Failed to install Discord using .tar.gz file [SOLVED]

[Member kaye]

As the title suggests.

I followed the instructions here:

https://itsfoss.com/install-discord-linux/

under

Method 3: Installing Discord in other Linux Distributions (intermediate to advanced level)

Discord icon still not showing up in Menu -> Applications -> Internet

even after rebooting.

Now I’m going to try installing with the Discord .deb file.

Back when I was using Debian, these are my steps:

install libgconf-2-4 (installed via terminal)

then

install libc++1 (installed via terminal)

then

libindicator7_0.5.0-4_amd64.deb

then

libdbusmenu-gtk4_18.10.20180917_bzr492+repack1-2+b1_amd64.deb

then

libappindicator1_0.4.92-7_amd64.deb

then

the actual discord deb file
discord-0.0.16.deb

I wonder if doing the same steps would mess up my antiX.

UPDATE:
Successfully installed Discord using my steps above.
Although icon not showing in Menu -> Applications -> Internet , even though discord.desktop shows
Categories=Network;InstantMessaging;
However I can execute Discord by pressing Ctrl + Alt + Space and typing discord and pressing enter.

Thank you. Problem solved.

• This topic was modified 10 months, 1 week ago by kaye.

[Moderator BobC]

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You should add to your post HOW you solved the problem so that when someone else has the same issue and searches for it, they will find not only that you had the same problem, but also how you resolved it.

BTW, Did you try installing the .deb files instead with apt? That would have been my first guess.

• This reply was modified 10 months, 1 week ago by BobC.

[Member blur13]

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sudo desktop-menu --write-out-global

When you install programs from the repo the above is executed with an apt hook. If you install local .deb files manually you need to run it yourself in order to update the menu, ie get icons.

• This reply was modified 10 months, 1 week ago by blur13.

[Member kaye]

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I think this worked:

sudo desktop-menu –write-out-global

Discord icon now appears in Menu -> Applications -> Internet

As for the installation of Discord itself, here’s what I did: (I did NOT use the .tar.gz file from Discord website; used the .deb file instead)

1. sudo apt install libgconf-2-4

2. sudo apt install libc++1

3. download from
http://ftp.de.debian.org/debian/pool/main/libi/libindicator/libindicator7_0.5.0-4_amd64.deb
then executed this command:
sudo dpkg -i libindicator7_0.5.0-4_amd64.deb

4. download from
http://ftp.de.debian.org/debian/pool/main/libd/libdbusmenu/libdbusmenu-gtk4_18.10.20180917~bzr492+repack1-2+b1_amd64.deb
then executed this command:
sudo dpkg -i libdbusmenu-gtk4_18.10.20180917_bzr492+repack1-2+b1_amd64.deb

5. download from
http://ftp.de.debian.org/debian/pool/main/liba/libappindicator/libappindicator1_0.4.92-7_amd64.deb
then executed this command:
sudo dpkg -i libappindicator1_0.4.92-7_amd64.deb

6. then download the actual Discord .deb file (whatever version it is currently) from Discord website and install it using this command:
sudo dpkg -i discord-0.0.16.deb
(change the name accordingly if you have downloaded a newer version)

These are the exact steps I did in Debian. Seems to work flawlessly in antiX as well.

By the way, whenever I see a .deb file, I use dpkg -i to install. Not apt. I don’t know if this is appropriate but it works for me. Feel free to educate a newbie like myself.

thank you

• This reply was modified 10 months, 1 week ago by kaye.
• This reply was modified 10 months, 1 week ago by kaye.
• This reply was modified 10 months, 1 week ago by kaye.

[Moderator Brian Masinick]

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@kaye: While someone may state some nuance, there’s no practical difference between using dpkg or apt; in fact all Debian based distribution tools use dpkg or the same libraries as dpkg to manage packages and that’s a fact.

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@kaye: While someone may state some nuance, there’s no practical difference between using dpkg or apt; in fact all Debian based distribution tools use dpkg or the same libraries as dpkg to manage packages and that’s a fact.

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