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Installing Sherpa RPA on Astra Linux#

Root or sudo privileges are required to install.

1. Install .NET 8.0 #

General installation instructions are available from Microsoft:

linux debiandocs.microsoft.com install debiandocs.microsoft.com

Run in a terminal:

  • Download the configuration package:

wget https://packages.microsoft.com/config/debian/10/packages-microsoft-prod.deb -O packages-microsoft-prod.deb

  • Install the package:

sudo dpkg -i packages-microsoft-prod.deb

  • Remove the file:

rm packages-microsoft-prod.deb

  • Update package lists:

sudo apt-get update

  • Install the .NET SDK 8.0:

sudo apt-get install -y dotnet-sdk-8.0

  • Install PowerShell:

sudo apt-get install -y powershell

You should see the message: “Installation finished successfully”.

2. Enable transparency for selector highlighting#

Open the "fly-admin-center" control panel and go to "Appearance":

Go to the "Effects" tab and ensure both "Compositing manager" and "Transparency" are enabled.

3. Configure libgdiplus#

To enable keyboard and mouse emulation, install the libgdiplus library.

Run in a terminal:

sudo apt install libgdiplus

If the package is not found, add the repository.

You can add it using the Synaptic Package Manager by adding the following line:

deb https://dl.astralinux.ru/astra/frozen/2.12_x86-64/2.12.45/repository stable main contrib non-free

4. Install Tesseract#

Install Tesseract with:

sudo apt install tesseract-ocr-rus

If you plan to use Tesseract OCR or the automatic page rotation detection in the Templating tool, improve recognition quality by doing the following:

  • Download the archive

wget https://downloads.sherparpa.ru/SherpaRPA/linux/ru/traineddata.zip -O traineddata.zip

  • Unpack it to the folder

sudo unzip -o traineddata.zip -d /usr/share/tesseract-ocr/4.00/tessdata

5. Install Python#

Install Python development headers:

sudo apt-get install -y libpython3.7-dev

If the installation fails, install the "Development Tools" packages via Synaptic Package Manager.

6. Download and run the installer#

Run in a terminal:

  • Remove the old installer:

rm -f SherpaRPA

  • Download the latest installer:

wget https://downloads.sherparpa.ru/SherpaRPA/linux/ru/SherpaRPA -O SherpaRPA

  • Make the file executable:

chmod +x SherpaRPA

  • Run the installer:

./SherpaRPA

To download and run the installer in one line, you can use: rm -f SherpaRPA && wget https://sherparpa.ru/downloads/linux/SherpaRPA.php -O SherpaRPA && chmod +x SherpaRPA && ./SherpaRPA

  • If Sherpa was installed previously, a dialog will inform you. You can choose "Install" (to update) or "Remove" (to uninstall);
  • Choose the installation folder and click "Next";
  • The next window will show the installation progress;
  • When the installation completes, a dialog will appear allowing you to run Sherpa Designer by clicking the "Run" button.

7. Installing the plugin in Yandex Browser#

To enable the Robot to work with Yandex Browser, install the browser plugin:

  • Open the browser and go to the "Extensions" section;
  • Open the file manager and navigate to the folder with the installed Robot:

/home/user/.config/sherpa-rpa/sherpa-robot ;

  • Go to the Chrome folder:

/home/user/.config/sherpa-rpa/sherpa-robot /Chrome ;

  • Drag the plugin.crx file into the browser window;
  • Add the extension;
  • Close the browser;
  • Open a terminal in the current folder and run:

chmod +x install_host.sh ;

./install_host.sh ;

  • Start the browser.

If the Sherpa RPA plugin icon turns blue, the plugin is installed successfully.

You can also install the extension from the store:

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And then perform steps 3, 4, 5 above.