Nonsensical error message from running `install.sh` with flags

Sorry, I assumed prior knowledge.

The tutorials Daml on Debian and Daml on Ubuntu may be found in the forum Tutorial section.

The versions listed in the Debian tutorial will be a few out as that document was written halfway through last year, and even though it is titled Debian, as you know most of the commands and packages will be easily interchangeable.

Your needs re “Install and Setup” are a good point. The basic install that Daml actions on Linux using most methods, is quite benign & friendly, as it uses the $USERs directory as the default location.

Personally I create another directory titled ~/opt/ and extract/install the Daml SDK into there, totally away from everything else. That way if I misconfigure or misuse, it is easy to delete with zero issues.

I hope this helps.