RHEL 5 Update problem

[Dan White]

Using EPEL as my source, trying to update this morning :

It wants to update:
cobbler.noarch                   2.4.4-1.el5            epel                       
cobbler-web.noarch           2.4.4-1.el5            epel                       
koan.noarch                       2.4.4-1.el5            epel                       

And then it says:
Error: Missing Dependency: virt-install is needed by package koan-2.4.4-1.el5.noarch
(epel)

A search reveals that there is no such animal anywhere in EPEL or in anything that looks
like ot is compatible with RHEL 5

Can I do without koan ?  I use Cobbler for bare metal installs.  Nothing virtual.

“Sometimes I think the surest sign that intelligent life exists elsewhere in the universe
is that none of it has tried to contact us.”  (Bill Waterson: Calvin & Hobbes)

[Orion Poplawski]

On 06/02/2014 07:08 AM, Dan White wrote:
>  Using EPEL as my source, trying to update this morning :
>
>  It wants to update:
>  cobbler.noarch                   2.4.4-1.el5            epel
>  cobbler-web.noarch           2.4.4-1.el5            epel
>  koan.noarch                       2.4.4-1.el5            epel
>
>  And then it says:
>  Error: Missing Dependency: virt-install is needed by package
>  koan-2.4.4-1.el5.noarch (epel)
>
>  A search reveals that there is no such animal anywhere in EPEL or in anything
>  that looks like ot is compatible with RHEL 5 
virt-install should be provided by python-virtinst.  I see it in the 
CentOS-Base repo.

>  Can I do without koan ?  I use Cobbler for bare metal installs. 
> Nothing virtual. 
Probably.  koan is helpful for VM installs and for kicking off reinstalls on a 
physical machine.  But you can just PXE boot to start the install.

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[Dan White]

I am using Red Hat Enterprise Linux, not CentOS. 
I got nothing back from "yum provides */virt-unstall" run on the system.

>  On Jul 23, 2014, at 3:05 PM, Orion Poplawski
> <orion(a)cora.nwra.com&gt; wrote:
>  
> > On 06/02/2014 07:08 AM, Dan White wrote:
> > Using EPEL as my source, trying to update this morning :
> > 
> > It wants to update:
> > cobbler.noarch                   2.4.4-1.el5            epel
> > cobbler-web.noarch           2.4.4-1.el5            epel
> > koan.noarch                       2.4.4-1.el5            epel
> > 
> > And then it says:
> > Error: Missing Dependency: virt-install is needed by package
> > koan-2.4.4-1.el5.noarch (epel)
> > 
> > A search reveals that there is no such animal anywhere in EPEL or in anything
> > that looks like ot is compatible with RHEL 5
>  
>  virt-install should be provided by python-virtinst.  I see it in the CentOS-Base repo.
>  
> > Can I do without koan ?  I use Cobbler for bare metal installs.  Nothing virtual.
>  
>  Probably.  koan is helpful for VM installs and for kicking off reinstalls on a physical
> machine.  But you can just PXE boot to start the install.
>  
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[Orion Poplawski]

On 07/23/2014 06:28 PM, Dan White wrote:
>  I am using Red Hat Enterprise Linux, not CentOS.
>  I got nothing back from "yum provides */virt-unstall" run on the system.
>  
[root@vmrhel6 ~]# yum provides virt-install
Loaded plugins: downloadonly, product-id, security, subscription-manager
This system is receiving updates from Red Hat Subscription Management.

python-virtinst-0.500.5-3.el6.noarch : Python modules and utilities for 
installing virtual
                                      : machines
Repo        : rhel-6-server-rpms
Matched from:
Other       : virt-install



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[Dan White]

This is for RHEL 5, not RHEL 6

“Sometimes I think the surest sign that intelligent life exists elsewhere in the universe
is that none of it has tried to contact us.”  (Bill Waterson: Calvin & Hobbes)


On Jul 24, 2014, at 12:30 PM, Orion Poplawski <orion(a)cora.nwra.com&gt; wrote:

>  On 07/23/2014 06:28 PM, Dan White wrote:
>         > I am using Red Hat Enterprise Linux, not CentOS.
>         > I got nothing back from "yum provides */virt-unstall" run on the
> system.
>         >
>
>  [root@vmrhel6 ~]# yum provides virt-install
>  Loaded plugins: downloadonly, product-id, security, subscription-manager
>  This system is receiving updates from Red Hat Subscription Management.
>
>  python-virtinst-0.500.5-3.el6.noarch : Python modules and utilities for
>  installing virtual
>  : machines
>  Repo : rhel-6-server-rpms
>  Matched from:
>  Other : virt-install
>
>
>
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[Orion Poplawski]

On 07/24/2014 11:59 AM, Dan White wrote:
>  This is for RHEL 5, not RHEL 6 

Ah, right.  Does that have python-simplejson?

(I suppose I need a rhel5 vm for testing...)


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[Orion Poplawski]

On 07/24/2014 11:59 AM, Dan White wrote:
>  This is for RHEL 5, not RHEL 6 
Looks like it's in "rhel-5-server-vt-rpms".  Can you do:

subscription-manager repos --enable=rhel-5-server-vt-rpms

?

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[Dan White]

rhel-x86_64-server-5 has python-simplejson-2.0.9-8.el5.x86_64.rpm

“Sometimes I think the surest sign that intelligent life exists elsewhere in the universe
is that none of it has tried to contact us.”  (Bill Waterson: Calvin & Hobbes)


On Jul 24, 2014, at 04:07 PM, Orion Poplawski <orion(a)cora.nwra.com&gt; wrote:

>  On 07/24/2014 11:59 AM, Dan White wrote:
>         > This is for RHEL 5, not RHEL 6
>
>
>  Ah, right. Does that have python-simplejson?
>
>  (I suppose I need a rhel5 vm for testing...)
>
>
>  -- 
>  Orion Poplawski
>  Technical Manager 303-415-9701 x222
>  NWRA, Boulder/CoRA Office FAX: [phone]
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[Dan White]

RHEL Virtualization (v. 5 for 64-bit x86_64)
Label: rhel-x86_64-server-vt-5
python-virtinst-0.400.3-9.el5_5.1.noarch.rpm
In the file list:
/usr/bin/virt-install   2010-08-31 15:56:57     34,482 bytes

Probably a side effect of the re-arranging of the channels Red Hat did a short while
back.
I have been getting along without it since I originally posted.  I would have to
"sell" the features it enables to my current, very paranoid customer.


“Sometimes I think the surest sign that intelligent life exists elsewhere in the universe
is that none of it has tried to contact us.”  (Bill Waterson: Calvin & Hobbes)


On Jul 24, 2014, at 04:59 PM, Orion Poplawski <orion(a)cora.nwra.com&gt; wrote:

>  On 07/24/2014 11:59 AM, Dan White wrote:
>         > This is for RHEL 5, not RHEL 6
>
>  Looks like it's in "rhel-5-server-vt-rpms". Can you do:
>
>  subscription-manager repos --enable=rhel-5-server-vt-rpms
>
>  ?
>
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>  Technical Manager 303-415-9701 x222
>  NWRA, Boulder/CoRA Office FAX: [phone]
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