First I installed 1.4.0 fails then github 1.5.1.4 getting installation errors on Ubuntu 17.04

I started with openbve from repository on Ubuntu 17.04
It installed but then fails to run as described here.

I then did source build with git clone github.com/leezer3/OpenBVE.git
I did these
$ make debian
$ cd installers/debian/
$ sudo dpkg -i debian.deb
got this
dpkg: error processing archive debian.deb (--install):
 trying to overwrite '/usr/lib/openbve/OpenBve.exe.config', which is also in package openbve-data 1.4.0.10+dfsg-1
 THEN:
$ sudo dpkg -i --force-all  debian.deb

got
 openbve depends on libmono-corlib4.0-cil (>= 3.2.; however:
  Package libmono-corlib4.0-cil is not installed.

$ sudo apt-get install libmono-corlib4.0-cil

gets
However the following packages replace it:
  mono-reference-assemblies-4.0 mono-devel

next tried
$ sudo apt-get install mono-reference-assemblies-4.0 mono-devel

gets
mono-devel is already the newest version (4.6.2.7+dfsg-1ubuntu1).
You might want to run 'apt --fix-broken install' to correct these.
The following packages have unmet dependencies:
 openbve : Depends: libmono-corlib4.0-cil (>= 3.2. but it is not installable

$ sudo apt --fix-broken install
After this operation, 15.3 MB disk space will be freed.
Do you want to continue? [Y/n] 

YAY !

or not...
$ openbve
The program 'openbve' is currently not installed. You can install it by typing:
sudo apt install openbve

I can reply here after logouts and reboots for status updates.

Not a developer despite my email used for debugging

Lee T. Davy
Cool Games

Manually copied from source tree debian/usr all files to system and chmod +x openbve so it is starting to work...

Keep checking here for progress...

Short answer is that the Debian package has been being built against Wheezy for quite a while.

Probably needs the libmono-corlib bumping to 4.5 now that Wheezy is no longer current, even though irritatingly the version bump doesn't actually break anything....
Nothing in the install is actually Linux specific per-se, the deb is just a convenient installer pinched from when it Paul Sladen was involved

Will add to my list to deal with ASAP...

I got it to work as I said with manual copy of files and chmod +x

I just finished (literally) S103 in Barcelona route as I did in 2008.
Only European rail fanning.
See coolgames.net for YouTube evidence.

Ah, this looks to be the answer to the query I posted in 'Technical Questions' recently;

https://bveworldwide.forumotion.com/t1393-openbve-on-linux-mint#15322

Thanks leezer3,

loco