Questions tagged [software-installation]
Questions regarding issues installing specific applications or operating systems on the Raspberry Pi.
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Raspberry Pi unusable
I don't know why but my raspberry had a problem who make it restart every 15s...
I try to re-install an OS after have format my SD card but it happen again...
I see an little ligthning in the top ...
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How can Rpi connect to and read the DIY PH-4502C pH Sensor?
How can Rpi connect to and read the DIY PH-4502C pH Sensor?
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Can you only flash an image to a micro sd once? “error reading from storage. sd card may be broken.”
so I'm facing an issue with the flashing process of the micro sd I'm using. I recently had the Raspbian OS installed on this card previously, but when messing around with the terminal attempting to ...
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apt and apt-get cause pi to crash
I'm running into quite a frustrating problem with my Raspberry Pi Zero W.
When I try to run apt or apt-get, having done nothing on the installation aside from modifying wpa_supplicant and changing the ...
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Getting error when running node -v
I have been trying to install node.js for the last one hour. After reinstalling and removing nodejs numerous times, every time I run node -v I get the following error:
node: /usr/lib/arm-linux-...
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Update means Respeaker Seeed Soundcard will no longer install. What can I do?
I've been using the Respeaker 6 Mic array and Seeed-Soundcard for months and was just about to start a field deployment with them however I reflashed my SD cards and tried to reinstall the soundcard ...
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Install problem: “Can't compile with this kernel, aborting”. dkms (bad exit status: 2)
I've been trying to run an install script on my raspberry pi 4, and I keep getting the same error. The script is meant to install a soundcard for a multiple microphone adaptor on the pi, I've got it ...
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Docker Alpine:latest image fails to get date so everything fails
I just got a Raspberry pi 4 with 8GB and a SD. I ran all the updates and went directly to install docker and discovered that many images were randomly failing. I narrowed it down to the alpine:latest ...
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Cannot apt-get install, can't authenticate package [closed]
I'm at my wit's end trying to figure this out all night... searched google, stack, ubuntu, and raspberrypi forum a whole bunch, but just can't fix it.
What I'm really trying to do is sudo apt-get ...
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Install melonDS on a raspberry pi
I'm looking to install a great DS emulator on a raspberry pi4. It's called MelonDS and it is available for Linux. I attempted to install on the 64bit ubuntu image. This is what I tried.
sudo snap ...
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flask_ask won't import after proper installation
I'm trying to use the flask_ask library however I for some reason can't get it to work. Whenever I try to reinstall flask-ask by doing pip install flask-ask I am given the same thing below so I think ...
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Installing RPi Software by SD Card Flashing
The recommended process for installing Home Assistant consists of flashing the program image to a SD card. Please see the highlighted line at the bottom of the screenshot.
Are they suggesting that I ...
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Does terminating ssh connection, terminates the installation process too?
I’m running a raspberry pi 3b headless, thus I ssh into rpi from Mac terminal through Ethernet cable ip.
I’m currently installing opencv but the terminal kinda not giving any response. If I close the ...
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Swiftshader on Rpi4
I want to turn my rpi 4b 8gb into a low-quality external gpu. It will recieve instructions through usb3.0 and will render them using its cpu and gpu. I found a library, Swiftshader, that allows cpu ...
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Install pinout command in Rpi 1B
After install RaspiOS lite (2021-01-11-raspios-buster-armhf-lite) in a Rpi 1B model, I get command not found from pinout command.
I found this guide to get pinout command in a Rpi zero:
sudo apt ...
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`npm` and `nodejs` incompatibilities
I installed npm and nodejs today because I wanted to try tldr-pages.
After the obligatory sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get upgrade:
$ sudo apt-get install nodejs npm
Following a huge ...
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Good KDE distros for RP4?
I’m looking to work with a KDE distro on my RP4. I’m most familiar with the Ubuntu family but it doesn’t seem Kubuntu has an ARM image.
Fedora has a KDE spin but not sure I want to go that route just ...
