Need a version of aspera-cli that is compatible to Centos 7

[ssahoo01]

Hi,

ascp version 3.9.6.182148
CentOS Linux 7, rhel fedora

We are looking for a version of aspera-cli that is compatible with older HST with above hst and os spec.

[laurent-martin]

Hi,

ascli is purely ruby code, compatible with ruby >= 2.6

The binaries required are:

• the ruby environment
• ascp

which issue do you get on CentOS Linux 7, rhel fedora or with ascp 3.9.6 ?

[ssahoo01]

This version of os seems to have not compatibility with ruby >2.0

[laurent-martin]

Well, even ruby 2.x is not supported by the ruby team anymore, and 3.X should be used.

Alternatives to run ascli include:
using "singularity", jruby (runs on java)
or using rbenv or rvm to compile ruby for that platform.
see https://linuxize.com/post/how-to-install-ruby-on-centos-7/

It's actually quite easy.

[ssahoo01]

Thank you @laurent-martin. Is any other dependancy (such as HST) needed for the ascli to work?

[laurent-martin]

For ascli to work WRT transfers, you need also to install either the free SDK, or any Aspera transfer module.
Typically, users install the SDK using : ascli conf ascp install