How to get clickshare working on Ubuntu 16.04

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sudo apt install libresample1 
wget http://mirrors.kernel.org/ubuntu/pool/universe/liba/libav/libavutil52_9.18-0ubuntu0.14.04.1_amd64.deb
sudo dpkg -i libavutil52_9.18-0ubuntu0.14.04.1_amd64.deb
wget http://mirrors.kernel.org/ubuntu/pool/universe/liba/libav/libswscale2_9.18-0ubuntu0.14.04.1_amd64.deb
sudo dpkg -i libswscale2_9.18-0ubuntu0.14.04.1_amd64.deb
wget https://www.dropbox.com/s/gg2i5wszrqkhzy8/clickshare_01.07.01-79_amd64.deb?dl=0#
sudo dpkg -i clickshare_01.07.01-79_amd64.deb

at step 2: wget http://mirrors.kernel.org/ubuntu/pool/universe/liba/libav/libavutil52_9.18-0ubuntu0.14.04.1_amd64.deb, I get:

Connecting to mirrors.kernel.org (mirrors.kernel.org)|198.145.21.9|:80... connected.
HTTP request sent, awaiting response... 404 Not Found
2017-10-30 14:47:17 ERROR 404: Not Found.

Thank you belthaZornv!
It worked

@Peter-Nijenhuis change every 9-18 by 9-20.

On artful, after installing libavutil and libwscale, I had a bunch of unmet dependencies.

sudo gdebi clickshare_01.07.01-79_amd64.deb

was able to resolve them all and install.

sudo gdebi clickshare_01.07.01-79_amd64.deb Reading package lists... Done Building dependency tree Reading state information... Done Reading state information... Done Requires the REMOVAL of the following packages: clickshare Requires the installation of the following packages: libmng2 libqt4-dbus libqt4-declarative libqt4-network libqt4-script libqt4-sql libqt4-sql-mysql libqt4-xml libqt4-xmlpatterns libqtcore4 libqtdbus4 libqtgui4 libresample1 qdbus qt-at-spi qtchooser qtcore4-l10n

Posting my copy of the file in case it disappears for others

good job @castlec, can also confirm its working on 18.04 Beta Build!

i did all of the steps you wrote but the program does not recognize the clickshare button. The button is not blinking constantly.
What i have to do next?

i am using ubuntu mate 17.10

tried this on 18.04 with latest updates without success. Anyone tried this on an updated 16.04/18.04? The package was successfully installed and i can launch the clickshare app but nothing happens when i plug the usb dongle. It just blinks. Any suggestions?

installation worked fine.
But now I get another error.
Once I open the clickshare app I get the message "waiting for clickshare button. When I plug the clickshare button into my usb port and press the button on the clickshare device, I get the message: "all buttons are in use by another application"

I've got no other application open.

Any suggestions?

Having the same symptoms as described by foot3print and Peter-Nijenhuis (deb and dependencies installed and dongle just blinking and on first launch of app msg "Waiting for button..."). Someone managed to get this working ?

Same issue too. On the app window, Clickshare Client is the only one the version number is checked. The rest keeps syncing. Any solutions?

I'm having the same issue the package installed fine and i can run the clickshare app but nothing happens when i plug the usb dongle It just blink.

Tried on Ubuntu 18.04, no dice. @castlec please teach me your secrets.

Works in Ubuntu 18.10. Simply followed the instructions, nothing more.

I tried it on Ubuntu 16.04 - installs and runs but doesn't appear to recognise the USB dongle.
Dongle flashes white, on and off - but no amount of pressing the button seems to do anthing

I have the same Problem as njohnsto58, the only difference is I tried it on ubuntu 18.04.

Same problem here as aseru65: the dongle keeps on blinking, the client keeps on checking for updates. I am on Xubuntu 18.04. Also, when I connect the dongle, Xubuntu mounts it as a drive. Doesn't that conflict with using the device as something else than a drive? When I unmount the drive, the dongle keeps on blinking.

The wget step is failing; 301 to a non existing resource. Full output below.

