Cannot install Domoticz on Raspberry pi.....need help

[LoKo]

Hello,
I am not able to install Domoticz on my RP3B.
I tried the easy way as mentioned on the website but the installation always stops at the same point.
It has to do with "Checking for libudev-dev." See:

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pi@raspberrypi:~ $ curl -L install.domoticz.com | bash
  % Total    % Received % Xferd  Average Speed   Time    Time     Time  Current
                                 Dload  Upload   Total   Spent    Left  Speed
100   194  100   194    0     0   2586      0 --:--:-- --:--:-- --:--:--  2621
100 16565  100 16565    0     0  72973      0 --:--:-- --:--:-- --:--:-- 72973
:::
::: Script called with non-root privileges. The Domoticz installs server packages and configures
::: system networking, it requires elevated rights. Please check the contents of the script for
::: any concerns with this requirement. Please be sure to download this script from a trusted source.
:::
::: Detecting the presence of the sudo utility for continuation of this install...
::: Utility sudo located.
:::
::: You are root.
::: Verifying free disk space...
:::
::: apt-get update has not been run today. Running now... done!
:::
::: Checking apt-get for upgraded packages.... done!
:::
::: Your system is up to date! Continuing with Domoticz installation...
:::    Checking for apt-utils... installed!
:::    Checking for whiptail... installed!
:::    Checking for git... installed!
:::    Checking for curl... installed!
:::    Checking for unzip... installed!
:::    Checking for wget... installed!
:::    Checking for sudo... installed!
:::    Checking for cron... installed!
:::    Checking for libudev-dev...pi@raspberrypi:~ $ 

As a newbie I don't know what to do now....
Can someone help me out ?

[ben53252642]

Try this command to start the installation with root privileges:

sudo curl -L install.domoticz.com | bash

[LoKo]

Try this command to start the installation with root privileges:

sudo curl -L install.domoticz.com | bash

Thanks but hat does'nt help...
I get exactly the same result.

[CHMvR]

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[FireWizard]

Hi,

Have you seen this link: https://www.domoticz.com/forum/viewtopi ... ev#p227258
and: https://www.domoticz.com/forum/viewtopi ... ev#p218617.

Regards

[LoKo]

As a newbie, I do not understand the solutions in the links...
I have some information about my raspian :

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pi@raspberrypi:~ $ lsb_release -a
No LSB modules are available.
Distributor ID:	Raspbian
Description:	Raspbian GNU/Linux 10 (buster)
Release:	10
Codename:	buster

I think this is OK.
But the installation stiil stops at the same point...

[LoKo]

I think I have solved the problem. I costed me hours...
I think it all had to do with updates, upgrades, versions etc.

This is the story :
I also had another problem with my raspian desktop environment, so I decided to solve that during waiting for an answer of this forum.
I could not open the tab "Recommended Software" under "Preferences". It always stopped with an error like :

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Error updating package data - E: Repository 'https://raspbain.raspberrypi.org/raspbain buster inRease' changed its 'Suite' value from 'testing' to 'stable' 

Browsing the internet, I read that more people had this problem and I found the following solution for this:

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sudo apt-get update --allow-releaseinfo-change

After this I did again :

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sudo apt-get upgrade

This time the upgrade took longer then before and after this the "Recommended Software" tab was opening without the error !

Now I had the feeling that I had a "better" update/upgrade then before (?) and I tried the install of Domoticz again :

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curl -L https://install.domoticz.com | bash

And now for the first time the installation passed the point :

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Checking for libudev-dev...

!!! !
It took a little longer time then the other checkings, but the installation went to the end !

So this --allow-releaseinfo-change addition seems very important and solved my problem.
Only a "sudo apt-get update" followed by "sudo apt-get upgrade" is probably not enough !

But as a newbie I don't know exactly what I did and why...
Can someone explain what happened ? Do I have to use this --allow-releaseinfo-change in future during updates or not ?
I assume I am not the only one with this issue, so I hope that this can help other people too.
Answers will be appreciated

[dirkjan]

I have exact this problem (RP3B) followed the solution presented, but with me it doesnot work. The installation stops at checking libudev etc. Anybody another solution??

[waltervl]

Did you follow this instruction to prepare your RPi? https://www.domoticz.com/wiki/Initial_R ... y_Pi_Setup

[lslamp]

yes sir, that I did

I will delete the pi and start from scratch and see if that makes any difference

will update the results here

Lawrence