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Will Raspbery Pi OS work on 2GB or 1 GB SD card?
I am ordering a Raspberry Pi Zero WH and I have a 2GB in my storage.
I want this pi to run only a pi-hole.
I know that it is recomended to use 8GB, or at least 4GB. I am interested if somebody actualy ...
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How to install package from github
I need to install this package from github:
https://github.com/vrai/fdspatch
It is said to run on linux but it does not say specifically how to install. Can anyone tell me what commands I need to run?
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Updating custom program over 4G
I have been working on a project that uses a Raspberry Pi 3b+ to send collected data to my server. This Raspberry Pi is setup with a 4G module and is able to send and receive data to and from my ...
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Openssl error while installing paho-mqtt python package
I am trying to install paho-mqtt python library using below command:
sudo pip3 install paho-mqtt
But I am getting below openssl error:
Looking in indexes: https://pypi.org/simple, https://www.piwheels....
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Install pypy3 on raspberry pi
I found this to try to help me install pypy3
https://stackoverflow.com/questions/55703832/install-pypy3-on-raspberry-pi
However the download command no longer works. I tried:
sudo apt-get install ...
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Can I somehow install an OS on my Raspberry Pi rather than “burning it onto the card”? [closed]
I have experimented a lot with my Raspberry Pi over the years since I got it. Mostly, however, it has spent its time collecting dust in the wardrobe, because I always run into show-stopping issues ...
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Installing Vuze on Raspberry Pi 4 (8 GB)
I've trying to install Vuze on Raspberry Pi 4 8GB with Ubuntu Mate 20.10 OS and it just doesn't work, i'm getting errors about that it has some libraries missing and that it cannot read .so file.
Does ...
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How to install newer cmake on Raspbian?
I have a Raspberry Pi 1B with Raspbian Buster. It comes with cmake 3.13. I need version 3.16 or later. How can I obtain this version of cmake?
What I tried so far:
I attempted to compile cmake from ...
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Can't install python packages & pip module not found
I've been trying to install packages on a raspberry pi 4b and I keep having issues.
On the default, python ver. 3.7, I would get setup.py not found.
Then I installed python ver. 3.9 and got the ...
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Raspberry Pi 4 B I2C is enabled but does not work
I have a Raspberry Pi 4 B and I'm trying to set up in I2C Connection with an MCP23018-E/SP I/O-Port-Expander via GPIO02 and GPIO03. I have enabled I2c on the Raspi by:
adding: dtparam=i2c1=on ...
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Is apt upgrade ; apt update for a fresh raspian buster lite install a default during a 1st boot?
I'm installing 2020-08-20-raspios-buster-armhf-lite. I normally do this headless, but I happen to have a monitor this time. It's spending a LOT of time on what appears to be an update/upgrade. Here'...
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how do i get zoom on a raspberry pi 4?
I am looking to install zoom web conferencing on my raspberry pi 4 4gb running Ubuntu mate 20.04.
I have tried the pi kiss method but pi kiss wont load.
How do i do this?
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Why is RPI OS “installed” in such a weird manner, and how can I install it like normal Linux distros are installed? [closed]
To get RPI OS on my RPI, I have to use a special software to "burn" an image onto a memory card, then make an empty file called "ssh" on it, then put it into my RPI. Then it's &...
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Will Docker install on Raspbian OS 64bit
I have installed docker on Raspbian Stretch using the install script get-docker.sh, but am having difficulty installing on 64bit Raspbian OS
The install script terminates with
sh -c DEBIAN_FRONTEND=...
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Continued app installation problems with pi 3b
I recently made this post where I asked for help with installing programs.
The error I had was:
E: Unment dependencies. Try 'apt-get -f install' with no packages (or specify a solution).
So, ...
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I keep getting an error while I'm installing firefox. How do I fix it?
I'm trying to install some apps for my pi 3, and it keeps giving me this error:
E: Unment dependencies. Try 'apt-get -f install' with no packages (or specify a solution).
I tried inputted 'apt-get -f ...
