[ SOLVED ] Sky Charts install

[billtour]

I just got a file size of 71512, so I ran the install script and got a no such file or directory error.

 bill  ~  https://www.ap-i.net/skychart/en/documentation/installation_on_linux_ubuntu
bash: https://www.ap-i.net/skychart/en/documentation/installation_on_linux_ubuntu: No such file or directory
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[billtour]

Yes.  It looks like this:

-----BEGIN PGP PUBLIC KEY BLOCK-----
Comment: Hostname:
Version: Hockeypuck 2.1.0-222-g25248d4

xo0EX5NHUgEEAML3/A8gdIurI4lp24s4SFbzxs2q70T6Idmpr/IkqAVghx5M35w/
l5DUOr7A0DDb84LUV5qwTHc/YEI9riz1foIZZxnyryoqE8I5Ou/DlSVvJScL9YiW
xtdoMevWsjEzNDjwDdaR0I0F0a5CJl4IWzVojnsMAyR70UmHxlIsOch7ABEBAAHN
.
.   26 pages
.
xwCggrBlKycw9gfSRtDVSLyu0mggBgoAn1K8Kjxihh+3W58umLj/uL7Wn/sewkkE
GBECAAkFAkL6aBcCGwwACgkQlZxmk1cKRo5exwCgrYQge8zOEFZMvJPhDGJ2nwrQ
vDYAn0Q80JkvCW6T+KM2GCNc8TDJ0rE0
=g5ta
-----END PGP PUBLIC KEY BLOCK-----

I'll try your other suggestions regarding the file size issue and let you know what happens.

[stevef]

testskychart.key was put into my user folder and looks good

Does this mean that testskychart.key contains a properly formated text block with the header and footer a bit like this...

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-----BEGIN PGP PUBLIC KEY BLOCK-----
Comment: Hostname:
Version: Hockeypuck 2.1.0-222-g25248d4

xo0EX5NHUgEEAML3/A8gdIurI4lp24s4SFbzxs2q70T6Idmpr/IkqAVghx5M35w/
l5DUOr7A0DDb84LUV5qwTHc/YEI9riz1foIZZxnyryoqE8I5Ou/DlSVvJScL9YiW

several 100s lines of text cut from here

xwCggrBlKycw9gfSRtDVSLyu0mggBgoAn1K8Kjxihh+3W58umLj/uL7Wn/sewkkE
GBECAAkFAkL6aBcCGwwACgkQlZxmk1cKRo5exwCgrYQge8zOEFZMvJPhDGJ2nwrQ
vDYAn0Q80JkvCW6T+KM2GCNc8TDJ0rE0
=g5ta
-----END PGP PUBLIC KEY BLOCK-----
Instead of the random code reported previously ?

If yes, then that is better, but one thing that still looks a bit odd is the file size.
Your output reports 69.84K (71,512 bytes), but whenever I've tried, it has consistently been 94.43K (96,696 bytes).

I'd suggest re-trying this command several times to check the resulting file size.  The downloaded file in your home directory will just get overwritten each time.

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wget -SO testskychart.key "http://keyserver.ubuntu.com/pks/lookup?op=get&search=0x$key"You need to look at the number in the square brackets on the final line of the report, I'd expect you to see [96696] rather than [71512]

If you do get a keyfile size of [96696] try following the Sky Chart installation script again.

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https://www.ap-i.net/skychart/en/documentation/installation_on_linux_ubuntuIf you consistently get [71512] then there's still something odd, but it might be worth trying the installation script.

[billtour]

Sorry.  testskychart.key was put into my user folder and looks good.  Here is the result of WGET:

 bill  ~  wget -SO testskychart.key "http://keyserver.ubuntu.com/pks/lookup?op=get&search=0x$key"
--2023-08-30 20:40:11--  http://keyserver.ubuntu.com/pks/lookup?op=get&search=0x
Resolving keyserver.ubuntu.com (keyserver.ubuntu.com)... 185.125.188.26, 185.125.188.27, 2620:2d:4000:1007::70c, ...
Connecting to keyserver.ubuntu.com (keyserver.ubuntu.com)|185.125.188.26|:80... connected.
HTTP request sent, awaiting response...
  HTTP/1.1 200 OK
  Date: Thu, 31 Aug 2023 00:40:12 GMT
  Server: Hockeypuck/2.1.0-222-g25248d4
  Content-Type: text/plain
  Connection: close
  Content-Encoding: gzip
  Transfer-Encoding: chunked
Length: unspecified [text/plain]
Saving to: ‘testskychart.key’

testskychart.key        [  <=>               ]  69.84K   323KB/s    in 0.2s   

2023-08-30 20:40:13 (323 KB/s) - ‘testskychart.key’ saved [71512]

 bill  ~  

[stevef]

That's we'd expect from your earlier description. If you post what actually happens when you issue the verbose 'wget' command it might show why wget is not getting the key properly.

