Install error and custom_filters not found

[frickymind]

Hi,
Thanks for the programme. But I have some problems.

Install on Linux Mint 19.1 half works.
On install I get this

$sudo apt install ./autohosts.deb
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
Note, selecting 'autohosts' instead of './autohosts.deb'
autohosts is already the newest version (2.0.0).
The following packages were automatically installed and are no longer required:
chromium-codecs-ffmpeg-extra gir1.2-geoclue-2.0 gir1.2-geocodeglib-1.0
gir1.2-gweather-3.0 gjs libgjs0g python3-mutagen youtube-dl
Use 'sudo apt autoremove' to remove them.
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 55 not upgraded.
1 not fully installed or removed.
After this operation, 0 B of additional disk space will be used.
Do you want to continue? [Y/n] y
Setting up autohosts (2.0.0) ...
dpkg: error processing package autohosts (--configure):
installed autohosts package post-installation script subprocess returned error exit status 1
Errors were encountered while processing:
autohosts
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)

Grep version gives:

──╼ $grep "VERSION=" /usr/local/bin/autohosts
grep: /usr/local/bin/autohosts: No such file or directory

Then running autohosts returns:

_- 100%[===================>] 5,48K --.-KB/s in 0s

2019-06-02 01:34:34 (44,8 MB/s) - written to stdout [5609/5609]

No custom filters found at home_user, skipping...
Checking if devdom is installed (will execute devdom hosts update, if so)
Devdom is not installed; skipping.
Hosts update complete!_

Not sure where to go from here.

Also, is it possible to alter which version of Steven Black's hosts file is used?

Thanks!

[angela-d]

The postinstall script wasn't triggered by your install. You can run these commands manually to complete the install of autohosts and see if a more specific error appears:

sudo /var/lib/dpkg/info/autohosts.postinst

Did you remove old versions prior to installing, or is this a fresh install?

grep "VERSION=" /usr/local/bin/autohosts
grep: /usr/local/bin/autohosts: No such file or directory

Oops, this is something in the readme I forgot to update when v2.0 was released. Will fix.

Also, is it possible to alter which version of Steven Black's hosts file is used?

Totally.

nano /usr/bin/autohosts

Find:

wget https://raw.githubusercontent.com/StevenBlack/hosts/master/hosts -O /etc/hosts

And change https://raw.githubusercontent.com/StevenBlack/hosts/master/hosts to the branch/version you want to use.

[frickymind]

Hi,
Thanks fot the reply. It's a new install. I've made the changes you suggested and the error has disappeared.
Cheers!

Also I like your comment:

hosts file curators: please keep your echo chambers to yourselves

hosts files are for adblocking, trackers and malware ONLY, not because you don't like shitposting sites (may as well ban reddit, too!)

[angela-d]

Awesome, glad it worked!!

Not sure why you had issues in the first place, but when I have free time I'll fire up a Mint install and see if there's something different about how they extract the deb. Most likely, it's how I packaged it that caused the issue.

Glad you like the dig at the censorship brigade! 😄

[angela-d]

Finally got a chance to run some tests on this - the bugs should be worked out of the latest installer!

If you attempt to install over v2.0.0 and/or purge the existing install, you may still run into this bug.
If you do, you can clear it so apt can do a successful install or removal:

sudo echo "" > /var/lib/dpkg/info/autohosts.postrm

The new version also has a new whitelist capability, so give it a run when you can!

(Be sure to back up ~/autohosts before upgrading!)

[frickymind]

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Finally got a chance to run some tests on this - the bugs should be worked out of the latest installer! If you attempt to install over v2.0.0 and/or purge the existing install, you may still run into this bug. If you do, you can clear it so apt can do a successful install or removal: sudo > echo> > "> "> > >> /var/lib/dpkg/info/autohosts.postrm The new version also has a new whitelist capability, so give it a run when you can! (Be sure to back up > ~/autohosts> before upgrading!) — You are receiving this because you authored the thread. Reply to this email directly, > view it on GitHub <#5?email_source=notifications&email_token=AMHFYPJQR2B6OGRUFV52GJLQBZLIBA5CNFSM4HSBQOFKYY3PNVWWK3TUL52HS4DFVREXG43VMVBW63LNMVXHJKTDN5WW2ZLOORPWSZGOD27OCZY#issuecomment-515826023>> , or > mute the thread <https://github.com/notifications/unsubscribe-auth/AMHFYPOLBAWXEMHOVTREBY3QBZLIBANCNFSM4HSBQOFA>> .