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Error copying files permission denied | using the sudo command
I am trying to install the pipedream cli onto my pi and when I run the installer script as sudo I am getting a permission error saying it can't copy any files into /usr/local/bin/pd
The error I am ...
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what metadata is it Raspberry PI thinks I should copy?
I was just reading an installation instruction for raspbian
https://www.raspberrypi.org/documentation/installation/installing-images/linux.md
when I read this command
dd bs=4M if=2020-02-13-raspios-...
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CentOS Installation
Sandisk 128gb micro SD. plugged into usb converter.
Initial fdisk format: Device Boot Start End Sectors Size Id Type /dev/sdf1 * 2048 249737215 249735168 119.1G c W95 FAT32 (LBA)
Format with parted to ...
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Sort or more filter options on Add/Remove Software?
It is virtually unusable because it shows too many false-positive results. For example, when searched for "FireFox" it shows this. FireFox is not even at the first page and as you see the ...
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Cannot install libmozjs185 on rpi 3 running Ubuntu Mate
I am looking forward to install CouchDB on my rpi 3, running Ubuntu 20.04.
However, I can not figure out how to install one of its required dependencies: libmozjs185.
I have tried:
$ sudo apt-get ...
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Getting Memory Error while installing tensorflow in raspberry
Memory Error while installing tensorflow in raspberrypi-buster
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Unable to upgrade my model 2B Pi running Jessie
I am trying to update all of the software on my model b pi.
I have cleared as much space as possible - then did df -h
Filesystem Size Used Avail Use% Mounted on
/dev/root 6.0G 5.2G 450M ...
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Alexa failure to install
I keep getting this error, can anyone advise please?
Cloning into 'alexa-rpi'...
remote: Enumerating objects: 293, done.
remote: Counting objects: 100% (293/293), done.
remote: Compressing objects: ...
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E: Unable to locate package barrier
I am trying to install barrier on my raspberry pi so to enable sharing my mouse and keyboard over LAN.
However when I run the command:
$ sudo apt install barrier -y
Reading package lists... Done
...
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Libasound2 install problem
New Raspberry Pi user. Running Raspberry Pi OS, current download, dated 5-27-2020. OS updates are installed before trying to install Libasound2. Using the command "sudo apt-get install git-all ...
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Can't upgrade or install software. Get a strange error that says it failed to fetch data from a very sketchy website
When running the commands:
sudo apt-get upgrade
sudo apt install xscreensaver
I get the error "Failed to fetch https://113store.cr/es/ Writing more data than expected (131072 > 121282)" at the end ...
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64Bit and Wolfram Mathematica
My new RPi4 arrived yesterday, and I'm trying out the 64bit OS. Most of it has been fine. As a large program to try out the 64 bit space Common LISP in its SBCL implementation installed and ran fine ...
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Failed to start Load Kernel Modules for installing Ubuntu 18.04 on Raspberry 4
I tried to install Ubuntu 18.04 on Pi4.
I followed the link from ubuntu for pi.
After inserting the SD card with Ubuntu image, the error appeared after few lines with
[FAILED] Failed to start Load ...
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Issue with installing RPI Cam Web Interface
I have a Raspberry Pi 3 Model B Rev 1.2 with a Raspberry Pi Camera V2. Fresh install of Buster on my microSD card. Only thing I've changed is the desktop background. My aim is to use ...
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I've got same error while trying to install anything using `sudo apt-get`
Everytime I want to install anything using sudo apt-get command I get this error:
dpkg: warning: files list file for package 'libargon2-1:armhf'
missing; assuming package has no files currently ...
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ClamAV Error for scanning
I'm trying to install ClamAV on my pi zero. Which is an antivirus program.
I ran the command :
sudo apt install clamav
Then I typed in:
clamscan
But it said:
LibClamAV Error: cli_loaddbdir(): ...
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Unable to install signal-desktop on raspberry pi 4
I think I'm not understanding something because this should be easy.
From the signal website (https://signal.org/download/#) the instructions for installing signal-desktop are :
curl -s https://...
