Monthly Archives: May 2017

Make an external folder available into a chroot environment

 in GNU/Linux  tagged chroot / mount by

Recently, we were playing with a chrooted environment using mock.

We wanted  to give access to the chrooted environment to a folder that was part of the host machine but not part of its virtual environment.

To do so, we mounted the host machine folder on a new folder inside the chrooted area by executing the following on the host machine


#/var/lib/mock/fedora-25-x86_64/root/ is the root of the chrooted environment
mkdir /var/lib/mock/fedora-25-x86_64/root/cool_stuff/;
#/home/george/KickStart/cool_stuff/ is the folder which we want the chrooted environment to have access to
sudo mount --bind /home/george/KickStart/cool_stuff/ /var/lib/mock/fedora-25-x86_64/root/cool_stuff/;

Fedora 25: Workaround to install system-config-kickstart 1

 in GNU/Linux  tagged fedora / fedora 25 / python-kickstart / system-config-date / system-config-kickstart by

Recently, we tried to install system-config-kickstart on a Fedora 25 x86_64 Workstation but it failed because dnf could not find an installation candidate for system-config-date.

The hack-ish solution

After reviewing the packages that were available at the time in https://kojipkgs.fedoraproject.org/packages/system-config-date/ we found the latest rpm version and we had dnf install that manually.
sudo dnf install https://kojipkgs.fedoraproject.org/packages/system-config-date/1.10.9/3.fc25/noarch/system-config-date-1.10.9-3.fc25.noarch.rpm python-kickstart system-config-kickstart;
The installation went smoothly and we were able to use system-config-kickstart.

Output of successful installation

sudo dnf install https://kojipkgs.fedoraproject.org/packages/system-config-date/1.10.9/3.fc25/noarch/system-config-date-1.10.9-3.fc25.noarch.rpm python-kickstart system-config-kickstart
Last metadata expiration check: 2:57:07 ago on Sun May 14 08:43:53 2017.
Package python-kickstart-2.32-1.fc25.noarch is already installed, skipping.
Dependencies resolved.
===========================================================================================
 Package                          Arch        Version              Repository         Size
===========================================================================================
Installing:
 gnome-python2                    x86_64      2.28.1-18.fc25       fedora             51 k
 gnome-python2-canvas             x86_64      2.28.1-18.fc25       fedora             38 k
 libart_lgpl                      x86_64      2.3.21-15.fc25       fedora             71 k
 libglade2                        x86_64      2.6.4-14.fc24        fedora             67 k
 libgnomecanvas                   x86_64      2.30.3-11.fc24       fedora            230 k
 libselinux-python                x86_64      2.5-13.fc25          updates           239 k
 newt-python                      x86_64      0.52.19-2.fc25       fedora             60 k
 pygtk2-libglade                  x86_64      2.24.0-15.fc25       fedora             30 k
 pykickstart                      noarch      2.32-1.fc25          fedora             56 k
 python-slip                      noarch      0.6.4-4.fc25         fedora             37 k
 system-config-date               noarch      1.10.9-3.fc25        @commandline      602 k
 system-config-keyboard           noarch      1.4.0-10.fc25        fedora             38 k
 system-config-keyboard-base      noarch      1.4.0-10.fc25        fedora            108 k
 system-config-kickstart          noarch      2.9.3-3.fc24         fedora            361 k
 system-config-language           noarch      3.4.0-1.fc25         fedora            128 k

Transaction Summary
===========================================================================================
Install  15 Packages

