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How to install GCstar on linuxmint-18.03

To install GCstar on linuxmint-18.03
GCstar is an application used to manage different collections, such as board games, books, movies, music, and many more. You can add file formats like TAR.GZ, CSV or XML, HTML, SQL and extra.

Installation

Update your system repository

linuxhelp ~ # apt-get update
Hit:1 http://archive.canonical.com/ubuntu xenial InRelease
Hit:2 http://ppa.launchpad.net/neomilium/qcad-devel/ubuntu xenial InRelease                                 
Hit:3 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial InRelease                                                     
Ign:4 http://packages.linuxmint.com sylvia InRelease                                                        
Hit:5 http://ppa.launchpad.net/ondrej/php/ubuntu xenial InRelease                         
Hit:6 http://packages.linuxmint.com sylvia Release                                             
Get:8 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial-updates InRelease [109 kB] 
Get:9 http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial-security InRelease [107 kB]
Get:10 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial-backports InRelease [107 kB]
Fetched 323 kB in 1s (192 kB/s)     
Reading package lists... Done

Install the GCstar application using the following command.

linuxhelp ~ # apt-get install gcstar -y
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree     
Reading state information... Done

Recommended packages:
libdatetime-format-strptime-perl libgtk2-spell-perl libmp3-info-perl libnet-freedb-perl

The following NEW packages will be installed:

  gcstar
0 upgraded, 1 newly installed, 0 to remove and 349 not upgraded.
Need to get 0 B/2,847 kB of archives.
After this operation, 9,935 kB of additional disk space will be used.
Selecting previously unselected package gcstar.
(Reading database ... 243523 files and directories currently installed.)
Preparing to unpack .../gcstar_1.7.1-1_all.deb ...
Unpacking gcstar (1.7.1-1) ...
Processing triggers for desktop-file-utils (0.22+linuxmint1) ...
Processing triggers for mime-support (3.59ubuntu1) ...
Processing triggers for shared-mime-info (1.5-2ubuntu0.1) ...
Processing triggers for hicolor-icon-theme (0.15-0ubuntu1) ...
Processing triggers for man-db (2.7.5-1) ...
Setting up gcstar (1.7.1-1) ...

After the installation, you can access the application from menu area.


When the application launches Select your collection type and continue

You will see GCstar application as shown below

The version of Gcstar will be available in the help menu.

With this, the method to install GCstar on linuxmint-18.03 comes to an end.

Tag : Ubuntu
FAQ
Q
What should I do if the Windows version doesn't work after the installation?
A
If you installed ActiveState Perl through the installation program, you may have some problems. The registry is sometimes not updated between this installation and the time when GCstar's installation program install some needed plugins.
Q
How may I use my collection on another machine?
A
You first need to export your collection in a compressed format that will contain the items list and also the images. This could be done using the .tar.gz item in the File menu, Export sub-menu.
In opened window, select the place to save your file (e.g. on a USB key). If the file name doesn't end up with .tar.gz, it will be added automatically by GCstar. You may then validate.
Q
Why some import/export modules are not in the corresponding menus?
A
Import and export modules may use some Perl (language used to create GCstar) components that are not available on any systems. To avoid blocking users that won't need these modules, GCstar can be installed without them, but the modules will be deactivated and won't appear inside the Import and Export sub-menus of the File menu.
Q
How can I add my library?
A
Yes you can have your own collection
Q
Does it act as a collection manager?
A
Yes it acts as an collection manager