Guix package manager installation error on Xubuntu 20.04

Guix package manager installation error on Xubuntu 20.04

[Zelphir Kaltstahl]

Hi Guix Users!

I am sorry to come again with a problem in such a short time.

At work I set up a machine and wanted to install Guix package manager
there as well. The following is what happened:

~~~~
user@user-ThinkPad-T470s:~/Downloads$ sudo bash guix-install.sh 
(big guix logo here)

This script installs GNU Guix on your system

https://www.gnu.org/software/guix/
Press return to continue...
[1593609766.770]: Starting installation (Mi 1. Jul 15:22:46 CEST 2020)
[1593609766.771]: [ PASS ] verification of required commands completed
[1593609766.774]: [ FAIL ] Missing OpenPGP public key.  Fetch it with this command:
  wget https://sv.gnu.org/people/viewgpg.php?user_id=15145 -qO - | gpg --import -
~~~~

OK, I thought, then I'll do that. I tried multiple times and this is the
latest output of the key adding:

~~~~
user@user-ThinkPad-T470s:~/Downloads$ wget https://sv.gnu.org/people/viewgpg.php?user_id=15145 -qO - | gpg --import -
gpg: key 090B11993D9AEBB5: 129 signatures not checked due to missing keys
gpg: key 090B11993D9AEBB5: "Ludovic Courtès <ludo@gnu.org>" not changed
gpg: key 090B11993D9AEBB5: "Ludovic Courtès <ludo@gnu.org>" not changed
gpg: Total number processed: 2
gpg:              unchanged: 2
~~~~

So the key is definitely there now. However, the original error message
of the installer persists.

I think there might be some issue with the keys. It could also be the
newly installed Xubuntu 20.04 LTS on that machine, but I have no idea,
why or how it would cause such a problem.

Is this a known problem and do you know a solution to this?

I could provide more detail, if I knew where to look or what to do to debug.

Regards,
Zelphir

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Re: Guix package manager installation error on Xubuntu 20.04

[Tobias Geerinckx-Rice]

[Sorry for top-posting, I'm trapped in a GUI and can't get out.]

Zelphir,

You're running the script as root, so you need to 'sudo gpg' 
accordingly.

If that fixes your problem, I'll edit the script to include it.

On Wed, Jul 1, 2020 at 19:51, Zelphir Kaltstahl 
<zelphirkaltstahl@posteo.de> wrote:
> user@user-ThinkPad-T470s:~/Downloads$ wget 
> https://sv.gnu.org/people/viewgpg.php?user_id=15145 -qO - | gpg 
> --import -
> gpg: key 090B11993D9AEBB5: 129 signatures not checked due to missing 
> keys
> gpg: key 090B11993D9AEBB5: "Ludovic Courtès <ludo@gnu.org>" not 
> changed
> gpg: key 090B11993D9AEBB5: "Ludovic Courtès <ludo@gnu.org
gpg:              unchanged: 2
> >" not changed
> gpg: Total number processed: 2

Re: Guix package manager installation error on Xubuntu 20.04

[Julien Lepiller]

Le 1 juillet 2020 14:11:21 GMT-04:00, Tobias Geerinckx-Rice <me@tobias.gr> a écrit :
>[Sorry for top-posting, I'm trapped in a GUI and can't get out.]
>
>Zelphir,
>
>You're running the script as root, so you need to 'sudo gpg' 
>accordingly.
>
>If that fixes your problem, I'll edit the script to include it.
>
>On Wed, Jul 1, 2020 at 19:51, Zelphir Kaltstahl 
><zelphirkaltstahl@posteo.de> wrote:
>> user@user-ThinkPad-T470s:~/Downloads$ wget 
>> https://sv.gnu.org/people/viewgpg.php?user_id=15145 -qO - | gpg 
>> --import -
>> gpg: key 090B11993D9AEBB5: 129 signatures not checked due to missing 
>> keys
>> gpg: key 090B11993D9AEBB5: "Ludovic Courtès <ludo@gnu.org>" not 
>> changed
>> gpg: key 090B11993D9AEBB5: "Ludovic Courtès <ludo@gnu.org
>gpg:              unchanged: 2
>> >" not changed
>> gpg: Total number processed: 2

Make sure to run wget … | sudo gpg …, don't put sudo before wget or you'll download the file as root and import the key as a normal user, which is useless :)

Re: Guix package manager installation error on Xubuntu 20.04

[Tobias Geerinckx-Rice]

In general, don't 'sudo wget' or 'sudo curl' anything, one never knows. 
 curl | sudo bash securely like a responsible person.

