Ubuntu .deb file not present in the latest release

[bilalqv]

I try to install watchman on my Ubuntu 22.04 OS. I followed the steps given here.

But, the .deb file is not present in the given release.

What steps should I follow for the installation?

[georgedayiv]

Hopefully you sorted this out already. I ran into the same issue. My solution was to look at previous releases until I discovered that rpms and debs were attached. v2023.10.09.00 had a deb attached which I was able to get installed once I sorted out the dependancies it wanted.

[bilalqv]

Yeah, I did the same thing. Thanks.

[schrodingersca8]

Hopefully you sorted this out already. I ran into the same issue. My solution was to look at previous releases until I discovered that rpms and debs were attached. v2023.10.09.00 had a deb attached which I was able to get installed once I sorted out the dependancies it wanted.

Hi, I am trying to sort out the dependencies but can't find the installation candidate, e.g. for libgoogle-glog0v5. Can you help me out? Thanks

[peterkyle01]

If on Ubuntu first sudo apt install watchman which will come will all those dependencies that are required and no longer maintained.Then from this version,download the .deb and finally sudo dpgk -i watchman_ubuntu22.04_v2023.10.09.00.deb.This worked for me after going through all the processes of even building from source.Note that now you have the 2023 version .

[shaw91]

@peterkyle01 It doesn't work for me. Getting this error. Oh I see you are using ubuntu 22.04 not a different version

sudo dpkg -i watchman_ubuntu22.04_v2023.10.09.00.deb
(Reading database ... 21330 files and directories currently installed.)
Preparing to unpack watchman_ubuntu22.04_v2023.10.09.00.deb ...
Unpacking watchman (20231008.002904.0) over (4.9.0-7build1) ...
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of watchman:
 watchman depends on libgoogle-glog0v5; however:
  Package libgoogle-glog0v5 is not installed.
 watchman depends on libboost-context1.74.0; however:
  Package libboost-context1.74.0 is not installed.
 watchman depends on libdouble-conversion3; however:
  Package libdouble-conversion3 is not installed.
 watchman depends on libevent-2.1-7; however:
  Package libevent-2.1-7 is not installed.
 watchman depends on libsnappy1v5; however:
  Package libsnappy1v5 is not installed.

dpkg: error processing package watchman (--install):
 dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
Errors were encountered while processing:
 watchman

[uiolee]

Yes, such documents are misleading.

[aromot]

The v2023.10.09.00 release contains a .deb package named "watchman_ubuntu22.04_v2023.10.09.00.deb". Can I use it to upgrade my watchman installed on my Ubuntu 20?

[elgeokareem]

could install it with no problems thanks to this thread but why aren't there deb files with new releases?

[peterkyle01]

I saw that people are still having the issue and my solution did not work anymore so I found another solution.On linux,you can download the zip file from here.Then you can follow these steps :

$ unzip watchman-*-linux.zip $ cd watchman-vYYYY.MM.DD.00-linux $ sudo mkdir -p /usr/local/{bin,lib} /usr/local/var/run/watchman $ sudo cp bin/* /usr/local/bin $ sudo cp lib/* /usr/local/lib $ sudo chmod 755 /usr/local/bin/watchman $ sudo chmod 2777 /usr/local/var/run/watchman

On running watchman --version this will generate some error watchman: error while loading shared libraries: libcrypto.so.1.1: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory which can be fixed by running:

$ wget http://nz2.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/o/openssl/libssl1.1_1.1.1f-1ubuntu2.22_amd64.deb $ sudo dpkg -i libssl1.1_1.1.1f-1ubuntu2.22_amd64.deb

Now you can run watchman --version and watchman version installed.

[Damika-Anupama]

If on Ubuntu first sudo apt install watchman which will come will all those dependencies that are required and no longer maintained.Then from this version,download the .deb and finally sudo dpgk -i watchman_ubuntu22.04_v2023.10.09.00.deb.This worked for me after going through all the processes of even building from source.Note that now you have the 2023 version .

Official doc discourages installation from repository: "Warning: Do not install the Ubuntu-supplied Watchman package. It is old and missing security, bug, and performance fixes."

[faroukfaiz10]

On linux,you can download the zip file from here

That works until v2024.04.15.00. Newer release (e.g. v2024.07.15.00) have neither .deb nor -linux.zip assets.

Notes

• Duplicate issue: https://github.com/facebook/watchman/issues/1153
• Homebrew is a working alternative.

[RijanFedo]

Hey im trying to install watchman in my ubuntu 24.04. Couldn't see the .deb file for this. Can someone help me with this. How to install watchman ?

[umardev500]

@peterkyle01 It doesn't work for me. Getting this error. Oh I see you are using ubuntu 22.04 not a different version

sudo dpkg -i watchman_ubuntu22.04_v2023.10.09.00.deb
(Reading database ... 21330 files and directories currently installed.)
Preparing to unpack watchman_ubuntu22.04_v2023.10.09.00.deb ...
Unpacking watchman (20231008.002904.0) over (4.9.0-7build1) ...
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of watchman:
 watchman depends on libgoogle-glog0v5; however:
  Package libgoogle-glog0v5 is not installed.
 watchman depends on libboost-context1.74.0; however:
  Package libboost-context1.74.0 is not installed.
 watchman depends on libdouble-conversion3; however:
  Package libdouble-conversion3 is not installed.
 watchman depends on libevent-2.1-7; however:
  Package libevent-2.1-7 is not installed.
 watchman depends on libsnappy1v5; however:
  Package libsnappy1v5 is not installed.

dpkg: error processing package watchman (--install):
 dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
Errors were encountered while processing:
 watchman

try fix it with sudo apt -f install

[umardev500]

Hey im trying to install watchman in my ubuntu 24.04. Couldn't see the .deb file for this. Can someone help me with this. How to install watchman ?

fuck wathcman