GAMA 1.9.1 deb package is broken on Ubuntu 22.04

[axb21]

Describe the bug I downloaded the file GAMA_1.9.1_Linux_with_JDK.deb from the GAMA website by visiting https://gama-platform.org/download and clicking the "Linux" button near the top of the page. I attempted to install this DEB package using dpkg. GAMA was not installed. dpkg reported:

chmod: cannot access '/opt/gama-platform': No such file or directory
chmod: cannot access '/opt/gama-platform/Gama': No such file or directory
chmod: cannot access '/opt/gama-platform/headless/gama-headless.sh': No such file or directory

To Reproduce Steps to reproduce the behavior:

1. Visit https://gama-platform.org/download
2. Click on the button labeled "Linux" near the top right of that page
3. A download process should start, resulting in a file GAMA_1.9.1_Linux_with_JDK.deb
4. Double-click that file, or use dpkg -i to install it
5. Observe that GAMA is not installed, and that the install process issues "No such file or directory" errors

Expected behavior The install process should complete with error, and GAMA 1.9.1 should be installed on the system and usable.

Desktop (please complete the following information):

• OS: Ubuntu 22.04
• PC Model: N/A (?)
• GAMA version: 1.9.1
• Java version: bundled with the installer
• Graphics cards / Display system: N/A

Additional context Add any other context about the problem here.

[axb21]

As an aside, the corresponding ZIP file works fine. I can run GAMA as expected. It seems the issue is isolated to the DEB packaging.

[RoiArthurB]

Very strange,

I just tried it on a new system and everything works fine :

root@e9f0b20aaca7:/# neofetch 
            .-/+oossssoo+/-.               root@e9f0b20aaca7 
        `:+ssssssssssssssssss+:`           ----------------- 
      -+ssssssssssssssssssyyssss+-         OS: Ubuntu 22.04.2 LTS x86_64 
    .ossssssssssssssssssdMMMNysssso.       Host: ROG Strix G614JI_G614JI 1.0 
   /ssssssssssshdmmNNmmyNMMMMhssssss/      Kernel: 6.4.3-arch1-2-g14 
  +ssssssssshmydMMMMMMMNddddyssssssss+     Uptime: 19 hours, 2 mins 
 /sssssssshNMMMyhhyyyyhmNMMMNhssssssss/    Packages: 231 (dpkg) 
.ssssssssdMMMNhsssssssssshNMMMdssssssss.   Shell: bash 5.1.16 
+sssshhhyNMMNyssssssssssssyNMMMysssssss+   Resolution: 1920x1080 
ossyNMMMNyMMhsssssssssssssshmmmhssssssso   CPU: 13th Gen Intel i7-13650HX (20) @ 4.700GHz 
ossyNMMMNyMMhsssssssssssssshmmmhssssssso   GPU: Intel Device a78b 
+sssshhhyNMMNyssssssssssssyNMMMysssssss+   GPU: NVIDIA 01:00.0 NVIDIA Corporation Device 2860 
.ssssssssdMMMNhsssssssssshNMMMdssssssss.   Memory: 8324MiB / 15613MiB 
 /sssssssshNMMMyhhyyyyhdNMMMNhssssssss/
  +sssssssssdmydMMMMMMMMddddyssssssss+                             
   /ssssssssssshdmNNNNmyNMMMMhssssss/                              
    .ossssssssssssssssssdMMMNysssso.
      -+sssssssssssssssssyyyssss+-
        `:+ssssssssssssssssss+:`
            .-/+oossssoo+/-.

root@e9f0b20aaca7:/# wget https://github.com/gama-platform/gama/releases/download/1.9.1/GAMA_1.9.1_Linux_with_JDK.deb
[...]
2023-07-21 02:30:50 (1.05 MB/s) - 'GAMA_1.9.1_Linux_with_JDK.deb' saved [403030392/403030392]

root@e9f0b20aaca7:/# apt install ./GAMA_1.9.1_Linux_with_JDK.deb 
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree... Done
Reading state information... Done
Note, selecting 'gama-platform-jdk' instead of './GAMA_1.9.1_Linux_with_JDK.deb'
The following NEW packages will be installed:
  gama-platform-jdk
0 upgraded, 1 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
Need to get 0 B/403 MB of archives.
After this operation, 0 B of additional disk space will be used.
Get:1 /GAMA_1.9.1_Linux_with_JDK.deb gama-platform-jdk amd64 1.9.1 [403 MB]
debconf: delaying package configuration, since apt-utils is not installed
Selecting previously unselected package gama-platform-jdk.
(Reading database ... 9011 files and directories currently installed.)
Preparing to unpack /GAMA_1.9.1_Linux_with_JDK.deb ...
Unpacking gama-platform-jdk (1.9.1) ...
Setting up gama-platform-jdk (1.9.1) ...

root@e9f0b20aaca7:/# bash /opt/gama-platform/headless/gama-headless.sh -version
******************************************************************
* GAMA version 1.9.1                                             *
* http://gama-platform.org                                       *
* (c) 2007-2023 UMI 209 UMMISCO IRD/SU & Partners                *
******************************************************************
Welcome to Gama-platform.org version GAMA 1.9.1

Can you verify the integrity of your deb file ? :thinking:

root@e9f0b20aaca7:/# sha256sum GAMA_1.9.1_Linux_with_JDK.deb 
00b086169ea3ccfb32c1f900a0602e474a28dd045a3ee5c60ef0eb39524c1037  GAMA_1.9.1_Linux_with_JDK.deb

[axb21]

bash /opt/gama-platform/headless/gama-headless.sh -version

Not to nitpick, but you did not follow the procedure I outlined--I downloaded the DEB from the web site, and used dpkg to install, not apt. :smirk:

Even so, both my procedure and yours work for me now. I have no explanation. It's possible the download was corrupted somehow (though I was shown no warning about this).

I guess this should be closed, since GAMA downloads and installs just fine now.