error: cannot install “novnc”: snap not found

[Masrur Akif]

Hello,

I am attempting to install the noVNC packages on a custom Raspberry Pi (Broadcom BCM2837 SoC, a 64-Bit quad-core ARM Cortex-A53) but having trouble doing so.  Currently have a VNC-server setup on a PC and I would like to access that PC using a different PC through the noVNC on this Raspberry Pi.

What I’ve done so far:

sudo apt-get update

sudo apt-get upgrade

sudo apt install snapd

sudo snap install noVNC

This would result to this error message: ‘error: cannot install “novnc”: snap not found’.

I am forced to hold some packages for this Raspberry Pi because it will stop itself from booting and if the packages get upgraded. I initially had to enter these commands:

sudo apt-mark hold raspberrypi-bootloader

sudo apt-mark hold raspberrypi-kernel

sudo apt-mark hold raspberrypi-sys-mods

As a result, when I entered sudo apt-get upgrade it would state that these packages are being held back: libraspberrypi-bin, libraspberrypi-dev, libraspberrypi-doc, libraspberrypi0, raspberrypi-bootloader, raspberrypi-kernel, raspberrypi-sys-mods

Not sure if this is causing the noVNC snap package to not install. Do these packages need to be upgraded as well?

Thanks in advance.

 

[Masrur Akif]

Just an update, I've been able to solve this issue. However, another problem has appeared. So this custom Raspberry Pi's architecture is armhf and when I tried installing the snap package again it would state: snap  "novnc" is not available on stable for this architecture.

I was wondering if there's still a possibility of installing and getting the noVNC working. Or will it complete not work even if I manage to get the package installed?

[Samuel Mannehed]

On Tue, 3 Aug 2021 07:49:51 -0700 (PDT)
Masrur Akif <akif....@gmail.com> wrote:

> Just an update, I've been able to solve this issue. However, another
> problem has appeared. So this custom Raspberry Pi's architecture is
> armhf and when I tried installing the snap package again it would
> state: snap "novnc" is not available on stable for this architecture.
>
> I was wondering if there's still a possibility of installing and
> getting the noVNC working. Or will it complete not work even if I
> manage to get the package installed?

Hi,

I'm completely unfamiliar with Snap, but AFAIK there shouldn't be
anything in noVNC itself that's sensitive to what CPU architecture
you're using.

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