[SOLVED] Error installing VB 5.0

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[SOLVED] Error installing VB 5.0

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I'm on Linux Mint 17.3 and download the deb file for Ubuntu 16.04. I chose to install VB by right clicking on the deb file and going to Properties > Permissions tab, and ticking the box for Allow executing file as program. I then opened the file and sooner than later got this error:

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Error: Dependency is not satisfiable: libdevmapper1.02.1 (>= 2:1.02.97)
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Re: Error installing VB 5.0

Post by Perryg »

ticking the box for Allow executing file as program
deb files do not need to have the x-bit enabled. They are to be installed with a package manager like gdebi or dpkg.
As for your error message you need to install the package mentioned.
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