pimutils / pimutils/vdirsyncer

Ubuntu install process not working

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Description

Starting from this repo, I found installation instructions here: https://vdirsyncer.pimutils.org/en/stable/installation.html

I click on Ubuntu, which takes me to https://packagecloud.io/pimutils/vdirsyncer

I run the quick install script from that page:

curl -s https://packagecloud.io/install/repositories/pimutils/vdirsyncer/script.deb.sh | sudo bash

Which adds the repository https://packagecloud.io/pimutils/vdirsyncer/ubuntu

Then I run apt-get update && apt-get install vdirsyncer-latest (This complains that permission is denied, so I tried it with sudo)

This fails with:

E: The repository 'https://packagecloud.io/pimutils/vdirsyncer/ubuntu hirsute Release' does not have a Release file.
N: Updating from such a repository can't be done securely, and is therefore disabled by default.

I tried overriding this security check, and even then the installation doesn't work. It seems that there may be something wrong with the installation instructions, if not, the repo configuration.

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Start by checking the installation instructions at vdirsyncer.pimutils.org/en/stable/installation.html and the linked Packagecloud repository configuration. Reproduce the Ubuntu hirsute failure with the documented script and apt commands, then verify that the installation path works without the missing Release-file error.

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Assessment

Tech stack
python, ubuntu
Domain
devops, documentation
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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