Armory 0.96.5 Installation on Ubuntu 18.04 Online PC

[matrix01]

Fellow Forum Members,
I would be very thankful if anybody in the community can give me some advice for my ONLINE PC Armory 96.5 installation. Listed below is  what I'm working with:

• I have a new install of Unbuntu 18.04 setup as my ONLINE PC for Armory.
• The deb file I'm trying to install is named, "armory_0.96.5_amd64_gcc7.2.deb"
• I'm using gcc 7.2 and not the gcc 4.9 deb package.
• I have my Bitcoin Core 18.1 installed and the entire blockchain downloaded. It seems to be working correctly.
• The terminal commands I'm using to install my Armory 0.96.5 are the two commands shown below:

Code:

sudo dpkg -i armory_0.96.5_amd64_gcc7.2.deb

Code:

sudo apt-get install -f

Running the first command generated the message below and I seem to be having a Python dependency problem. It wants Python (Version >= 2.6), python-qt4, and python-psutil installed onto my Ubuntu 18.04 OS.   I would appreciate a lot if anyone can give me some Python dependency installation advice. What is the best way to install all needed Python dependencies so Armory can install correctly?  In other words, what is the correct Terminal command to use for installing all needed Python dependencies?  Also does anybody have a link to some good  Armory 0.96.5 installation instructions?  That will help me a lot.  Thank you very much in advance for any advice.

Code:

my@onlinePC:~/Downloads$ sudo dpkg -i armory_0.96.5_amd64_gcc7.2.deb
[sudo] password for matrix: 
Selecting previously unselected package armory.
(Reading database ... 163576 files and directories currently installed.)
Preparing to unpack armory_0.96.5_amd64_gcc7.2.deb ...
Unpacking armory (0.96.5-1) ...
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of armory:
 armory depends on python (>= 2.6); however:
  Package python is not installed.
 armory depends on python-qt4; however:
  Package python-qt4 is not installed.
 armory depends on python-psutil; however:
  Package python-psutil is not installed.

dpkg: error processing package armory (--install):
 dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
Processing triggers for libc-bin (2.27-3ubuntu1) ...
Processing triggers for gnome-menus (3.13.3-11ubuntu1.1) ...
Processing triggers for desktop-file-utils (0.23-1ubuntu3.18.04.2) ...
Processing triggers for mime-support (3.60ubuntu1) ...
Errors were encountered while processing:
 armory
my@onlinePC:~/Downloads$

[Carlton Banks]

dpkg's error output is telling you the package names you need

python
python-qt4
python-psutil

so

Code:

apt-get install python python-qt4 python-psutil

will help you overcome this part of the unsatisfied dependencies.

But, I get the feeling you have not installed any other dependencies either. see the linux install instructions at https://btcarmory.com for a complete list.



I'm a little surprised also that the python package is not pre-installed in ubuntu, don't understand that. but just installing it will rectify that.

it could be that python2 is not pre-installed in you super newest ubuntu, but python3 is. Armory 0.96.5 uses python2, so you need python2, not python3

[matrix01]

Carlton,
Thank you for your post. Your terminal command was great help. I used it and it installed Python Version 2.7. I followed this by installing the latest Armory version which ended with a message displaying "Armory Successfully Installed" !

My next step is to figure out what are the important files I need from my old Armory v93.1. 500GB hard drive setup so I can migrate them over to my new 2TB hard drive which has the latest Armory version installed. In short, I  would be very grateful if anybody in the community can identify what are the file extensions I need to target for migration?  Obviously, I realize the wallet files need to be migrated, but I would like to know if any other files besides wallet files require migration from the old Armory setup over to the new Armory setup. Any advice regarding this subject will be greatly appreciated.  Thank you in advance.   

[Carlton Banks]

Obviously, I realize the wallet files need to be migrated, but I would like to know if any other files besides wallet files require migration from the old Armory setup over to the new Armory setup.

only the wallet files are necessary

Armory's db format changed completely in version 0.94.0, so none of the old database data can even be used.