Installing FSV on Ubuntu 22.04

[tired dome]

I am trying to install FSV (the 3D filesystem viewer) on my Ubuntu rig and I'm having an absolute hell of a time trying to install it

Sudo apt install FSV doesn't work

And none of the GitHub repos have any installation advice I can easily follow

[cobalt tiger]

I believe fsv as a program no longer works, but if I’m wrong:
You can git clone the code and compile it manually by changing into the directory with the code and running make

[safe flare]

Actually it can compile for ubuntu 22.04 from this github https://github.com/mcuelenaere/fsv

[ornate smelt]

Install

Clone the repository
Make a configure script: ./autogen.sh
Install dependencies (Ubuntu): sudo apt-get install libgtkgl2.0-dev libgl1-mesa-dev libglu1-mesa-dev
Do the install dance:
    ./configure
    make
    sudo make install

this is not clear at all.

WTF is a configure script? WTF you supposed to put IN that script?

they also assume one knows how to clone the repository automatically.

[cobalt tiger]

It still compiles?!?!

[ornate smelt]

this is definitely number 6 misery

[cobalt tiger]

Isn’t this why we invented cmake anyway

To do all of this for us

[ornate smelt]

did you try apt search fsv first?

to see if it's in the 'buntu repos

[safe flare]

If you want exact steps, you can follow these, 1 line at a time.

sudo apt install libgtkgl2.0-dev libgl1-mesa-dev libglu1-mesa-dev git build-essential
git clone https://github.com/mcuelenaere/fsv.git
cd fsv
./autogen.sh
./configure
make

I wouldn't install it though, just run ~/fsv/src/fsv

It is an ancient software that barely works, that's why I wouldn't install it, but you can build and run it

[safe flare]

You don't put anything in the script, you just run it. Like I said though it's a fork of a fork of an ancient software that barely builds on ubuntu 22.04 and not on anything newer, but you can still build and run it if you really want to. Apparently it's ment to represent your file system like they did it in the Jurassic park movie.

[ornate smelt]

your code writings made it clearer.

But you're specifially saying NOT to run sudo make install , correct?

[safe flare]

Yes

Just start the compiled program. Because it is typically a pain to uninstall these things