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Thanks for the explanation. However trying to run the first command gives me sudo: curl: command not found
So I'm stuck right there in the first step lol
I would have guessed that Ubuntu would install it by default since its a very common way to get stuff from the internet (when in the terminal), but apparently not (the other option is
wgetwhich is most likely installed, but that uses a different way to get the stuff).You should be able to install curl with
sudo apt install curlMy fresh Debian install didn't have that too and I thought it came with the installation
Debian doesn't even come with sudo, git or curl by default. It's kind of minimal on purpose.
It always throws me off on a fresh install when I can't sudo
I didn't know that any distribution comes with git preinstalled.
That should be easily solved with:
sudo apt install curlYou have two options: install
curl(check @[email protected]'s comment) or do it manually. Installing curl is the easiest.If you want to do it the hard way (without the terminal), here's how:
https://repository.mullvad.net/deb/mullvad-keyring.ascfrom your web browser./usr/share/keyrings/Really appreciate your replies dude. So many are being a bit of an jerks here, but you (and few other) have been really helpful.
You're welcome.
I think that people being jerks take for granted how confusing this might be, if you're new; we (people in general) tend to take vocab that we already know for granted, as well as solutions for small problems. ...except that it doesn't work when you're starting out, and we all need to start out somewhere, right.
Yeah, once you work in Linux for so long seeing someone ask about curl missing is really easy to take for granted that we all started there, we’ve all been fresh on Linux. A lot of people take pride in their experience, but they shouldn’t lord it over those who are learning to advance themselves. It’s completely counter to why Linux even exists.
curl is a good tool to have in general, you can install it with sudo apt install curl
Wow, interesting. You may be able to install curl to fix that like this:
Can't hurt to try
sudo apt install curl
sudo apt install curl