[GH-ISSUE #629] Question: Unable to install archivebox in a Digital Ocean Ubuntu machine

kerem commented

2026-03-01 14:43:10 +03:00

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Originally created by @raknahs1991 on GitHub (Jan 22, 2021).
Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/ArchiveBox/ArchiveBox/issues/629

I've installed all the dependencies, but when I run

curl https://raw.githubusercontent.com/pirate/ArchiveBox/master/bin/setup.sh | sh

I get this message saying archivebox not found. What do I do?

  % Total    % Received % Xferd  Average Speed   Time    Time     Time  Current
                                 Dload  Upload   Total   Spent    Left  Speed
  0     0    0     0    0     0      0      0 --:--:-- --:--:-- --:--:--     0[i] ArchiveBox Setup Script 📦

    This is a helper script which installs the ArchiveBox dependencies on your system using homebrew/aptitude.
    You may be prompted for a password in order to install the following:

        - git
        - python3, python3-pip, python3-distutils
        - curl
        - wget
        - youtube-dl
        - chromium-browser  (skip this if Chrome/Chromium is already installed)

    If you'd rather install these manually, you can find documentation here:
        https://github.com/ArchiveBox/ArchiveBox/wiki/Install

Press enter to continue with the automatic install, or Ctrl+C to cancel...
sh: 22: read: arg count

100  4244  100  4244    0     0  25721      0 --:--:-- --:--:-- --:--:-- 25721
[+] Updating apt repos...
Reading package lists...
E: Could not open lock file /var/lib/apt/lists/lock - open (13: Permission denied)
E: Unable to lock directory /var/lib/apt/lists/
W: Problem unlinking the file /var/cache/apt/pkgcache.bin - RemoveCaches (13: Permission denied)
W: Problem unlinking the file /var/cache/apt/srcpkgcache.bin - RemoveCaches (13: Permission denied)
[+] Installing python3, wget, curl...
E: Could not open lock file /var/lib/dpkg/lock-frontend - open (13: Permission denied)
E: Unable to acquire the dpkg frontend lock (/var/lib/dpkg/lock-frontend), are you root?
/usr/bin/chromium-browser
[i] chromium-browser already installed, using existing installation.

Chromium 87.0.4280.66 Built on Ubuntu , running on Ubuntu 18.04
Collecting archivebox
  Could not find a version that satisfies the requirement archivebox (from versions: )
No matching distribution found for archivebox

[*] Checking installed versions:
---------------------------------------------------
/usr/bin/python3
Python 3.6.9

/usr/bin/git
git version 2.17.1

/usr/bin/wget
GNU Wget 1.19.4 built on linux-gnu.

/usr/bin/curl
curl 7.58.0 (x86_64-pc-linux-gnu) libcurl/7.58.0 OpenSSL/1.1.1 zlib/1.2.11 libidn2/2.0.4 libpsl/0.19.1 (+libidn2/2.0.4) nghttp2/1.30.0 librtmp/2.3

/usr/bin/youtube-dl
2018.03.14
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sh: 107: archivebox: not found
---------------------------------------------------
[X] Failed to install some dependencies! ‼️
    - Try the Manual Setup instructions in the README.md
    - Try the Troubleshooting: Dependencies instructions in the README.md
    - Open an issue on github to get help: https://github.com/ArchiveBox/ArchiveBox/issues

