Anyone have this problem with Linux and Koala?

[Attila Hajzer]

http://hajzer.info/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/koala.png

trying to install Koala on my linux partition (trying to go full linux) and when i click the Koala app icon, i get that error (invalid encoding)

not sure where im going wrong

even if I change the name (like it says) it just opens gedit.

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interesting that they have different versions for “Linux” vs. “Ubuntu.” ::rollseyes::

Which are you using (and which architecture)?

I downloaded the 64 bit tar.gz, and it only had:

app
bin
node_modules
rubygems
koala
nw.pak
package.json

The file you’re having problems with didn’t exist. I couldn’t find a checksum anywhere.

I haven’t tried using it yet. As far as “trying to install,” the docs seem to suggest that you can just run it after unpacking:

Download your system version of the installation package [ … ] can be directly use after installation.

I didn’t see anything about renaming any files. Can you show the instructions you’re following?

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Did you download the tar.gz or the .deb package?

Try the .deb if you haven’t already; Mint’s package manager should be able to handle it automagically

I’ll try to

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I’m not able to install it; I’ve downloaded it twice and I get warnings about it being a “bad package.” No better from the terminal. Have you got it working?

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sorry, dunno what to say. not working here, either.

[daviestar]

Did you ever figure this out? From your screenshot you’re using Mint. I had Koala working fine in Mint 15 Olivia, but now I’ve upgraded to 16 Petra I can’t get it working. When I launch from the menu I get the same as you – nothing. When I launch from command line I get this error:

/usr/share/koala/koala: error while loading shared libraries: libudev.so.0: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory

I installed the .deb through the package manager.

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From your screenshot you’re using Mint

From his what-he-said, too. : )

When I launch from command line I get this error… I installed the .deb through the package manager.

I didn’t try anything further with this program. Maybe @AttilaHajzer did. Have you tried removing and re-installing since you upgraded? That’s all I could suggest. Between the earlier difficulties, and the missing libraries you have, I would say that it’s simply badly packaged (and upgrading to Petra just revealed more problems).

Good luck.

[nixnerd]

Dude, I tried to install Koala on Fedora and Arch. Didn’t work either time. I know for sure that on Arch… It’s not an official package… Which could be the problem.

I just came to the conclusion that I didn’t need it. I wanted it for mass photo compression but Linux can do that natively with a simple script. Bash, Python, Perl… Pick your poison. Anything you want koala for can probably be done in the terminal.

[daviestar]

Have you tried removing and re-installing since you upgraded? That’s all I could suggest.

Yeah, it was a totally fresh install of Mint 16 Petra. When I tried to upgrade from Olivia to Petra the whole thing died.. the joys of Linux :)

In the end it pushed me to figure out how to use PhpStorm’s built in “file watchers”, which turn out to work awesomely. So… goodbye Koala!

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I just came to the conclusion that I didn’t need it.

yeah, I really only tried it to help out Attila. Everything it does I already do somewhere else (mostly from the terminal).

I wanted it for mass photo compression but Linux can do that natively with a simple script.

Oooohhh, I started using imagemagick from the cli this week. Goodness, it’s nice. just chugs away. And docs/support is wonderful.

So… goodbye Koala!

Well, that’s that, I guess. : )

[nixnerd]

Anything you want koala for can probably be done in the terminal.

This is probably the better way to do things anyway, because a terminal/shell is GUARANTEED to exist on all UNIX-like systems. It doesn’t matter if it’s Gentoo or Mac, you’ll have access to a terminal. That means, if you store your meaningful scripts as gists on Github, you’ll always have access to them and can do whatever you need to do. This is useful in a remote server situaion, which you UNDOUBTEDLY will run into at some point. Or, if you just have multiple devices. It’s really just a good idea to use the terminal as much as possible. That’s my opinion anyway.

I’d advise against becoming dependent on Koala or any one piece of software for that matter.

[soratofx]

i have the same problem and i solved:

$ locate libudev
/opt/google/chrome/libudev.so.0
/usr/lib/libudev.so.1
/usr/lib/libudev.so.1.4.0
/usr/lib64/libudev.so.1
/usr/lib64/libudev.so.1.4.0

$ cd /usr/lib64/
$ ln -s libudev.so.1.4.0 libudev.so.0

and that’s all, it works

https://github.com/oklai/koala/issues/76

[RonyKader]

Yes Also I Solved

Step one : Download Udev library from this page -> https://www.dropbox.com/sh/pwze4wlsfmn90ee/AABMLIuNlDU5a_KwUkoPUOnNa?dl=0 libudev0_i386 for Ubuntu libudev0_amd64, if you are using Ubuntu 64bit.
Step Two : Launch the .deb package that you have just downloaded. Now Open with Ubuntu Software Centre or Double Click .
Step Three : Now Open your Terminal and write
1 -> cd /usr/lib64
2 -> cd /usr/libudev0_175-0ubuntu19_amd64.deb
3 -> sudo ln -s libudev.so.1 libudev.so.0

Step Four : Now Just go to your Search Option and write Kola then you Find Koala Icon .Now Just Launch it and Enjoy with Koala ..

For Details https://gist.github.com/RonyKader/1c359f36436a6fd47dca

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