrade to chokidar 3 with 15x less dependencies."

Looks like I need to downgrade node for this to work. :/

nvm install 14
node -v
-> 14.16.0
npm install
much better this time, but hit error. First error I see:
gyp verb check python checking for Python executable "python2" in the PATH
I only have python3, guess I need to go get python2
sudo apt install python2
npm install
seems to work this time

npm run pack

hmm... no error, but seems to hang. last lines I see:

        Entrypoint mini-css-extract-plugin = *
        [0] ./src/renderer/photon/fonts/photon-entypo.eot 82 bytes {0} [built]
        [1] ./node_modules/css-loader/dist/cjs.js!./src/renderer/photon/css/photon.min.css 24.1 KiB {0} [built]
        [4] ./src/renderer/photon/fonts/photon-entypo.woff 83 bytes {0} [built]
        [5] ./src/renderer/photon/fonts/photon-entypo.ttf 82 bytes {0} [built]
            + 2 hidden modules

I run it again, but then I notice this seems to start a local server that shows a tree of its packages or something, so... probably when it 'hangs' I can just kill and move on...?

indeed,

npm start

now works.

cool. Anyways, just sharing. Hope it helps others.

[ssi-anik]

Without doing this much, you can just download the app image from https://github.com/baryon/medis

#235
I just downloaded for Ubuntu 20.04 and it's working fine.

[armujahid]

Thanks @ssi-anik AppImage is also working fine with Ubuntu 22.04 after installing fuse sudo apt-get install fuse libfuse2
This repo should have official app image so we don't have to use that fork.

[luin]

Hello 👋

Our development focus has now shifted to the next generation of Medis: Medis 2. Compared to its predecessor, Medis 2 offers enhanced performance, more powerful features, and a more delightful interface. If you encounter any problems with Medis 2, feel free to reopen this issue, and together, we can explore possible solutions.

Download Medis 2 for free: https://getmedis.com/. Thanks for using and supporting Medis 1!