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wget -SO testskychart.key "http://keyserver.ubuntu.com/pks/lookup?op=get&search=0x$key"
Thank you

[billtour]

The following is all of what comes up when I run the "CAT" command:

C�1~�*3WJ�%��~�g��o��NЃE��OYE��S�F�j}���*�}�9�"�L
H;��߆�د����Mގ���/

Edit - just showing a sample of output.

[stevef]

It does help a bit.  The key file should be a properly formatted, readable text file with definite, legible header and footer which is very different to the randomness of a non-text file.
So it sounds like something has gone wrong at that stage.

It might help more to see the actual text that you see on screen while executing the verbose form of the command.

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wget -SO testskychart.key "http://keyserver.ubuntu.com/pks/lookup?op=get&search=0x$key"

[billtour]

I didn't see any errors after running "wget".  However, "cat" gave me pages of what looks like what you might see when opening a non-text file using a text editor.  It was pages of mostly characters that look like question marks inside of diamond shapes.  I saw no "begin pgp public key block".  I hope this helps.

[stevef]

What next?

I would look at the Sky Chart install script and break it into small steps to see if we can work out what is happening.
You appear to have a problem getting the key, so trying to do this step manually in verbose mode might show a problem.

The wget command below is a slightly modified line from the script.  It will try to get the key from the location specified in the Sky Chart install script and save it in your home directory. It has verbose options enabled.

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wget -O testskychart.key "http://keyserver.ubuntu.com/pks/lookup?op=get&search=0x$key"
It may throw an error message so post back what happens.
If it works you can examine the resulting key file with

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cat testskychart.key
You should see a block of apparently random characters bounded by

-----BEGIN PGP PUBLIC KEY BLOCK-----

-----END PGP PUBLIC KEY BLOCK-----

[billtour]

Same result two more times.  What next?  I'm clueless.  Thanks for the help.

[stevef]

The line

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gpg: no valid OpenPGP data found.indicates your system wasn't able to import the public key required.

I'd suggest trying it again.  You should see a message including

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gpg: key 8B8B57C1AA716FC2: public key "Patrick Chevalley <[email protected]>" importedinstead of the no valid data found message.

If it continues to fail we need to look at why your system isn't importing keys.

[billtour]

This is what I get after entering the first line:
 
 bill  ~  bash <(wget -qO- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/pchev/skychart/master/setup_skychart_deb.sh)
This script add the Skychart repository to simplify the installation and update of the software.
It is possible to get the STABLE version that is updated every few year,
or the more frequently updated BETA version with the last features and corrections.
1) Stable
2) Beta
3) Quit
Please select the version you want: 1
You may now give your password for the sudo apt command.
[sudo] password for bill:
OK
OK
2023-08-22 19:54:17 URL:http://keyserver.ubuntu.com/pks/lookup?op=get&search=0x8B8B57C1AA716FC2 [1357/1357] -> "8B8B57C1AA716FC2.key" [1]
gpg: WARNING: unsafe permissions on homedir '/home/bill/.gnupg'
gpg: keybox './skychart-temp-keyring.gpg' created
gpg: no valid OpenPGP data found.
gpg: Total number processed: 0
gpg: WARNING: unsafe permissions on homedir '/home/bill/.gnupg'
gpg: WARNING: nothing exported
mv: cannot stat 'skychart.gpg': No such file or directory

The repository is defined to use the stable packages.
You can now use your prefered package manager to install Skychart.
If you want to continue from the command line do not forget to run: sudo apt update
 bill  ~  

[stevef]

https://www.ap-i.net/skychart/en/documentation/installation_on_linux_ubuntu

[billtour]

I'm trying to install Sky Charts (Carte du Ciel) in a new install of v.5.8 of L.L.  First of all, what should I look for in the long list of possible downloads of software? .Deb?  ,Tar? The .Deb seems to not get started installing.  The .tar tried .  I can supply error messages. Thanks for the help.