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    Installing Latest version of YAD on Debian Linux -

    This website will serve as a collection point for all things YAD.The YAD package is located in some Linux repositories, however, they all are older versions of YAD.  Currently, (2022/August) Debian stretch still maintains YAD version 0.40.0 (without webkit / --html option) while the current version of YAD by the Author (Victor  Ananjevsky) is: YAD Version 12.0. So, in the case of Debian, one would need to compile (Most Secure Option) YAD on their computer. Currently, only x64 cpu is supported.

     

    Debian *.deb file (not part of this install procedure - just info about them)

    Concerning yad*.deb installable files. They are:

    1. Version & option specific (yad version & yad option specific as compiled); and

    2. cpu type specific as well (64 bit or 32 bit for AMD & Intel cpu chips). 

     

    Install yad on Ubuntu 24.04 (Lubuntu / Xbuntu)

    Install Ubuntu backports - Jammy using this command:

    sudo add-apt-repository -y "deb http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu jammy main"

    Then follow below instrutions

     

    Raspberry Pi

    Concerning Raspberry Pi OS (not light version).  Raspberry Pi OS is Debian based and the below procedure should work to install yad on a Raspberry Pi 3/4 

     

    Source & Install YAD - Debian

    Below are procedures to prepare your Linux; then obtain and install YAD version 1.0 - 12.0 for Debian Linux which includes Ubuntu, Q4OS, Sparky Linux, AntiX, and many more OS's that are Debian Based. 

     

    Summary:

    - Obtain Source code.

    - Install the Dependicy apps / libraries  needed for Compiling  yad .

    - Install YAD specific Dependicies

    - Decompress official yad source code

    - Compile yad from official yad source code.

    - Make the yad installer

    - Install YAD  (yad 1.0 and above are installed in /usr/local/bin )

    - Update the gtk icon cache runin terminal: gtk-update-icon-cache

    - If you wil be using my YADGUI scripts you will also need duplicate the yad compiled executable file to yad2 yad3 yad4

    To copy yad to yad2,3,4  in terminal run this commands: (verifty yad is installed in /usr/local/bin and correct version, 1.x +)

    cd /usr/local/bin  
    sudo -s 
    ./yad --about  
    cp ./yad ./yad2 
    cp ./yad ./yad3 
    cp ./yad ./yad4

     

     

    Obtain Source Code 

    You should only obtain the YAD Source code from its Author's official Repsitory which resides on Github.  https://github.com/v1cont/yad/releaseshttps://github.com/v1cont/yad/releases

    If your are new to Linux, I suggest that you download the Yad*.zip file.

     

    Decompress Source Code -

    Decompress Source code to a folder on the computer for which you will be compiling and installing YAD. 

    Terminal Method - (Commands are after -> arrow)

    1. Open terminal (From Desktop you can use ctrl+t)

    2. Decompress Yad Source code: 

    "Change to directory that contains the yad*.zip file", for example: -> cd Downloads (on my pc for example its -> cd /home/linux/Downloads)

    "unzip the yad*.zip file" unzip ./yad*.zip

    3. Install Compile Specific Dependices:

    sudo apt-get update
    sudo apt-get upgrade
    sudo apt-get install automake build-essential intltool
    sudo apt-get install libwebkit2gtk-4.0  libwebkit2gtk-4.0-dev

    Also, verify you have these plugins, at very least gstreamer1.0-plugins-good, gstreamer1.0-libav

    Versions of packages libwebkit2gtk-4.0-37:amd64 recommends:

    
gstreamer1.0-alsa          1.16.2-4
    gstreamer1.0-libav         1.16.2-2 (this lib fixes -No Video- issue with ffmpeg and mpv)
    gstreamer1.0-plugins-good  1.16.2-3
    gstreamer1.0-pulseaudio    1.16.2-3
    libgl1-mesa-dri            20.1.1-1

    4. Install YAD Specific Dependies: (for "--html --browser" functionality)

    sudo apt-get install libwebkit2gtk-4.0 libwebkit2gtk-4.0-dev

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    (Updated: 9-18-22: If you are going to compile yad with text-info box script hightlighting option, --sourceview | then install these:)

    
sudo apt-get install libgtksourceview-3.0-1 libgtksourceview-3.0-common libgtksourceview-3.0-dev

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    5. Compile YAD (sudo -s is root access !!!! BE VERY CAREFUL !!!)
    Word of Caution: sudo -s may not be necessary unless you are re-installing yad as it needs to over-write root owned files
     
    cd yad-12.0 # or whatever yad* folder was created by unzipping
    sudo -s- 
    autoreconf -ivf

    NOTE: When you run the next command, if you get error: “intltoolize.ini already exists”, then run:  intltoolize --force

    intltoolize
    ./configure --enable-html --enable-sourceview
    make
     
    6. Install YAD
    make install
    exit
     You must manually run gtk-update-icon-cache after yad installation.
     
    gtk-update-icon-cache

    DONE !  - Test yad.  in terminal type ->  

    yad --about

    Built with Webkit
    Built with GtkSourceView
    Using GTK+ 3.24.27

    yad --html --uri="https://yadbash.com" --width="1000" --height="700" --button="Exit:1" &

    # it should show show:

     

    For successfully build you may also need to install the following package:

    •  
      • GTK+ >= 3.22.0 (http://www.gtk.org) with appropriate -dev packages depending on your distro

    Additionally, you can build yad with the following libraries:

    In standalone build  (configure option --enable-standalone) For Example in Step 5. above -> ./configure --enable-standalone --enable-html

    Note: Standalone build must be used on computers that have the same cpu type as origially compiled. Compiled for x64 will NOT work on a 32 bit cpu type.