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Linux install missing xz-utils dependency

NousResearch/hermes-agent · cluster 50 · apps/bootstrap-installer

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Nothing open on GitHub. Fix merged in #109128. Check it covers your case.

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Multiple reports and fixes around xz-utils (and sometimes curl) being absent on Linux, causing Node.js tarball extraction to fail during installation. Members include bug reports, documentation updates listing prerequisites, and code fixes to handle or install the missing dependency.

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  • #109128 fix(install): Node.js download falls back to .tar.gz when the host has no xz (#11197)

    merged to main

    files: scripts/install.sh, scripts/lib/node-bootstrap.sh, tests/test_install_sh_node_tarball_without_xz.py

6 PRs closed without merging

From the close comments: closed without comment 2 · done elsewhere 1 · duplicate 1 · superseded by another PR 1 · other 1

  • #4229 fix(install): graceful fallback when xz is missing for Node.js tarball extraction · closed without comment
  • #11217 fix: : install.sh Needs xz-utils · closed without comment
  • #11278 fix 11197: install xz-utils before extracting tar.xz · done elsewhere → a7cf8ef, #109128
  • #47037 fix(docs): document xz-utils and curl as Linux prerequisites · other
  • #47631 fix(docs): document xz-utils and curl as Linux prerequisites · superseded by another PR → #47637
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  • #48329 docs(install): list Linux bootstrap prerequisites · duplicate → #47631, #47033, #47037
Closed issues · 3
  • Closed#50Installation issue - cannot move ... to '/root/.hermes/node'
  • Closed#11197[Bug]: install.sh Needs xz-utils
  • Closed#47033[Bug]: Missing dependencies
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#109128
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6 PRs closed without merging
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12 Sep 2026

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