openframeworks / openframeworks/openFrameworks

install_dependencies fails; Unable to locate package xorgproto , on newer Debian (Trixie/13)

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Description

Version affected: Oct.27.2025 Nightly Release

Steps to reproduce:

  1. run install_dependencies.sh as instructed by build notes

Observe error:
script fails to complete with apt install reporting xorgproto not able to be found in repo.


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Research direction

Start by running install_dependencies.sh on Debian 13 (Trixie) as described in the build notes and inspect the apt dependency list around xorgproto. Done means the dependency-installation script completes successfully on the affected Debian release without the package-not-found error.

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Assessment

Tech stack
debian, shell
Domain
build-system, operating-systems
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
2/5
Estimated time
1-3 hours
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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