$ wget http://mirrors.kernel.org/ubuntu/pool/universe/liba/libav/libavutil52_9.18-0ubuntu0.14.04.1_amd64.deb
--2019-03-25 09:05:16--  http://mirrors.kernel.org/ubuntu/pool/universe/liba/libav/libavutil52_9.18-0ubuntu0.14.04.1_amd64.deb
Resolving mirrors.kernel.org (mirrors.kernel.org)... 198.145.21.9
Connecting to mirrors.kernel.org (mirrors.kernel.org)|198.145.21.9|:80... connected.
HTTP request sent, awaiting response... 301 Moved Permanently
Location: http://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/ubuntu/pool/universe/liba/libav/libavutil52_9.18-0ubuntu0.14.04.1_amd64.deb [following]
--2019-03-25 09:05:16--  http://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/ubuntu/pool/universe/liba/libav/libavutil52_9.18-0ubuntu0.14.04.1_amd64.deb
Resolving mirrors.edge.kernel.org (mirrors.edge.kernel.org)... 147.75.197.195
Connecting to mirrors.edge.kernel.org (mirrors.edge.kernel.org)|147.75.197.195|:80... connected.
HTTP request sent, awaiting response... 404 Not Found
2019-03-25 09:05:16 ERROR 404: Not Found.

Do I even need the clickshare button when using this method? Can't I just connect directly to the projector's Wifi and project without the USB dongle?

Got it running on Ubuntu 18.04.
Download
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/0B9IKZqXvLKM_Yno1UmpGLVRXNDg
http://mirrors.kernel.org/ubuntu/pool/universe/liba/libav/libavutil52_9.20-0ubuntu0.14.04.1_amd64.deb
http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/universe/liba/libav/libswscale2_9.20-0ubuntu0.14.04.1_amd64.deb

Install
libavutil52_9.20
libswscale2_9.20

sudo apt install gdebi
sudo gdebi clickshare_01.07.01-79_amd64.deb

On running Clickshare I saw
Gtk-Message: 08:48:02.071: Failed to load module "overlay-scrollbar"
Gtk-Message: 08:48:02.086: Failed to load module "canberra-gtk-module"

So install
sudo apt install libcanberra-gtk-module libcanberra-gtk3-module

After that i could share my screen with clickshare

i can start clickshare-launcher and the button is recognized. The clickshare process is started but after that nothing happens.

lickshare-launcher
Info 2020-01-21T15:19:00:967 ClickShare Launcher started.
Info 2020-01-21T15:19:00:967 ============================
Info 2020-01-21T15:19:00:967 VERSION:00.00.00.trunk-1315
Info 2020-01-21T15:19:00:967 BUILD:Mar 17 2015 05:39:22
Info 2020-01-21T15:19:00:967 CPU CORES:4
Info 2020-01-21T15:19:00:967 OS VERSION:Unknown
Debug 2020-01-21T15:19:00:967 Button detector has detected that button is inserted.
Debug 2020-01-21T15:19:00:967 [EDSLocalCommunication::mpStartCommunication] Could not connect with server in LocalCommunication.
Debug 2020-01-21T15:19:00:967 [EDSLocalCommunication::mpTryToCreateServer] Listening as server in LocalCommunication.
Debug 2020-01-21T15:19:00:967 [EDSLocalCommunication::mpStartCommunication] Server created in LocalCommunication.
Debug 2020-01-21T15:19:00:967 ClickShare Button was inserted. Launching client process.
Debug 2020-01-21T15:19:00:967 Launching client process /usr/bin/clickshare.
Debug 2020-01-21T15:19:00:968 [EDSLocalCommunication::EDSLocalCommunication] Begin
Debug 2020-01-21T15:19:00:968 [EDSLocalCommunication::mpStopCommunication]
Debug 2020-01-21T15:19:00:968 [EDSLocalCommunication::mpStopCommunication] Deleting server.
Debug 2020-01-21T15:19:00:968 [EDSLocalCommunication::EDSLocalCommunication] End

@LBoraz, same here

Same issue as LBoraz.
Running Pop!_OS 19.10

Anyone found a fix yet?

Have the same problem with Ubuntu 18.04 LTS like @LBoraz.

Same problem here with Ubuntu 18.04 LTS. Any idea?

Any improvement for Ubuntu 20.04 ?
Barco still doesn't offer support...

Can someone share the clickshare deb package again?

I am also desperate for this. Another solution could be using chrome/chromium to cast via chromecast to the clickshare unit.
But I didn't get this to work either.

And for last version of ubuntu 24.04 ?

I guess since the software is deprecated on Linux, we're out of luck here. Or does anyone have a successfull build?