Unable to install SDK via Manage SDKs in VSCode

[Navin]

Hi,

I am trying to install NCS v3.0.1 on Ubuntu 24.04 PC and I get the following error.

Looks like ZEPHYR_BASE is not setup. I am trying to follow the Fundamentals Course on DevAcademy. 

[15:03:56] nrfutil-sdk-manager toolchain,install,--ncs-version,v3.0.1: Download toolchain v3.0.1
[15:04:51] =========== Toolchain validation report for Zephyr SDK 0.17.0 ===========
️❗️ nrfjprog couldn't be executed. Please ensure that SEGGER J-Link Software and Documentation Pack and nRF Command Line Tools are both installed.
[15:04:53] nrfutil-sdk-manager toolchain,install,--ncs-version,v3.0.1: Toolchain downloaded: success
[15:04:53] nrfutil-sdk-manager toolchain,install,--ncs-version,v3.0.1: Unpack toolchain v3.0.1
[15:05:04] nrfutil-sdk-manager toolchain,install,--ncs-version,v3.0.1: Toolchain unpacked to /home/navin/ncs/tmp/.tmpL2bwFg: success
[15:05:04] nrfutil-sdk-manager toolchain,install,--ncs-version,v3.0.1: Install toolchain v3.0.1
[15:05:04] nrfutil-sdk-manager toolchain,install,--ncs-version,v3.0.1: Toolchain installed at /home/navin/ncs/toolchains/7cbc0036f4: success
[15:05:15] nrfutil-sdk-manager sdk,install,v3.0.1,--sdk-path,/home/navin/ncs/v3.0.1: Download SDK v3.0.1
[15:06:25] nrfutil-sdk-manager sdk,install,v3.0.1,--sdk-path,/home/navin/ncs/v3.0.1: null: success
[15:06:25] nrfutil-sdk-manager sdk,install,v3.0.1,--sdk-path,/home/navin/ncs/v3.0.1: Calculating SDK checksum
[15:06:28] nrfutil-sdk-manager sdk,install,v3.0.1,--sdk-path,/home/navin/ncs/v3.0.1: Verified download: success
[15:06:28] nrfutil-sdk-manager sdk,install,v3.0.1,--sdk-path,/home/navin/ncs/v3.0.1: Unpack SDK v3.0.1
[15:06:40] nrfutil-sdk-manager sdk,install,v3.0.1,--sdk-path,/home/navin/ncs/v3.0.1: Unpacked SDK tarball: success
[west]: usage: west [-h] [-z ZEPHYR_BASE] [-v] [-V] <command> ...
[west]: west: unknown command "zephyr-export"; workspace /home/navin/ncs/v3.0.1 does not define this extension command -- try "west help"

[west]: exited with code 1.

Is there something that I am missing?

[Navin]

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