Installer packages for linux

[pythcoiner]

Should we build install packages for linux, for user can easily install liana (apt, dnf, yum, etc.... maybe snap?)
which one do you think is needed?

[darosior]

I think we could at least do a .deb and an arch package. Maybe an RPM as well?

[pythcoiner]

i made a try with .deb, i got something not bad...

which task do we need to execute prior to install the package? (only remove old versions liana binaries if present? have a check if bitcoind installed on some standard location? check if bitcoind running for some kind autosettings about the node?)

during install of package i do this:

• copy binaries in /usr/bin/
• copy liana logo in opt/liana/
• build liana.desktop in /usr/share/applications/ (register to Finance and Network categories)
• anything else to do?

do we need to do some cleanup when removing liana?

[darosior]

I've never created a .deb but that looks correct. I think you need to make sure the system's got the necessary dependencies (list here) installed. Another thing is maybe installing it for the user instead of system-wide? Like in ~/.local/bin instead of /usr/local/bin and so on? Not sure. Is there any recommendation from the Debian doc?

[pythcoiner]

about the dependencies my though was they are needs at compile time, will check that.
about install the binaries into user's home folder i'll have a look on debian doc, but if i don't misunderstand, i read something that .deb installer cannot acces home folder (at least on uninstall process).

[pythcoiner]

Another thing is maybe installing it for the user instead of system-wide? Like in ~/.local/bin instead of /usr/local/bin and so on? Not sure. Is there any recommendation from the Debian doc?

I take little time looking at the debian doc about .deb packages, they don't mention locations, i think it's more about linux standards, i got a check about the app installed with apt on my ubuntu, they almost have the binaries (or symlink to the binaries) in /usr/bin.

In my mind, the home folder (~/) is reserved for user storage, i dont know if its the same thought for almost linux users?

[pythcoiner]

i'm thinking about to add a glibc version check prior to install package, i think it's a must?

[darosior]

You should be able to specify dependencies and their versions in the `.deb`, GLIBC is just one of them. ------- Original Message -------

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[pythcoiner]

You should be able to specify dependencies and their versions in the .deb, GLIBC is just one of them.

yes, found out that libc6 (>= 2.34) is the dependency we need

[pythcoiner]

the script i made for build .deb package is quite finnish, still some polishing to do.

what the script do:

• check the release binaries are presents
• ask for version trought stdin
• fetch local architecture with dpkg-architecture
• remove temporary folder and .deb if already present for the current arch/version
• build a new folder tree
• copy the binaries into the temp folder
• copy Liana logo (used for launcher icon)
• build the launcher file (.desktop)
• get the size of the folder tree
• build control file (using current version/arch/size data) (required dependencies are udev, libfontconfig1-dev, libudev-dev, libc6 (>= 2.34))
• build the .deb file
• cleanup

i ran (sucessfull) tests for this distros:

• Ubuntu 22.04 ( udev might be manually installed prior .deb package)
• Ubuntu 22.10
• Ubuntu 23.04

i ran test on Debian 11.7 but failed because of GLIBC = 2.31, Debian 12 coming soon with upgraded GLIBC
should we find a solution for Debian < 12?

you can check the script here

[darosior]

you can check the script here

Cool, i think it's a good time to open a PR. :) You can opt for a draft if it still needs some cleanups.

[pythcoiner]

I got an idea for Debian < 11.7:

• craft a .deb that contains also the sources
• require build dependencies and install the last rustup version with rustup script (curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -sSf https://sh.rustup.rs | sh)
• build on the user system
• cleanup

can have one friction point: if the user already had cargo installed on his machine, the rustup install will fail

does it worth spending time on that?

[darosior]

No i dont think the install script should be compiling, nor do a `curl | sh` :)

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