This particular problem is being worked on. JPL changed their API.

edit: quoting is not working for me, the problem being worked on is the comet and asteroid database

Quoting doesn't work for anybody and that's the case for months now.

Alfred,

I have seen that problem after doing a new complete build to test Raspberry Pi OS 64 bit.

It appears to download the catalog files but when you go back into the menu it shows them as not downloaded.

Paul

Alfred,

If you are building from source the add only modules problem appears to have been resolved.

The other catalogues still fail to find a web site or path.

Paul

Alfred,

I spoke too soon - sometimes it works and sometimes it doesn't.

Paul

Paul, I agree. However many times I try to update them it seems to reset itself to a default list per the picture attached so clearly something not working correctly. I wonder if its permission based?

Jonathan

"...wonder if its permission based?"

Hi
Works OK here. I have 0755 on ~/.local/share/kstars and 664 on the catalogues:

-rw-rw-r-- 1 steve steve 2195456 ago 11 14:29 1_OpenNGC_7.kscat
-rw-rw-r-- 1 steve steve 2301952 ago 22 13:25 2_NGCICSteinicke_4.kscat
-rw-rw-r-- 1 steve steve 24576 ago 22 13:25 3_AbellPlanetaryNebulae_1.kscat
-rw-rw-r-- 1 steve steve 61440 ago 22 13:25 4_SharplessHIIregionCatalog_2.kscat
-rw-rw-r-- 1 steve steve 28672 jul 20 10:49 5_HicksonCompactGroups_1.kscat
-rw-rw-r-- 1 steve steve 258048 jul 20 10:49 6_LyndsCatalogueofDarkNebulae_1.kscat
-rw-r--r-- 1 steve steve 7737344 ago 22 13:25 dso_main.kscat

alacant wrote:
Works OK here. I have 0755 on ~/.local/share/kstars and 664 on the catalogues:


I have 775 on kstars
drwxrwxr-x 14 trifid trifid  524288 Okt 15 13:01 kstars


-rw-rw-r-- 1 steve steve 2195456 ago 11 14:29 1_OpenNGC_7.kscat
-rw-rw-r-- 1 steve steve 2301952 ago 22 13:25 2_NGCICSteinicke_4.kscat
-rw-rw-r-- 1 steve steve 24576 ago 22 13:25 3_AbellPlanetaryNebulae_1.kscat
-rw-rw-r-- 1 steve steve 61440 ago 22 13:25 4_SharplessHIIregionCatalog_2.kscat
-rw-rw-r-- 1 steve steve 28672 jul 20 10:49 5_HicksonCompactGroups_1.kscat
-rw-rw-r-- 1 steve steve 258048 jul 20 10:49 6_LyndsCatalogueofDarkNebulae_1.kscat
-rw-r--r-- 1 steve steve 7737344 ago 22 13:25 dso_main.kscat

Same here:

trifid@XPC-SH87R:~/.local/share/kstars$ ls -la *kscat
-rw-rw-r-- 1 trifid trifid 2195456 Okt 15 12:50 1_OpenNGC_7.kscat
-rw-rw-r-- 1 trifid trifid 2301952 Okt  8 00:49 2_NGCICSteinicke_4.kscat
-rw-rw-r-- 1 trifid trifid   24576 Okt  8 00:49 3_AbellPlanetaryNebulae_1.kscat
-rw-rw-r-- 1 trifid trifid   61440 Sep  3 13:45 4_SharplessHIIregionCatalog_2.kscat
-rw-rw-r-- 1 trifid trifid   28672 Sep  3 13:45 5_HicksonCompactGroups_1.kscat
-rw-rw-r-- 1 trifid trifid  258048 Sep  3 13:45 6_LyndsCatalogueofDarkNebulae_1.kscat
-rw-r--r-- 1 trifid trifid 8470528 Okt 15 12:51 dso_main.kscat

After starting KStars I get this:

 

So it's not permissions related IMO.
 

I run the RPI with Stellarmate and I have the same issue on installed mark. When I click on the Installed button, the list is empty ! But into the Data management windows the file are in the installed list.
And more for some data the download never end. I have to close the data windows and into the Data management windows the file is in the installed list.

Same issue here as described by Jonathan and Alfred a.o.. Kstars/Ekos on a Raspberry Pi 4 / Astroberry upgraded to v.3.5.5 from previous versions with (regular) apt-get upgrades.

Kstar - Data - Download New data - Install [any catalog]  will download the corresponding .kscat file but it is not marked as installed in this window
nor listed in
Kstar - Data - Manage DSO Catalogs.

However, as described by others,  the .kscat file(s) are downloaded in ~/.local/share/kstars.
I tried using the "Import catalog" function of Kstars - Data - Manage DSO Catalogs, and selecting these .kcat files I did manage to install the catalogs.
(Import catalog did not let me browse into the .local folder, so I copied the files first to a reachable directory.)

They catalogs are then still not marked as installed in Data - Download new data, but I can now search again for these additional DSO objects with the find object function.

(I do sometimes have to type the full name though before some items are visible in "Find object" - not sure if this expected behaviour or also a new issue)
(For example, after installing the Sharpless catalog, typing "SH2 3" will list a range of entries starting with "Sh2 3" but "SH2 32"will only appear after I type the full entry)
 

I believe this is intentionally designed to limit the number of queries on the database, but I can't remember the rationale for it -- perhaps Valentin or Jasem know.

Akarsh,

I think it has the opposite effect as people will keep downloading the files, thinking they are not installed, when they are.

Paul