Prey does not run after install

[Cody Goodman]

1) The release of Ubuntu you are using, via 'lsb_release -rd' or System -> About Ubuntu
cody@cody-G46VW:~$ lsb_release -rd
Description: Ubuntu 13.10
Release: 13.10

2) The version of the package you are using, via 'apt-cache policy pkgname' or by checking in Software Center
cody@cody-G46VW:~$ apt-cache policy prey
prey:
  Installed: 0.5.3-7.1ubuntu1
  Candidate: 0.5.3-7.1ubuntu1
  Version table:
 *** 0.5.3-7.1ubuntu1 0
        500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ saucy/universe amd64 Packages
        100 /var/lib/dpkg/status

3) What you expected to happen
Prey to run

4) What happened instead
I get this error:
root@cody-G46VW:~# /usr/lib/prey/prey.sh >/var/log/prey.log
/usr/lib/prey/core/functions: line 40: modules_url: readonly variable

[papukaija (papukaija)]

Confirming but Prey seems to work correctly, as the website states that my device was last seen 2 minutes ago.

[Kenneth Heal (kheal)]

kenneth@kennetheeepc:~$ lsb_release -rd
Description: Ubuntu 12.04.4 LTS
Release: 12.04
kenneth@kennetheeepc:~$ apt-cache policy prey
prey:
  Installed: 0.5.3-7
  Candidate: 0.5.3-7
  Version table:
 *** 0.5.3-7 0
        500 http://ubuntu.mirror.cambrium.nl/ubuntu/ precise/universe i386 Packages
        100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
kenneth@kennetheeepc:~$ sudo /usr/lib/prey/prey.sh

 ### PREY 0.5.3 spreads its wings!
 ### Linux kennetheeepc 3.11.0-18-generic #32~precise1-Ubuntu SMP Thu Feb 20 17:54:21 UTC 2014 i686 i686 i386 GNU/Linux

 -- Looking for connection...
 -- Got network connection!
 -- Checking URL...

 >> Reading configuration...

/usr/lib/prey/core/functions: line 40: modules_url: readonly variable
 -- Frequency in sync (40).
 -- Automatic updates are disabled.

 >> Verifying status...

 -- Got status code 200!
 -- Nothing to worry about. :)

 -- Cleaning up!

Prey control panel does report the system having checked in. According to prey website v0.5.3 is very old.

[Kenneth Heal (kheal)]

http://answers.preyproject.com/topics/usr-lib-prey-core-functions-line-40-modules_url-readonly-variable

[papukaija (papukaija)]

The error from line 40 is gone in Trusty, but running Prey still gives some errors:

/usr/lib/prey/prey.sh: 75: [: linux: unexpected operator
/usr/lib/prey/prey.sh: 78: [: linux: unexpected operator
/usr/lib/prey/prey.sh: 100: /usr/lib/prey/core/setup: shopt: not found
/usr/lib/prey/prey.sh: 107: readonly: 19:45:29: bad variable name