Get an error when installing on CENTOS7 with error message: "Invalid version flag: or" (Re-post of Desktop issue 18551)
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Operating System/Distribution
Which distribution of Linux are you using?
CENTOS7 Linux
Installer
Which version of the app?
Which installer type?
What happened?
I followed the instructions at https://www.matthewthom.as/mirrors/#github-desktop to install Github-desktop on my CENTOS7 Linux system.
I wasn't able to import the GPG key, kept getting an error msg "key 1 import failed". I tried several workarounds, none seemed to work. Eventually I disabled the GPG checking with "yum --nogpgcheck install ..." (even though not recommended, I admit) and that seemed to go ahead. But down the line, it failed with the following error:
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(6/6): epel/x86_64/primary_db | 7.0 MB 00:45
Resolving Dependencies
There are unfinished transactions remaining. You might consider running yum-complete-transaction, or "yum-complete-transaction --cleanup-only" and "yum history redo last", first to finish them. If those don't work you'll have to try removing/installing packages by hand (maybe package-cleanup can help).
--> Running transaction check
---> Package github-desktop.x86_64 0:3.3.12.linux2-1 will be installed
**Error: Invalid version flag: or**
How do I resolve this?
i think this is the same issue #1062
i think this is the same issue #1062
Looked at it, but a solution isn't stated. What's the solution/workaround?
Additional info (that I perhaps ought to have stated before) ...
The error I get when importing the GPG key is:
$ sudo rpm --import https://rpm.packages.shiftkey.dev/gpg.key
curl: (51) Unable to communicate securely with peer: requested domain name does not match the server's certificate.
error: https://rpm.packages.shiftkey.dev/gpg.key: import read failed(2).
Any advise on how to fix this?
**Error: Invalid version flag: or**
This is not a new issue - see #320 for more context.
At the time I closed that out because I didn't want to get into the realm of crafting distro-specific issues, for what is a limitation of yum: #320 (comment)
**Error: Invalid version flag: or**This is not a new issue - see #320 for more context.
At the time I closed that out because I didn't want to get into the realm of crafting distro-specific issues, for what is a limitation of
yum: #320 (comment)
So looks like no resolution other than moving from YUM to DNF. I'm hesitant to do that lest I cause some instability in the system (as regards whatever is installed till date and whatever we may install in future).
If package-installs is so complex, is there a way I can install Github-desktop-for-Linux from source?
is there a way I can install Github-desktop-for-Linux from source?
This isn't supported corrently. There is an AppImage version that is intended to be used standalone, independent of the installed package manager.