Hi Elmar,

Thanks very much for the reply. I have tried jpilot_1.8.2-2_i386.deb on
the 32 bit machines, and jpilot_2.0.2-1_amd64.deb on the 64 bit machines.

When I try to install from the command line it get this:

sudo apt install ./jpilot_1.8.2-2_i386.deb

Reading package lists... Error!

E: read, still have 8 to read but none left

E: Internal error, could not locate member
control.tar{.zst,.lz4,.gz,.xz,.bz2,.lzma,}

E: Could not read meta data from
/home/paul/Downloads/jpilot_1.8.2-2_i386.deb

E: The package lists or status file could not be parsed or opened.

I have used the compiler in the past, by my skills in that regard are very
rusty. I have been trying to find the 32 bit and 64 bit source code, but
something keeps eluding me. Promise me, you won't get old, it does terrible
things to your data retrieval capability.

When I try to use the curl command from the download page, I get this:

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

[sudo] password for paul:

Detected operating system as MX/Libretto.

Checking for curl...

Detected curl...

Checking for gpg...

Detected gpg...

Detected apt version as 2.6.1

Running apt-get update... done.

Installing apt-transport-https... done.

Installing /etc/apt/sources.list.d/judd_jpilot.list...curl: (22) The
requested URL returned error: 404

Another error message I get is:

Unable to download repo config from:
https://packagecloud.io/install/repositories/judd/jpilot/config_file.list?os=MX&dist=Libretto&source=script

This usually happens if your operating system is not supported by

packagecloud.io, or this script's OS detection failed.

You can override the OS detection by setting os= and dist= prior to
running this script.

You can find a list of supported OSes and distributions on our website:
https://packagecloud.io/docs#os_distro_version

For example, to force Ubuntu Trusty: os=ubuntu dist=trusty ./script.sh

If you are running a supported OS, please email support@packagecloud.io
and report this.

paul@mxCF74:~/Desktop

Am I making any sense? Thank you very much for your time and attention.

cheers, Paul

On 2025-05-20 11:53, Elmar Klausmeier wrote:

Hello Paul,

some general remarks to your inquiry:

1. What sort of errors are you getting when installing the 32 bit / 64 bit
   deb packages? And which versions are you installing? On which MX Linux?
2. As another route: Are you willing to compile the J-Pilot sources using
   a C compiler? Is this the first time you have been using a compiler?

Thanks.

Regards,

Elmar.

On Tue, May 20, 2025 at 6:56 PM Paul Erickson perickso@telus.net wrote:

Hello Paul,

I cannot explain your apt install problems. Maybe you can try to use
dpkg -i instead of apt. Another, although dirty method, is to use ar
tv (i.e., the archive command) and extract the content of the deb file
and copy it to the directory of your choice manually. Obviously, this
defeats the whole purpose of package management and dependencies.

When all the deb activity brings you no further, then let's discuss
the "compile-it-yourself"method. There is a web page, which lists the
steps to compile from scratch:
https://eklausmeier.goip.de/blog/2025/03-06-building-j-pilot-and-pilot-link-on-linux
You might run into some difficulties getting all the development
libraries and gcc and git right, but hopefully that's not too difficult.

Regards,

Elmar.

On Tue, May 20, 2025 at 9:52 PM Paul Erickson perickso@telus.net wrote:

 Hi Elmar,

 Thanks very much for the reply. I have tried
 jpilot_1.8.2-2_i386.deb on the 32 bit machines, and
 jpilot_2.0.2-1_amd64.deb on the 64 bit machines.

 When I try to install from the command line it get this:

 sudo apt install ./jpilot_1.8.2-2_i386.deb

 Reading package lists... Error!

 E: read, still have 8 to read but none left

 E: Internal error, could not locate member
 control.tar{.zst,.lz4,.gz,.xz,.bz2,.lzma,}

 E: Could not read meta data from
 /home/paul/Downloads/jpilot_1.8.2-2_i386.deb

 E: The package lists or status file could not be parsed or opened.


 I have used the compiler in the past, by my skills in that regard
 are very rusty. I have been trying to find the 32 bit and 64 bit
 source code, but something keeps eluding me. Promise me, you won't
 get old, it does terrible things to your data retrieval capability.

 When I try to use the curl command from the download page, I get this:

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

     [sudo] password for paul:

     Detected operating system as MX/Libretto.

     Checking for curl...

     Detected curl...

     Checking for gpg...

     Detected gpg...

     Detected apt version as 2.6.1

     Running apt-get update... done.

     Installing apt-transport-https... done.

     Installing /etc/apt/sources.list.d/judd_jpilot.list...curl:
     (22) The requested URL returned error: 404


 Another error message I get is:

     Unable to download repo config from:
     https://packagecloud.io/install/repositories/judd/jpilot/config_file.list?os=MX&dist=Libretto&source=script
     <https://packagecloud.io/install/repositories/judd/jpilot/config_file.list?os=MX&dist=Libretto&source=script>

     This usually happens if your operating system is not supported by

     packagecloud.io <http://packagecloud.io>, or this script's OS
     detection failed.

     You can override the OS detection by setting os= and dist=
     prior to running this script.

     You can find a list of supported OSes and distributions on our
     website: https://packagecloud.io/docs#os_distro_version

     For example, to force Ubuntu Trusty: os=ubuntu dist=trusty
     ./script.sh

     If you are running a supported OS, please email
     support@packagecloud.io and report this.

     paul@mxCF74:~/Desktop

 Am I making any sense? Thank you very much for your time and
 attention.

 cheers, Paul




 On 2025-05-20 11:53, Elmar Klausmeier wrote: