# Python Script for Downloading the Latest Amateur Radio Callbook of Austria
(c) KW4NZ since 2024
 - Guide is based on Debian 12.5, and Arch Linux
 - Last modified 2024-06-12

## Prerequisites

1. A running Linux system, e.g. Debian, Arch, etc.
0. User has administrative access via sudo
0. Python Version >3
0. Chromium Web browser (headless)
0. Selenium for Python via Webdriver Manager
0. Optional: User has an ssh key pair
0. Optional: git, ? wget, ? curl

## Installation of Python, Selenium, Chromium

### Debian Linux

#### Check Version


	$ cat /etc/debian_version
	12.5

	$ cat /etc/os-release
	PRETTY_NAME="Debian GNU/Linux 12 (bookworm)"
	NAME="Debian GNU/Linux"
	VERSION_ID="12"
	VERSION="12 (bookworm)"
	VERSION_CODENAME=bookworm
	ID=debian
	HOME_URL="https://www.debian.org/"
	SUPPORT_URL="https://www.debian.org/support"
	BUG_REPORT_URL="https://bugs.debian.org/"

Upgrade your Debian installation if the version is lower than the above value.

#### Update/Upgrade Debian

	$ sudo apt update
	$ sudo apt upgrade

If this does not work, then the user \<username\> must be added to the sudo group with :

	$ su -
	Password:
	root@debian:~# usermod -aG sudo <username>
For the group membership to take effect, the user must log out and log in again or the system must be restarted.

#### Python3
Check if Python is already installed in Debian:

	$ python3 --version
	Python 3.11.2

If it is not already installed, then:

	$ sudo apt install python3

#### Chromium Browser

	$ sudo apt install chromium

#### Manager (selenium)
Afterwards, selenium is installed:

	$ sudo apt install python3-selenium

#### SSH key generation

The program `openssh` is preinstalled on Debian systems. But there is no private/public key installed yet. Best practices generating the key pair:

	$ ssh-keygen -t ed25519 -C "your_email@example.com"

Personally, I don't use a different name for the keys, I just click through the process.
The same applies to the passphrase.
Now go to the website https://git.kuschel.at and copy the content of the public key from ~/.ssh/id__ed25519.pub to the "Manage SSH keys" -- via "Add Key".

	$ cat .ssh/id_ed25519.pub

#### Git installation and clone the scripts from git.kuschel.at

	$ sudo apt install git

You have to globally configure your `git` with:

	$ git config --global user.name "John Doe"
	$ git config --global user.email your_email@example.com
Checking the git configuration with:

	$ git config -l
	user.name=<your name>
	user.email=<your e-mail>
	 etc.

Now create a folder and cd into it

	$ mkdir gitea
	$ cd gitea

Clone the repository `script` to your site with:

	~/gitea$ git clone ssh://git@kuschel.at:21861/public/scripts.git








Ensure you can run `pip` from command line

	$ python3 -m pip --version

If pip isn’t already installed ("No module named pip"), then first try to bootstrap it from the standard library

	$ python3 -m ensurepip --default-pip

If this does not work, install the package

	$ sudo apt install python3-pip

Also `sudo apt install pip` should work.

	$ pip install webdriver-manager




### Arch Linux (@todo)

#### Check Version

	$ cat /etc/lsb-release
	DISTRIB_ID="Arch"
	DISTRIB_RELEASE="rolling"
	DISTRIB_DESCRIPTION="Arch Linux"

	$ cat /etc/os-release
	NAME="Arch Linux"
	PRETTY_NAME="Arch Linux"
	ID=arch
	BUILD_ID=rolling
	ANSI_COLOR="38;2;23;147;209"
	HOME_URL="https://archlinux.org/"
	DOCUMENTATION_URL="https://wiki.archlinux.org/"
	SUPPORT_URL="https://bbs.archlinux.org/"
	BUG_REPORT_URL="https://gitlab.archlinux.org/groups/archlinux/-/issues"
	PRIVACY_POLICY_URL="https://terms.archlinux.org/docs/privacy-policy/"
	LOGO=archlinux-logo

#### Update Arch Linux
Because Arch linux is a rolling distribution, simply update the version to the latest version with:
	
	$ sudo pacman -Syuv



	sudo pacman -S python

Alternative when `yay` is installed:

	yay -S python