Hi Hanah,
the error message is thankfully helpful here. Yes, you need to install ‚curl‘ first before you can execute the direct command. You can do this by either typing: > sudo snap install curl or > sudo apt install curl into your terminal. You then have to enter your login password to authorize. After the command is done repeat entering > curl > https://raw.githubusercontent.com/gnustep/tools-scripts/master/gnustep-web-install-dev > | bash into the terminal. Now everything should work. If not, please post what happened instead. kind regards, Lars > Am 31.12.2025 um 21:17 schrieb Hanah (花) Elizabeth > <[email protected]>: > > > Lars, Riccardo, thank you both so much for getting back with me. > > I was wanting to install Cenon Astro and I read on the website that I would > need GNUstep in order to compile everything myself and get the astrology > software up and running. I clicked the link that took me to > https://www.gnustep.org/getit.html > > I followed the instructions at the top of the page: > " The direct command to download GNUstep and build its libraries from source > is: > curl > https://raw.githubusercontent.com/gnustep/tools-scripts/master/gnustep-web-install-dev > | bash " > > And this is what I got when I entered that into the command line: > " Command 'curl' not found, but can be installed with: > sudo snap install curl # version 8.17.0, or > sudo apt install curl # version 8.5.0-2ubuntu10.6 > See 'snap info curl' for additional versions. " > > I don't know if this means I needed to install something else first, or what. > > I'm not sure what I was expecting honestly...to stumble my way into figuring > out what I was doing perhaps? I just want to be able to do my astrology > readings without the need for the internet. Also, I am a sucker for a good > dragon and CenonAstro has a picture of one in their banner. If I hadn't done > research on Linux distos before installing an OS, I probably would have just > gone with Kali Linux because of the dragon. > > Thank you both again for your time and effort to try and help me figure out > what I'm doing. > May you both have wonderful days, and a Happy New Year!! > > > Gratefully, > Hanah > > > > > > Sent with Proton Mail secure email. > > On Wednesday, December 31st, 2025 at 9:21 AM, Riccardo Mottola > <[email protected]> wrote: > >> >> >> Hello Hanah Elizabeth, >> >> Hanah (花) Elizabeth wrote: >> >>> I tried the automated install with the direct command and it didn't >>> work for me. I am new to Linux(Ubuntu), so I do suppose it's me not >>> knowing how to the thing. I did try twice, and since there was a note >>> to let you know if it didn't work, I'm letting you know it didn't work. >> >> >> nice that you let us know, but we need some more information to be able >> to understand what is going wrong and to help you. >> >> as "direct command" do you intend to build everything from source using >> GNUstep scripts? >> Are you sure you want to build everything from source instead of using >> Ubuntu's ready packages? I means extra-effort and being on latest >> development state and not release. >> >> Please tell us more what you are trying to achieve and the exact command >> you issued and what the actual error is so we can understand and try to >> help you out. >> >> Happy New Year - Gregorian calendar at least. >> >> Riccardo
