Running Linux Mint 21 Cinnamon 5.4.12
When trying to install from DEB file:

Receive always this error:

Reading database ... 455564 files and directories currently installed.)
Preparing to unpack .../wsjtz_2.3.0.81_amd64.deb ...
Unpacking wsjtx (2.3.0) ...
dpkg: error processing archive /home/XXXXX/Downloads/wsjtz_2.3.0.81_amd64.deb (--install):
trying to overwrite '/usr/share/pixmaps/wsjtx_icon.png', which is also in package wsjtx-data 2.5.4+repack-1
dpkg-deb (subprocess): decompressing archive '/home/XXXXX/Downloads/wsjtz_2.3.0.81_amd64.deb' (size=11490966) member 'data.tar': internal gzip write error: Broken pipe
dpkg-deb (subprocess): cannot copy archive member from '/home/XXXXX/Downloads/wsjtz_2.3.0.81_amd64.deb' to decompressor pipe: failed to write (Broken pipe)
dpkg-deb: error: <decompress> subprocess returned error exit status 2
Processing triggers for gnome-menus (3.36.0-1ubuntu3) ...
Processing triggers for desktop-file-utils (0.26+mint1+vanessa) ...
Processing triggers for mailcap (3.70+nmu1ubuntu1) ...
Errors were encountered while processing:
/home/XXXXX/Downloads/wsjtz_2.3.0.81_amd64.deb

Hi Eyilmaz

This version (2.3) is quite old now. I'm not even sure it will run on LM21 or be compatible with current users. Even the LM21 repo version is 2.5.4.

I guess  you may have a specific requirement for running 2.3. But if not you might be better downloading the deb for the current Version 2.6.1. It's available on source forge here:-

https://sourceforge.net/projects/wsjt/files/latest/download

Always run md5sum on the file and compared to the published checksum so you know the deb is not corrupt.

Your error:

"gzip write error: Broken pipe" is caused by the unarchive process trying to write to a pipe which has already been closed.

When I try to run the deb for 2.3.0 on LM21 Cin 5.4.12, I get a dependency not satisfiable libboost-filesystem 1.71.0, warning and the install button is greyed out.

The deb dependency states:

*libboost-filesystem1.71.0,* libboost-log1.71.0, libboost-thread1.71.0,       << note not >=1.71.0

So this deb is not going to work on LM21 which has libboost-filesystem 1.74.0

Rather than trying to chase down an elusive fault or force dependencies, if you really need 2.3.0, I would compile from source which is easy and pretty much guaranteed to work.

I can probably provide a script if you need it.

HTH

73

Rick (GM4JIB)

Hi,
There may not be any need to continue this discussion on this mailing list note the 'z'
wsjtz_2.3.0.81_amd64.deb
73, Reino OH3mA