[Dxspider-support] ubuntu 11.04 server installation assistance

Thu Jul 14 11:54:05 BST 2011

The normal installation method is to create the sysop user with its standard home directory of /home/sysop and running the git installation from that directory, creating a spider subdirectory and symbolically linking that to /sysop.  This avoids the issue of trying to install in a non-empty directory.

Unfortunately, I don't think the git instructions are in the restored version of the wiki (which is running again), but it does cover installation from a tarball.

Bob, N7XY

On Jul 14, 2011, at 2:41 AM, pa5kt wrote:

> Hi,
> 
> When doing the git install it is important that the /spider directory is absolute empty.
> When a new home directory is created the settings and files for the default directory are created. This can be .bash* files if you are using bash as a default interface.
> It is important to do rm * and rm .* (in this sequence).
> 
> The git command should be run from a directory higher then the /spider directory, so that is were the cd .. is for.
> 
> There is a difference between MSWindows and unix, unix is case sensitive, also in its commands. CD is another command as cd , also the cd.. would work in MS windows, but not in unix, there you really have to use a space between the cd and the .. : cd .. .
> 
> 73 Henk W0/PA5KT
> 
> 
> On Wed, 13 Jul 2011 08:35:54 +1000, Danny Moss wrote:
>> Hi mike
>> Don't you have to be in the spider directory when you do a git pull if
>> I am reading correctly you are
>> 
>> Your in the spider directory then you do a cd..
>> Then you issue a git command
>> 
>> I think you need to cd back into spider directory and then to the git
>> command
>> But I might be wrong.
>> Best regards
>> Danny
>> Vk7hdm
>> 
>> Sent from my iPad 2
>> 
>> On 13/07/2011, at 2:17 AM, "Michael A. Serowik"  wrote:
>> 
>>> Thought I had it solved any idea what I am doing incorrect?
>>> 
>>> Mike
>>> 
>>> FROM: dxspider-support-bounces at dxcluster.org [1]
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>>> A. Serowik
>>> SENT: Sunday, July 10, 2011 2:16 PM
>>> TO: dxspider-support at dxcluster.org [2]
>>> SUBJECT: [Dxspider-support] ubuntu 11.04 server installation
>>> assistance
>>> 
>>> I AM TRYING TO INSTALL DXCLUSTER AND HAVING ISSUES WITH THE INSTALL
>>> 
>>> I FOLLOWED WHAT I FOUND IN THE ARCHIVES AND RECEIVED A FEW ERRORS.
>>> 
>>> ANY ASSISTANCE WOULD BE APPRECIATED.
>>> 
>>> [DXSPIDER-SUPPORT] UBUNTU 11.04 SPIDER INSTALLATION
>>> 
>>> HENK REMIJN PA5KT pa5kt at remijn.net [3]
>>> _Tue Jun 14 08:33:25 BST 2011_
>>> 
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>>> 
>>> -------------------------
>>> 
>>> apt-get install git
>>> 
>>> apt-get install libcurses-perl
>>> 
>>> apt-get install libnet-telnet-perl
>>> 
>>> adduser --home /spider (Will ask for password and some other
>>> questions) **** needed su - sysop (enter password)
>>> 
>>> rm .* **** error message rm: cannot remove ‘.’’ Is a directory
>>> and rm: cannot remote ‘..’ is a directory
>>> 
>>> cd ..
>>> 
>>> git clone git://scm.dxcluster.org/scm/spider [10] ****Fatal:
>>> destination path ‘spider’ already exists and is not an empty
>>> directory
>>> 
>>> This is a far as I was able to get
>>> 
>>> Any assistance would be create.
>>> 
>>> Thanks
>>> 
>>> Mike
>>> 
>>> N3BSQ
>>> 
>>> cd
>>> 
>>> mkdir local
>>> 
>>> mkdir local_cmd
>>> 
>>> cp perl/DXVars.pm.issue local/DXVars.pm
>>> 
>>> cd local
>>> 
>>> nano -w DXVars.pm
>>> 
>>> Change at least $mycall, $myname, $myalias to your own settings.
>>> 
>>> Save file
>>> 
>>> cd ../perl
>>> 
>>> ./create_sysop.pl
>>> 
>>> ./cluster.pl
>>> 
>>> Cluster should now be running.
>>> 
>>> Open another session as user sysop
>>> 
>>> cd perl
>>> 
>>> ./console.pl
>>> 
>>> You are now connected to your cluster.
>>> 
>>> 73 Henk PA5KT
>>> 
>>> --
>>> 
>>> Henk Remijn PA5KT
>>> 
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