Originally created by @raknahs1991 on GitHub (Jan 22, 2021). Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/ArchiveBox/ArchiveBox/issues/629 I've installed all the dependencies, but when I run `curl https://raw.githubusercontent.com/pirate/ArchiveBox/master/bin/setup.sh | sh` I get this message saying archivebox not found. What do I do? ``` % Total % Received % Xferd Average Speed Time Time Time Current Dload Upload Total Spent Left Speed 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 --:--:-- --:--:-- --:--:-- 0[i] ArchiveBox Setup Script 📦 This is a helper script which installs the ArchiveBox dependencies on your system using homebrew/aptitude. You may be prompted for a password in order to install the following: - git - python3, python3-pip, python3-distutils - curl - wget - youtube-dl - chromium-browser (skip this if Chrome/Chromium is already installed) If you'd rather install these manually, you can find documentation here: https://github.com/ArchiveBox/ArchiveBox/wiki/Install Press enter to continue with the automatic install, or Ctrl+C to cancel... sh: 22: read: arg count 100 4244 100 4244 0 0 25721 0 --:--:-- --:--:-- --:--:-- 25721 [+] Updating apt repos... Reading package lists... E: Could not open lock file /var/lib/apt/lists/lock - open (13: Permission denied) E: Unable to lock directory /var/lib/apt/lists/ W: Problem unlinking the file /var/cache/apt/pkgcache.bin - RemoveCaches (13: Permission denied) W: Problem unlinking the file /var/cache/apt/srcpkgcache.bin - RemoveCaches (13: Permission denied) [+] Installing python3, wget, curl... E: Could not open lock file /var/lib/dpkg/lock-frontend - open (13: Permission denied) E: Unable to acquire the dpkg frontend lock (/var/lib/dpkg/lock-frontend), are you root? /usr/bin/chromium-browser [i] chromium-browser already installed, using existing installation. Chromium 87.0.4280.66 Built on Ubuntu , running on Ubuntu 18.04 Collecting archivebox Could not find a version that satisfies the requirement archivebox (from versions: ) No matching distribution found for archivebox [*] Checking installed versions: --------------------------------------------------- /usr/bin/python3 Python 3.6.9 /usr/bin/git git version 2.17.1 /usr/bin/wget GNU Wget 1.19.4 built on linux-gnu. /usr/bin/curl curl 7.58.0 (x86_64-pc-linux-gnu) libcurl/7.58.0 OpenSSL/1.1.1 zlib/1.2.11 libidn2/2.0.4 libpsl/0.19.1 (+libidn2/2.0.4) nghttp2/1.30.0 librtmp/2.3 /usr/bin/youtube-dl 2018.03.14 --------------------------------------------------- sh: 107: archivebox: not found --------------------------------------------------- [X] Failed to install some dependencies! ‼️ - Try the Manual Setup instructions in the README.md - Try the Troubleshooting: Dependencies instructions in the README.md - Open an issue on github to get help: https://github.com/ArchiveBox/ArchiveBox/issues ```

kerem closed this issue

2026-03-01 14:43:10 +03:00

kerem commented

2026-03-01 14:43:11 +03:00

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@evanfarrar commented on GitHub (Jan 30, 2021):

Hello! I am just a fellow user but I thought I'd try to support you. It seems that the default Ubuntu that Digital Ocean points you to is 18.04. This prevents archivebox from installing via pip, because archivebox requires Python >=3.7. However, you could install the package if you instead booted a droplet with Ubuntu 20.04, a newer version that comes with a newer Python.

Well, you could theoretically install it if you had all of the apt based dependencies installed, but in fact you couldn't if you are relying on the install script to install the apt dependencies. There is a small bug in that part of the install script. I may look at opening a pull request to resolve this.

@evanfarrar commented on GitHub (Jan 30, 2021): Hello! I am just a fellow user but I thought I'd try to support you. It seems that the default Ubuntu that Digital Ocean points you to is 18.04. This prevents archivebox from installing via pip, because archivebox requires [Python >=3.7](https://pypi.org/project/archivebox/). However, you could install the package if you instead booted a droplet with Ubuntu 20.04, a newer version that comes with a newer Python. Well, you could theoretically install it if you had all of the apt based dependencies installed, but in fact you _couldn't_ if you are relying on the install script to install the `apt` dependencies. There is a small bug in that part of the install script. I may look at opening a pull request to resolve this.

kerem commented

2026-03-01 14:43:11 +03:00

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@pirate commented on GitHub (Jan 30, 2021):

Whoops ignore the close and reopen, try the install script on dev:

curl https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ArchiveBox/ArchiveBox/dev/bin/setup.sh | sh

If anything fails to install, try to install it manually as best you can. Otherwise I recommend using docker.

@pirate commented on GitHub (Jan 30, 2021): Whoops ignore the close and reopen, try the install script on `dev`: `curl https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ArchiveBox/ArchiveBox/dev/bin/setup.sh | sh` If anything fails to install, try to install it manually as best you can. Otherwise I recommend using docker.

kerem commented

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@evanfarrar commented on GitHub (Jan 30, 2021):

yeah the apt install -y is definitely what it took for me to get it working, and also had to use a different chromium package (but I will still try it on digital ocean tomorrow)

@evanfarrar commented on GitHub (Jan 30, 2021): yeah the `apt install -y` is definitely what it took for me to get it working, and also had to use a different chromium package (but I will still try it on digital ocean tomorrow)

kerem commented

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@evanfarrar commented on GitHub (Feb 1, 2021):

Can confirm, it installs on DO with the script on dev

@evanfarrar commented on GitHub (Feb 1, 2021): Can confirm, it installs on DO with the script on `dev`

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@pirate commented on GitHub (Feb 1, 2021):

dev is released as v0.5.4, should be fixed as soon as the apt build goes live.

@pirate commented on GitHub (Feb 1, 2021): `dev` is released as v0.5.4, should be fixed as soon as the apt build goes live.

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