Unable to enter StarNet location in Siril

Software Siril
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I’ve been using Siril on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS. There, I was able to install the StarNet files and do Star Removal and Recomposition.

I have since upgraded the system to Ubuntu 24.04.2 LTS.

I am running Siril 1.2.6.

Now I find the following difficulty on the preferences screen.

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Under Software Location, the first field to the left of where it says “Must point to a valid StarNet executable” will not let me put anything in that field. It will not let me type anything in that field (replacing “None”) nor does clicking on the folder icon to the right of “None” do anything. So I cannot enter the location of the Starnet Executable and thus cannot do Star Removal, etc.

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Found the culprit.

I ran sudo flatpak repair siril and now when I click the software location, it pops up the Gnome File Manager and lets me select the StarNet executable. I am not sure whether the siril installation I had was installed before or after the upgrade to Ubuntu 24.04, but running the repair command took care of it.

3

I run Ubuntu on an old PC but am not expert at all. How did you find the flatpak repair command? I have never heard of it.

4

flatpak will always have problems, for ubuntu based OS there is a better way to install siril and software in general, the PPA: Siril : lock042

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What problems does flatpak have?

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I’m not keeping a list, we had so many problem reports for siril that were only due to flatpak, I don’t understand why people use this at all, most related to I/O of course, finding things outside its shell

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Ah OK. A lot of those things are controllable from the flatpak itself… Not sure if its worth it as I don’t know how many flatpak users you have tho