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AstroPi3 Scripts revised

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Based on your description, I think the appropriate script is the "ubuntu SBC" one.
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So the Ubuntu SBC and yet my PC is not an SBC...? It’s a full x86 i5 intel machine....currently running windows but soon to be formatted and Ubuntu installed...??
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So yes ultimately that is the idea . The script is intended for an sbc hat would be remotely accessed in an observing field, but the whole point of it being a script is that you can customize it for your situation. If it is your main laptop, you might not want to have it setup vnc, or maybe the auto login, or the WiFi hotspots, but many other settings still are desirable. So comment out what you don’t want to do
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Replied by Andrew on topic AstroPi3 Scripts revised

Would it be possible to create a python application with which to choose which script to run based on your system, and select with features to install?
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Replied by Andrew on topic AstroPi3 Scripts revised

The script now offers a choice on which version of indi & 3rdparty to pull
(1) latest master
(2) 1.8.4
(3) 1.8.3
(4) latest release
I am not clear on the nomenclature being used here, specifically Latest Master vs Latest Release.
Is Latest Master the bleeding code? Making Latest Release the most recent Stable version?
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So the latest master would be the current bleeding edge version on git. It would be a git clone of the current state of the INDI Repo. The latest release would be the latest released version.

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Rob
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Replied by MF on topic AstroPi3 Scripts revised

Hi Rob,

Thanks for putting together this excellent script.

I tried it out on Ubuntu 20.04 with Lubuntu Desktop, and I found some "features" were missing on both 32bit and 64 bit versions.

Missing items were as below, am I doing something wrong?
  1. Sets the user account to auto-login - Not working
  2. Disables the screen lock and screen saver to prevent them from causing issues when connecting via VNC - not working
  3. Installs RealVNC Server (Raspberry Pi Script) or x11VNC (64 bit script) - no vnc server installed. Edit VNC server does not autostart
  4. Creates zRAM to get ~ 1.5x the current RAM capacity - Not sure, how do I verify?
  5. Edit: cat /proc/swaps confirms this
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Hi, thanks for the report. Yes not all the versions of the script can have feature parity on all systems. The astroPi3 script intended for the Raspberry PI running Ubuntu Mate (setupAstroPi3) and the Raspbian script (setupAstroRaspbianPi) can easily accomplish all the tasks on their respective systems because they are intended for one specific system with a particular configuration. The Ubuntu SBC script (setupUbuntuSBC) (which I assume is the one that you used?) might not accomplish all of its tasks because it is intended for a more general set of systems. Even on Ubuntu, there are many different package managers, many different desktops, and many different file explorer systems on Linux. So, for example, Desktops on ubuntu include Gnome, KDE Plasma, Cinnamon, Budgie, MATE, Xubuntu, LXDE, XFCE LXQT etc. A method for setting up auto login might work for somebody on Ubuntu who has one Desktop, but not for another desktop. I did my best to make most of the features work for all the setups, but some of the features will not be supported on some setups. I always welcome suggestions for how to improve the support though!
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Replied by MF on topic AstroPi3 Scripts revised

Thanks for the response Rob.

While I understand the complications, I do have one request :)

Background:
I am trying to use an Olympus Camera for PA, with Kstars / Ekos running on a RPI4.

This combination poses a unique set of challenges because:

Olympus cameras will work only with libgphoto2 version 2.5.25 . But this version has not yet made it to Debian / Raspian yet. However it is available on Ubuntu.
Ubuntu Mate is not supported on the RPI4. One can install Ubuntu + Mate Desktop, but it is not the same and your script does not work well with it.

I tried multiple combinations of Ubuntu + Desktops with your script, but many things are broken and do not work. Your script works well on Raspian + RPI4, but the driver version is out dated.

Request:
a.) Would you consider providing an updated script which will install libgphoto2 version 2.5.25 on Raspian? Manually updating the driver breaks Kstars :(
b.) Or a script for another Flavour of Ubuntu which supports the RPI4? I can then manually update the driver to the latest.

Please say yes ;-)
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I can take a look at it. Right now I'm a bit bogged down with other projects. But it is getting into the summer now and I should have more time since my students are almost done.
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Replied by MF on topic AstroPi3 Scripts revised


Thank you very much. We are getting into winter here in Australia, and this is the best time for Astro down here. I just need that updated driver before I can start testing my setup.
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Replied by MF on topic AstroPi3 Scripts revised

hi Rob, were you able to look into this?
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