Question
i can't install graphicsmagick package (system-level)
- Posted on March 28, 2024
- Building on DigitalOcean
Asked by ericky0
hi, im using App Platform and i need to install two packages called graphicsmagick and ghostscripts, its a requirement to use the npm library pdf2pic, i tried to install ghostscripts and i had no problem, it was successfully, but when i try to install graphicsmagick, i always receive this error message:
:42] E: Could not open lock file /var/lib/dpkg/lock-frontend - open (13: Permission denied) :42] E: Unable to acquire the dpkg frontend lock (/var/lib/dpkg/lock-frontend), are you root?
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Hi there!
You can not use
apt-get installcommands directly on the App Platform.Instead, all that you need to do is to create an
Aptfileand add the dependencies that you want to install.Here, is an example repo that I’ve put together with an
Aptfile:Note that the run command should not contain any apt-get install commands as well, the App Platform will automatically install the package listed in the
Aptfile.After that the
gmcommand will be available as normal:My run command is just set to
npm run:Can you confirm that you’ve pushed the
Aptfileto the correct Git branch that you are deploying your app from?Best,
Bobby