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"command not found" on Ubuntu 20.4 LTS #23

Closed danimesq closed 3 years ago

danimesq commented 3 years ago

@mcdee

go version go1.13.8 linux/amd64

Installed go through sudo apt install golang-go

Installed ethereal through GO111MODULE=on go get github.com/wealdtech/ethereal@latest and also tried both go get -u -v github.com/wealdtech/ethereal and GO111MODULE=on go get -u -v github.com/wealdtech/ethereal.

What is the workaround for an working ethereal cmd?

danimesq commented 3 years ago

If any interest, I was able to compile it for Linux x64, and it is working like a charm on /usr/bin: ethereal_v2.3.25_linux-amd64.tar.gz

I kindly ask the developers if they need someone to help distributing these binaries, because: letting users to build themselves ethereal is counter-intuitive. Users should be able to simply download and chmod the binaries like they do with ipfs/ipget. Or better, the binaries + an .sh script to run an one-line on terminal to download the binaries and install for user.

danimesq commented 3 years ago

Even without help, I would implement the update system on https://github.com/Floflis anyway, by querying the centralized .eth.link for the IPFS CIDs directly instead of using ethereal. But thankfully I was able to compile it and install.

There is an fork (not here to implement new things nor replace ethereal) where I'm maintaining, updating with the ready binaries: https://github.com/Floflis/ethereal/releases/tag/v2.3.25 I'll update this fork to also offer an one-line install script for ethereal, without requiring technical skills from its users.

danimesq commented 3 years ago

I'll study how to cross-compile an go project, so there will be other binaries available. So, the one-line .sh script could automatically detect the arch/platform before choosing the proper binary.

mcdee commented 3 years ago

Pre-built binaries are now available in the releases section, and a docker image is also available.