[arch-general] Problem install slack-desktop deb

[Maykel Franco]

2017-06-13 16:44 GMT+02:00 ITwrx.org <info at itwrx.org>:
> On 06/13/2017 09:21 AM, Maykel Franco via arch-general wrote:
>> Hi, recently I like install slack-desktop 2.3.4 because with the
>> latest version 2.6.x I have a problem with unmark read messages bug...
>>
>> I have install debtap from github, the binary because the debtap
>> archlinux repository not works well.
>>
>> When install the slack-desktop 2.3.4 deb I get this error...
>>
>> user ~/ $ LANG=C sudo pacman -U
>> slack-desktop-2.3.4-1-x86_64.pkg.tar.xz
>> loading packages...
>> resolving dependencies...
>> warning: cannot resolve "apt", a dependency of "slack-desktop"
>> warning: cannot resolve "gir1.2-gnomekeyring-1.0", a dependency of
>> "slack-desktop"
>> :: The following package cannot be upgraded due to unresolvable
>> dependencies:
>>      slack-desktop
>>
>> :: Do you want to skip the above package for this upgrade? [y/N]
>> error: failed to prepare transaction (could not satisfy dependencies)
>> :: slack-desktop: requires apt
>> :: slack-desktop: requires gir1.2-gnomekeyring-1.0
>>
>>
>> How resolved it?
>>
>> Thanks in advanced.
>>
> pacman is telling you that slack-desktop cannot be upgraded because it
> needs those other 2 packages(apt and gir1.2-gnomekeyring-1.0) the second
> evidently being an ubuntu specific package name. you could try and get
> those dependencies installed then try to upgrade slack-desktop. It may
> be more trouble than it's worth.

I decompress slack-desktop-tar.xz and exec manually bin slack and
works well!! With the version 2.3.4.