"Distribution not supported" when trying to install Intel Graphics Installer in Ubuntu

Question

I would like to use the https library in node.js to send a request to this api: https://rapidapi.com/dimas/api/NasaAPI?endpoint=apiendpoint_b4e69440-f966-11e7-809f-87f99bda0814getPictureOfTheDay

The given example on the RapidAPI website uses Unirest, and I would like to only use the https library. I've tried to write it like this:

const https = require('https');

var link = "https://NasaAPIdimasV1.p.rapidapi.com/getPictureOfTheDay";
var options = {host: "https://NasaAPIdimasV1.p.rapidapi.com/getPictureOfTheDay",
path: "/", headers: {"X-RapidAPI-Key": "---MY KEY(Yes, I've replaced it)---", "Content-Type": "application/x-www-form-urlencoded"}}

https.get(link, options, (resp) => {
    let data = '';
    resp.on('data', (chunk) => {
        data += chunk;
    });
    resp.on('end', () => {
        console.log(data);
    });
}).on("error", (err) => {
    console.log("https error 4: " + err.message);
});

But that returns the following response:

{"message":"Endpoint\/ does not exist"}

Thanks for any help

Solution

That software checks /etc/lsb-release and that is a text file we can edit ourself so it might be fairly easy to circumvent. Make a backup first though if you do not know what this means. From a command line:

sudo cp /etc/lsb-release /etc/lsb-release.backup

And then edit the file ...

sudo gedit /etc/lsb-release

And change the lines as below:

DISTRIB_RELEASE=14.10
DISTRIB_CODENAME=utopic

And save it. Start the installation and it should finish this time without a notice regarding the distribution.

After that you can then put back the backup file with (cp to leave the backup, change it to mv to also remove the backup)...

sudo cp /etc/lsb-release.backup /etc/lsb-release

Comments

[raina77ow]

Why do you specify your link twice - once in link, then in host and path props of options? Drop the latter

[Jakob Lien]

I specified it twice because I have no experience in using the library, and don't know how it works.

[Pilot6]

This is a bad advice. It will break the system in many cases. It may break dependencies, etc.

[Rinzwind]

no it is not and does not @Pilot6 Mind the "After that you can then put back the backup file with" makes it --harmless-- and it only circumvents the stupid check from the installer.

[Pilot6]

That backup does not fix anything. It is very hard to revert that driver install to normal Ubuntu packages, if something goes wrong.

[Rinzwind]

If something goes wrong it is not due to this temporary alteration. Have you even tried it with a none working installation? I have and I can tell you it worked flawlessly. There is no check when removing and all is removed as it should. Very simple if you get this notice: you either can not install Ubuntu or you use this and can install it. Simple choice for me. Feel free to provide an answer yourself for this.

[M. Ahmad Zafar]

I get this error "W:Failed to fetch http://... Hash Sum mismatch ... Some index files failed to download. They have been ignored, or old ones used instead."

[Rinzwind]

@MuhammadAhmadZafar means an incorrect download/source file.

[Nolan Akash]

This solution does not work. (Ubuntu 16.04)

[Rinzwind]

This ONLY works for a buggy version check. Not if the actual video card is NOT supported @MathManiac

[aesede]

Worked for me in Ubuntu 16.04.1 BUT by changing version in lsb_release from 16.04 LTS to 15.04 LTS. The installer seems to check for LTS...

[Jakob Lien]

When I tried this it did this: https error 4: getaddrinfo ENOTFOUND NasaAPIdimasV1.p.rapidapi.com NasaAPIdimasV1.p.rapidapi.com:443

[raina77ow]

Yes, because API uses 'POST' on every request, not 'GET'; the documentation is actually quite clear on that. Updated my answer.