[Dxspider-support] Upgrading Ubuntu killed DXspider

[Anthony (N2KI)]

I tried the other day to do a test install of DXSpider on the latest Ubuntu
and it is not compatible.  You will get a message from Ubuntu indicating
so.  I then changed the OS to Debian 12 and that is fine




*Regards,Anthony *
*   N2KI*









On Wed, Feb 19, 2025 at 10:54 AM Ciemon Dunville via Dxspider-support <
dxspider-support at tobit.co.uk> wrote:

> I'm going to keep pulling at this to show that the documentation and
> guidance isn't really helping get people going, it's not a rant or a finger
> pointing exercise.
>
> Kin suggested that Yiannis SV5FRI's script on github was the way to go as
> did a couple of others. So, a fresh install of the OS, ran the script, it
> completed, no errors. But dxspider isn't running, and won't run based on
> trying to get a steer from other sources of information. And so, the
> pointer to Yiannis' script doesn't help, yes it may be installed... but
> what's next, how is it configured, and run?
>
> If you know the answer to those questions, please put them on the wiki.
>
> Thank you.
>
> ---
> Ciemon Dunville - GØTRT <https://www.qrz.com/db/G0TRT>
> Warminster, Wiltshire. UK
>
>
>
>
> On Wed, 19 Feb 2025 at 13:18, Dirk Koopman via Dxspider-support <
> dxspider-support at tobit.co.uk> wrote:
>
>> I don't know which version of mojo you are upgrading from, but I am
>> guessing one from before we started marking bad IP addresses. If you look
>> in /spider/UPGRADE.mojo it gives a list of all the relevant packages that
>> might be missing. The relevant line is:
>>
>> sudo apt-get install libev-perl libmojolicious-perl libjson-perl
>> libjson-xs-perl libdata-structure-util-perl libmath-round-perl
>> libnet-cidr-lite-perl
>>
>> But if it still does not work properly, please follow the steps in the
>> whole document making sure that, if you originally started with the master
>> branch,  your installation has all the changes that mojo requires.
>> Particularly anything that involves automatic startup using systemd et al.
>>
>> 73 Dirk
>>
>> On 19/02/2025 08:24, Faizul via Dxspider-support wrote:
>>
>> Hi OM Ciemon,
>>
>> I completely understand the struggle of keeping things up-to-date while
>> expecting some breakages along the way. I also run DXSpider, but I use a *Docker
>> container* to avoid these kinds of issues when upgrading the OS.
>>
>> Running DXSpider in Docker helps keep dependencies stable and makes it
>> easier to move between different OS versions without breaking anything.
>>
>> Maybe others in the community have their own way of handling DXSpider
>> across OS upgrades? It would be great to hear how different setups are
>> maintained.
>>
>> 73,
>> Faizul (9M2PJU)
>>
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>> On Wed, Feb 19, 2025 at 4:11 PM Ciemon Dunville via Dxspider-support <
>> dxspider-support at tobit.co.uk> wrote:
>>
>>> I've been using Linux for a long time, and I'm ok with things breaking
>>> during upgrades. After a few failed attempts I got DXspider running last
>>> night on Ubuntu Server 22.04 LTS but had the reminder that 24.04 LTS was
>>> available.
>>>
>>> This morning I upgraded and DXspider is broken, I expected that :)
>>>
>>> So I'm curious as to how this community works towards getting DXspider
>>> onto these latest OS versions, and how/if people like me can fix their
>>> broken installations through community advice? I'm going to leave it broken
>>> for the day just-in-case one of you fine people fancies troubleshooting my
>>> installation.
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>>>
>>> 73, Ciemon
>>>
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