On Wed, Jul 1, 2020 at 14:29, Julien Lepiller <julien@lepiller.eu> 
wrote:
> Le 1 juillet 2020 14:11:21 GMT-04:00, Tobias Geerinckx-Rice 
> <me@tobias.gr> a écrit :
>> [Sorry for top-posting, I'm trapped in a GUI and can't get out.]
>> 
>> Zelphir,
>> 
>> You're running the script as root, so you need to 'sudo gpg'
>> accordingly.
>> 
>> If that fixes your problem, I'll edit the script to include it.
>> 
>> On Wed, Jul 1, 2020 at 19:51, Zelphir Kaltstahl
>> <zelphirkaltstahl@posteo.de> wrote:
>>>  user@user-ThinkPad-T470s:~/Downloads$ wget
>>>  https://sv.gnu.org/people/viewgpg.php?user_id=15145 -qO - | gpg
>>>  --import -
>>>  gpg: key 090B11993D9AEBB5: 129 signatures not checked due to 
>>> missing
>>>  keys
>>>  gpg: key 090B11993D9AEBB5: "Ludovic Courtès <ludo@gnu.org>" not
>>>  changed
>>>  gpg: key 090B11993D9AEBB5: "Ludovic Courtès <ludo@gnu.org
>> gpg:              unchanged: 2
>>>  >" not changed
>>>  gpg: Total number processed: 2
> 
> Make sure to run wget … | sudo gpg …, don't put sudo before wget 
> or you'll download the file as root and import the key as a normal 
> user, which is useless :)

Re: Guix package manager installation error on Xubuntu 20.04

[Zelphir Kaltstahl]

Hi!

On 7/1/20 8:32 PM, Tobias Geerinckx-Rice wrote:
> In general, don't 'sudo wget' or 'sudo curl' anything, one never
> knows. curl | sudo bash securely like a responsible person.
>
> On Wed, Jul 1, 2020 at 14:29, Julien Lepiller <julien@lepiller.eu> wrote:
>> Le 1 juillet 2020 14:11:21 GMT-04:00, Tobias Geerinckx-Rice
>> <me@tobias.gr> a écrit :
>>> [Sorry for top-posting, I'm trapped in a GUI and can't get out.]
>>>
>>> Zelphir,
>>>
>>> You're running the script as root, so you need to 'sudo gpg'
>>> accordingly.
>>>
>>> If that fixes your problem, I'll edit the script to include it.
>>>
>>> On Wed, Jul 1, 2020 at 19:51, Zelphir Kaltstahl
>>> <zelphirkaltstahl@posteo.de> wrote:
>>>>  user@user-ThinkPad-T470s:~/Downloads$ wget
>>>>  https://sv.gnu.org/people/viewgpg.php?user_id=15145 -qO - | gpg
>>>>  --import -
>>>>  gpg: key 090B11993D9AEBB5: 129 signatures not checked due to missing
>>>>  keys
>>>>  gpg: key 090B11993D9AEBB5: "Ludovic Courtès <ludo@gnu.org>" not
>>>>  changed
>>>>  gpg: key 090B11993D9AEBB5: "Ludovic Courtès <ludo@gnu.org
>>> gpg:              unchanged: 2
>>>>  >" not changed
>>>>  gpg: Total number processed: 2
>>
>> Make sure to run wget … | sudo gpg …, don't put sudo before wget or
>> you'll download the file as root and import the key as a normal user,
>> which is useless :)

Thanks for both of your inputs, will try tomorrow!

Regards,
Zelphir

Re: Guix package manager installation error on Xubuntu 20.04

[Pierre Neidhardt]

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Tobias Geerinckx-Rice <me@tobias.gr> writes:

> [Sorry for top-posting, I'm trapped in a GUI and can't get out.]
>
> Zelphir,
>
> You're running the script as root, so you need to 'sudo gpg' 
> accordingly.
>
> If that fixes your problem, I'll edit the script to include it.

A friend of mine reported a problem which might be just that, so I think
adding the 'sudo' hint would be more than welcome.

-- 
Pierre Neidhardt
https://ambrevar.xyz/

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Re: “trapped in a GUI”

[Dmitry Alexandrov]

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Tobias Geerinckx-Rice <me@tobias.gr> wrote:
> X-Mailer: geary/3.36.1
>
> [Sorry for top-posting, I'm trapped in a GUI and can't get out.]

Press <backspace> right after C-S-r (‘Reply all’).  ;-)

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