As a further note. It would also make sense, and be consistent, if the link to the 'apt-get page' http://www.weewx.com/docs/apt-get.htm was also included with those 'installing' links in the documentation, at http://www.weewx.com/docs/usersguide.htm#installation_methods
Cheers Glenn rorpi - read only raspberry pi + weewx: now with scripts <https://github.com/glennmckechnie/rorpi-raspberrypi> On 25 February 2017 at 13:08, Glenn McKechnie <[email protected]> wrote: > Interesting. > > That made me go and have a look at the installation page on the main site, > and follow the example links. In particular the deb and set-up ones. > > http://www.weewx.com/docs/usersguide.htm#installing > > > The linked pages outline the terminal commands used to install the > package, but don't list the required command to fetch the package in the > first instance. An added bonus would be that'd the downloaded package would > be available in the same terminal as the installation commands that follow. > The apt-get page at http://weewx.com/docs/apt-get.htm does this, > > For the deb - dpkg - page, two examples would be > > wget http://weewx.com/downloads/weewx_x.x.x-x_all.deb > or... > curl -o weewx_3.6.2-1_all.deb http://weewx.com/downloads/ > weewx_3.6.2-1_all.deb > > It would probably make sense, as well as being helpful and consistent, to > add at least one of those command examples to those pages. (wget, and even > curl, should be available on all distros) > > Someone should contact the boss(es) and make the suggestion :-)) (Flunky > alert here.) > > Seeing as I'm here - Note to Andy, Glad it worked! > > > > > > Cheers > Glenn > > rorpi - read only raspberry pi + weewx: now with scripts > <https://github.com/glennmckechnie/rorpi-raspberrypi> > > On 25 February 2017 at 12:38, Craig Thom <[email protected]> wrote: > >> I wish I'd found that a week ago. I installed lynx on my RPi3 and got it >> that way. I had installed Raspbian without a GUI. >> >> On Thursday, February 23, 2017 at 5:41:02 PM UTC-5, Glenn McKechnie wrote: >>> >>> You probably need to go down a more 'auto' path. >>> >>> Open a terminal then visit http://weewx.com/docs/apt-get.htm and go >>> through the steps outlined there. >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> Cheers >>> Glenn >>> >>> rorpi - read only raspberry pi + weewx: now with scripts >>> <https://github.com/glennmckechnie/rorpi-raspberrypi> >>> >>> On 24 February 2017 at 09:08, Andy Lodge <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>>> i think i'm falling at the first hurdle :( how do i actually download >>>> the package to the pi in the first place? >>>> >>>> dpkg -i weewx_3.6.2-1_all.deb >>>> >>>> gets the same error you had... >>>> >>>> i know the package is here though: http://weewx.com/downl >>>> oads/weewx_3.6.2-1_all.deb >>>> >>>> >>>> On Tuesday, 13 December 2016 17:32:58 UTC, Sathish Durai wrote: >>>>> >>>>> Is there any help for my install of whew on Raspberry Pi 2; >>>>> >>>>> here is what get when i follow the instruction from >>>>> http://www.weewx.com/docs/debian.htm >>>>> >>>>> Here is what i get on screen command line... >>>>> >>>>> ######## >>>>> >>>>> *pi@ActPi*:~ $ sudo dpkg -i whew_3.6.2-1_all.deb >>>>> dpkg: error proceeding archive whew_3.6.2-1_all.deb (--install): >>>>> cannot access archive: No such file or directory >>>>> Errors were encountered while processing: >>>>> Weewx_3.6.2-1_all.deb >>>>> *pi@ActPi:~ *$ >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>>> Groups "weewx-user" group. >>>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send >>>> an email to [email protected]. >>>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >>>> >>> >>> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "weewx-user" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to [email protected]. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >> > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "weewx-user" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
