Can't install in linux (Ubuntu 25.10)
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I am running "curl -fsSL https://openclaw.ai/install.sh | bash" but when it tries to install Linux build tools it fails with "inappropriate ioctl for device"
Eventually the install fails with "WARN npm install openclaw@latest failed; retrying openclaw@next"
Any ideas?
Eventually the install fails with "WARN npm install openclaw@latest failed; retrying openclaw@next"
Any ideas?
Solution
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A couple of reliable workarounds:
1) Run the script from a file (keeps stdin as your terminal):
2) If it’s failing when it tries to
3) Since you’re on Ubuntu 25.10 (pretty bleeding-edge), if the NodeSource/apt path is being weird, try the “no root / self-contained” installer instead:
inappropriate ioctl for devicesudoaptdpkgcurl … | bashA couple of reliable workarounds:
1) Run the script from a file (keeps stdin as your terminal):
2) If it’s failing when it tries to
sudo apt-get …3) Since you’re on Ubuntu 25.10 (pretty bleeding-edge), if the NodeSource/apt path is being weird, try the “no root / self-contained” installer instead:
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