Ubuntu Studio 24.04 "tracktion-download-manager ERROR cannot satisfy dependencies"

[fathomstory]

Trying to install Tracktion Download Manager on Ubuntu Studio 24.04 but get the above mentioned error. Looked-up solutions, but this seems to be an ongoing issue. Is this something we need to wait for the Tracktion software company to sort out for us?

[mikoatkvr]

I think this might be a Ubuntu Studio issue as I never have any problems installing the download manager in Ubuntu 24.04. Do you know which dependencies are being complained about being missing ?

You coult try running this from the terminal :

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sudo dpkg -i ~/Downloads/track*.deb

<< assuming that the file is in your downloads folder, then paste the results here. thanks

[edrickblade]

Trying to install Tracktion Download Manager on Ubuntu Studio 24.04 but get the above mentioned error. Looked-up solutions, but this seems to be an ongoing issue. Is this something we need to wait for the Tracktion software company to sort out for us?

Right click in the folder where you have the file tracktion_download_manager_v1.5.3.deb and go to "Open with terminal" then type in terminal:

sudo apt install ./tracktion_download_manager_v1.5.3.deb

press enter and [yes] follow the following instructions.

[fathomstory]

@cupcakemusic Thank you for the response. The install worked on reboot of the system. I guess the dependencies needed to 'take'...which is sort of Windows-like behaviour.

Now I have another problem, installing all those plugins. I cannot copy and paste them into the VST or whatever plugin folders as the permissions are forbidden, even if I change them to 'user'. Any ideas?

[talby]

folders to user should usually be
$HOME/.vst
$HOME/.vst3
$HOME/.lv2
as you are going to use subfolders of your homedirectory, there shouldn't be any problems with permissions

[fathomstory]

@talby
Nah, it's /usr/lib/vst
or /usr/lib/vst3
etc.

It cannot just be copied over.

[mikoatkvr]

@fathomstory The paths that talby showed are standard user paths that are scanned by all Linux DAWS. You may have to create the actual hidden folders 1st , to do so open the terminal ( which defaults to opening in your HOME directory ) and issue the command

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mkdir .vst .vst3

And to show hidden directories use shortcut combo

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CTRL + h

[edrickblade]

@cupcakemusic Thank you for the response. The install worked on reboot of the system. I guess the dependencies needed to 'take'...which is sort of Windows-like behaviour.

Now I have another problem, installing all those plugins. I cannot copy and paste them into the VST or whatever plugin folders as the permissions are forbidden, even if I change them to 'user'. Any ideas?

Go to /home folder, keyboard press Ctrl + h (this will make visible hidden files in
/home folder, then create Vst,Vst3 and LV2 folders with a right click "create new" "folder" and create your plugins folders written in lowercase with a period at the beginning, example; .vst .vst3 .lv2 .clap, now you can copy your plugins in their respective folders, scan your DAW for plugins and it will find them.

[edrickblade]

@cupcakemusic Thank you for the response. The install worked on reboot of the system. I guess the dependencies needed to 'take'...which is sort of Windows-like behaviour.

Now I have another problem, installing all those plugins. I cannot copy and paste them into the VST or whatever plugin folders as the permissions are forbidden, even if I change them to 'user'. Any ideas?

The command sudo dpkg won't install the dependencies if you don't follow the sudo apt install -f command, but sudo apt install ./package.deb yes because is a more ethical and complete command, And you don't need to reboot after.