Debian VM Install

Support and Troubleshooting
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Hi,

I want to install Umbrel on a Debian VM in Parallels Mac.

The homepage says:

Install on anything that runs Linux

Run Umbrel on Ubuntu or Debian on any hardware (or a VM on Mac or Windows) by running:

curl -L https://umbrel.sh | bash

When I run that command I just get:

parallels@debian-gnu-linux-10:~$ curl -L https://umbrel.sh | bash
bash: curl: command not found
parallels@debian-gnu-linux-10:~$

Assume I must be missing something. Are there more detailed instructions somewhere or can anyone help?

Thanks,

2

I believe you’re new to linux ( and new to debian I assume)
Curl is not installed in Debian by default, you need to install using:

$ sudo apt-get install curl

Then run the script for install

3

Thanks, hopefully they make some more detailed instructions at some point.

4

If you’re really new to Linux I’d recommend you run an Ubuntu VM and not Debian. Debian normally doesn’t update as fast and is normally a smaller/lighter load. This is whats causing your issue here. If you start with an “easier” Linux flavor you’ll have an easier learning curve. I have installed on Ubuntu 22.04 and the umbrel.sh works flawless.

5

I second this, I started with Debian but regretted it. Personally I use Ubuntu Cloud image on Proxmox.

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6

I tried the command:

curl -L https://umbrel.sh | bash

On Ubuntu but it doesn’t work either, you need to install Curl first (which is missing in the install instructions).

7

Curl is not part of Umbrel application set.
As per Google: cURL is a computer software project providing a library and command-line tool for transferring data using various network protocols.

People who are using linux, usually have an idea about curl. Please do not blame install instructions without understanding it correctly.

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You just need to install curl 1st in order to make this work. If you’re jumping into Linux I’d highly recommend getting good at Google searches for how-tos on each issue you come across. As an example:

Googling “install curl on ubuntu” leads you to the following:

$ sudo apt-get update

$ sudo apt-get upgrade

$ sudo apt-get install curl