transitioning packages to EPEL version

[Sharuzzaman Ahmat Raslan]

Hi all,

I have previously installed backuppc 3.1.0 from centos 5 testing. The
package is now not maintaned by centos anymore.

EPEL have BackupPC version 3.3.0, but yum check-update did not suggest that
this package is a replacement for the backuppc package by centos

How do I transition the backuppc centos to BackupPC EPEL?

I'm not planning to perform re-installation, as this machine have a lot of
configuration done to arrive at its condition now.

Any idea?

Thanks



[root@backup yum.repos.d]# yum info backuppc
Loaded plugins: downloadonly
Installed Packages
Name       : backuppc
Arch       : i386
Version    : 3.1.0
Release    : 1.el5.centos
Size       : 2.5 M
Repo       : installed
Summary    : BackupPC is a high-performance, enterprise-grade system for
backing up Unix, Linux
License    : GPL
Description: BackupPC is a high-performance, enterprise-grade system
           : for backing up Linux, Win32, and laptops to a server's disk.
           : Features include clever pooling of identical files, no
client-side
           : software, and a powerful Apache/CGI user interface.

Available Packages
Name       : BackupPC
Arch       : i386
Version    : 3.3.0
Release    : 2.el5
Size       : 666 k
Repo       : epel
Summary    : High-performance backup system
URL        : http://backuppc.sourceforge.net/
License    : GPLv2+
Description: BackupPC is a high-performance, enterprise-grade system for
backing up Linux
           : and WinXX and Mac OS X PCs and laptops to a server's disk.
BackupPC is highly
           : configurable and easy to install and maintain.






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Sharuzzaman Ahmat Raslan
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[Dominik 'Rathann' Mierzejewski]

Hello,

On Thursday, 16 October 2014 at 11:40, Sharuzzaman Ahmat Raslan wrote:
>  I have previously installed backuppc 3.1.0 from centos 5 testing.
> The
>  package is now not maintaned by centos anymore.
>  
>  EPEL have BackupPC version 3.3.0, but yum check-update did not suggest that
>  this package is a replacement for the backuppc package by centos 
It isn't. At least not according to package name (hint: package names
are case-sensitive). The requisite Obsoletes: tag is most probably missing
as well in the EPEL package.

>  How do I transition the backuppc centos to BackupPC EPEL? 
You have to either fix the EPEL package .spec file yourself and rebuild
or file a bug against the package.

Regards,
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[Manuel Wolfshant]

On 10/16/2014 02:32 PM, Dominik 'Rathann' Mierzejewski wrote:
>  Hello,
>
>  On Thursday, 16 October 2014 at 11:40, Sharuzzaman Ahmat Raslan wrote:
> > I have previously installed backuppc 3.1.0 from centos 5 testing. The
> > package is now not maintaned by centos anymore.
> >
> > EPEL have BackupPC version 3.3.0, but yum check-update did not suggest that
> > this package is a replacement for the backuppc package by centos
>  It isn't. At least not according to package name (hint: package names
>  are case-sensitive). The requisite Obsoletes: tag is most probably missing
>  as well in the EPEL package.
>
> > How do I transition the backuppc centos to BackupPC EPEL?
>  You have to either fix the EPEL package .spec file yourself and rebuild
>  or file a bug against the package. 
Or backup configs, erase old package, install
new package, restore configs.

     Manuel