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Fixed in 2021.1.X
Fixed in 2020.2.X
Votes
0
Found in
2020.2
2020.2.0a8
2020.2.0b2
Issue ID
1278063
Regression
Yes
[Linux] "Fatal error" is thrown when trying to install the Editor using a standalone installer through the terminal
Reproduction steps:
1. Download the Unity standalone installer
2. Perform the unattended install through the terminal
Expected result: The Editor is installed
Actual result: "Fatal error: required formats (xar, cpio, tar, gzip, xz) are not supported by system libarchive" error is thrown and the installation is aborted
Reproducible with: 2020.2.0a8, 2020.2.0b11, 2021.1.0a2
Not reproducible with: 2018.4.29f1, 2019.4.14f1, 2020.1.13f1, 2021.1.0a3
Notes:
- Tested on Ubuntu 18.04
- The error is thrown even though both libarchive-dev and libarchive-tools are installed on the system
- Command for the installation:
./UnitySetup --unattended --install-location="/PathTo/Location"
Comments (1)
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jonas_unity305
Nov 19, 2020 11:58
Will this also be fixed for 2020.2? Kind of a bummer for all CI related builds ...
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