Linux Mint install failure

[ukoda]

I have tried to install the kibot_0.9.0-1_all.deb on a couple of Linux Mint 20.1 (Ulyssa) workstations. One was a freshly set up system with minimal addtional packages installed. KiCAD 5.1.5 was installed using the package manager.

The error I am seeing is:

david@xps:~$ kibot
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/usr/bin/kibot", line 15, in
from kibot.main import main
File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/kibot/main.py", line 71, in
from .kiplot import (generate_outputs, load_actions, config_output)
File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/kibot/kiplot.py", line 47, in
m = re.search(r'(\d+).(\d+).(\d+)', pcbnew.GetBuildVersion())
AttributeError: module 'pcbnew' has no attribute 'GetBuildVersion'
Error in sys.excepthook:
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/apport_python_hook.py", line 153, in apport_excepthook
with os.fdopen(os.open(pr_filename,
FileNotFoundError: [Errno 2] No such file or directory: '/var/crash/_usr_bin_kibot.1000.crash'

Original exception was:
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/usr/bin/kibot", line 15, in
from kibot.main import main
File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/kibot/main.py", line 71, in
from .kiplot import (generate_outputs, load_actions, config_output)
File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/kibot/kiplot.py", line 47, in
m = re.search(r'(\d+).(\d+).(\d+)', pcbnew.GetBuildVersion())
AttributeError: module 'pcbnew' has no attribute 'GetBuildVersion'

I have tried searching for existing solutions with out luck. The above error is seen when I try to run kibot with no arguments but also appeared when I installed git using apt.

I apologise if this the wrong place to request help but could not see anywhere else that seemed appropriate.

[paulsykes]

Same problem here. My KiCad Version information is below.
Version: 5.1.5-52549c5-84-ubuntu18.04.1, release build

[NightSkySK]

This is the same issue as described in issue #36
You need update your kicad installation up to 5.1.7 or later
KiCad download page

sudo add-apt-repository --yes ppa:kicad/kicad-5.1-releases
sudo apt update
sudo apt install --install-recommends kicad
# If you want demo projects
sudo apt install kicad-demos

[paulsykes]

I added the following repo from the official kicad install documentation https://kicad.org/download/ubuntu/

sudo add-apt-repository --yes ppa:kicad/kicad-5.1-release

And then updated by installed packages

sudo apt update
sudo apt-get upgrade

[NightSkySK]

@paulsykes Does your Kicad was upgraded to 5.1.9 on this way?
I think Kicad doesn't support upgrade you need to install new version

[set-soft]

Thanks for reporting @ukoda and @paulsykes !
And thanks @NightSkySK for pointing in the right direction!
I updated the Debian control file to indicate KiCad 5.1.6 as minimum version.
I also added code to catch the error and generate a warning asking for a newer version.

[ukoda]

Thanks for the prompt response. Just confirming that switching to the kicad repo to get a more recent version has resolved the issues I was seeing on a couple systems that were having issues.