Total size: 2.1 M
Total download size: 1.5 M
Installed size: 7.0 M
Is this ok [y/N]: y
Downloading Packages:
(1/14): gnome-python2-canvas-2.28.1-18.fc25.x86_64.rpm     370 kB/s |  38 kB     00:00    
(2/14): pygtk2-libglade-2.24.0-15.fc25.x86_64.rpm          797 kB/s |  30 kB     00:00    
(3/14): newt-python-0.52.19-2.fc25.x86_64.rpm              371 kB/s |  60 kB     00:00    
(4/14): python-slip-0.6.4-4.fc25.noarch.rpm                595 kB/s |  37 kB     00:00    
(5/14): system-config-keyboard-1.4.0-10.fc25.noarch.rpm    867 kB/s |  38 kB     00:00    
(6/14): pykickstart-2.32-1.fc25.noarch.rpm                 579 kB/s |  56 kB     00:00    
(7/14): gnome-python2-2.28.1-18.fc25.x86_64.rpm            586 kB/s |  51 kB     00:00    
(8/14): system-config-language-3.4.0-1.fc25.noarch.rpm     1.0 MB/s | 128 kB     00:00    
(9/14): libart_lgpl-2.3.21-15.fc25.x86_64.rpm              656 kB/s |  71 kB     00:00    
(10/14): system-config-kickstart-2.9.3-3.fc24.noarch.rpm   701 kB/s | 361 kB     00:00    
(11/14): libglade2-2.6.4-14.fc24.x86_64.rpm                581 kB/s |  67 kB     00:00    
(12/14): libgnomecanvas-2.30.3-11.fc24.x86_64.rpm          964 kB/s | 230 kB     00:00    
(13/14): system-config-keyboard-base-1.4.0-10.fc25.noarch. 826 kB/s | 108 kB     00:00    
(14/14): libselinux-python-2.5-13.fc25.x86_64.rpm          1.4 MB/s | 239 kB     00:00    
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Total                                                      597 kB/s | 1.5 MB     00:02     
Running transaction check
Transaction check succeeded.
Running transaction test
Transaction test succeeded.
Running transaction
  Installing  : libglade2-2.6.4-14.fc24.x86_64                                        1/15 
  Installing  : pygtk2-libglade-2.24.0-15.fc25.x86_64                                 2/15 
  Installing  : libart_lgpl-2.3.21-15.fc25.x86_64                                     3/15 
  Installing  : newt-python-0.52.19-2.fc25.x86_64                                     4/15 
  Installing  : libgnomecanvas-2.30.3-11.fc24.x86_64                                  5/15 
  Installing  : libselinux-python-2.5-13.fc25.x86_64                                  6/15 
  Installing  : python-slip-0.6.4-4.fc25.noarch                                       7/15 
  Installing  : system-config-keyboard-base-1.4.0-10.fc25.noarch                      8/15 
  Installing  : system-config-keyboard-1.4.0-10.fc25.noarch                           9/15 
  Installing  : gnome-python2-2.28.1-18.fc25.x86_64                                  10/15 
  Installing  : gnome-python2-canvas-2.28.1-18.fc25.x86_64                           11/15 
  Installing  : system-config-date-1.10.9-3.fc25.noarch                              12/15 
  Installing  : system-config-language-3.4.0-1.fc25.noarch                           13/15 
  Installing  : pykickstart-2.32-1.fc25.noarch                                       14/15 
  Installing  : system-config-kickstart-2.9.3-3.fc24.noarch                          15/15 
  Verifying   : system-config-date-1.10.9-3.fc25.noarch                               1/15 
  Verifying   : system-config-kickstart-2.9.3-3.fc24.noarch                           2/15 
  Verifying   : gnome-python2-canvas-2.28.1-18.fc25.x86_64                            3/15 
  Verifying   : newt-python-0.52.19-2.fc25.x86_64                                     4/15 
  Verifying   : pygtk2-libglade-2.24.0-15.fc25.x86_64                                 5/15 
  Verifying   : python-slip-0.6.4-4.fc25.noarch                                       6/15 
  Verifying   : pykickstart-2.32-1.fc25.noarch                                        7/15 
  Verifying   : system-config-keyboard-1.4.0-10.fc25.noarch                           8/15 
  Verifying   : system-config-language-3.4.0-1.fc25.noarch                            9/15 
  Verifying   : gnome-python2-2.28.1-18.fc25.x86_64                                  10/15 
  Verifying   : libart_lgpl-2.3.21-15.fc25.x86_64                                    11/15 
  Verifying   : libgnomecanvas-2.30.3-11.fc24.x86_64                                 12/15 
  Verifying   : libglade2-2.6.4-14.fc24.x86_64                                       13/15 
  Verifying   : system-config-keyboard-base-1.4.0-10.fc25.noarch                     14/15 
  Verifying   : libselinux-python-2.5-13.fc25.x86_64                                 15/15 

Installed:
  gnome-python2.x86_64 2.28.1-18.fc25                                                      
  gnome-python2-canvas.x86_64 2.28.1-18.fc25                                               
  libart_lgpl.x86_64 2.3.21-15.fc25                                                        
  libglade2.x86_64 2.6.4-14.fc24                                                           
  libgnomecanvas.x86_64 2.30.3-11.fc24                                                     
  libselinux-python.x86_64 2.5-13.fc25                                                     
  newt-python.x86_64 0.52.19-2.fc25                                                        
  pygtk2-libglade.x86_64 2.24.0-15.fc25                                                    
  pykickstart.noarch 2.32-1.fc25                                                           
  python-slip.noarch 0.6.4-4.fc25                                                          
  system-config-date.noarch 1.10.9-3.fc25                                                  
  system-config-keyboard.noarch 1.4.0-10.fc25                                              
  system-config-keyboard-base.noarch 1.4.0-10.fc25                                         
  system-config-kickstart.noarch 2.9.3-3.fc24                                              
  system-config-language.noarch 3.4.0-1.fc25                                               

Complete!

Output of failed installation attempts

sudo dnf install system-config-kickstart;
 Last metadata expiration check: 2:55:26 ago on Sun May 14 08:43:53 2017.
 Error: nothing provides system-config-date needed by system-config-kickstart-2.9.3-3.fc24.noarch
 (try to add '--allowerasing' to command line to replace conflicting packages)
sudo dnf install system-config-kickstart --allowerasing;
 Last metadata expiration check: 1:44:34 ago on Sun May 14 08:43:53 2017.
 Error: nothing provides system-config-date needed by system-config-kickstart-2.9.3-3.fc24.noarch
sudo dnf install system-config-date;
 Last metadata expiration check: 2:22:31 ago on Sun May 14 08:43:53 2017.
 No package system-config-date available.
 Error: Unable to find a match.

Cyprus Computer Society – Logos

 in Cyprus Computer Society  tagged CCS / Computer / cyprus / cyprus computer society / high quality / hq / Logos / Society by

The Cyprus Computer Society (CCS) is a professional and independent not-for-profit organization, seeking to improve and promote high standards amongst informatics professionals, in recognition of the impact that informatics has on employment, business, society as well as on the quality of life of the citizen.

Through the advancement of IT Science and good practice our organization promotes wider social and economic progress, bringing together industry, academics, practitioners and government to share knowledge, promote new thinking, inform the design of new curricula, shape public policy and inform the public.

As the Body of Computer Science and IT Professionals, the CCS is engaged in a range of activities, expresses its views on behalf of its members to the National Authorities on IT strategic issues and engages in European and other projects by developing multistakeholder co-operations with the academic community, government, public, private and non-governmental organizations.

The CCS was founded in 1984 and today with the high quality level of the services it offers to its (more than 1200) members, the IT community and the society, the CCS has become the trust-worthy reference point of IT in Cyprus.

Cyprus Computer Society Logo (CCS.org.cy) in Black and White George Michael bytefreaks.net

Cyprus Computer Society Logo (CCS.org.cy) in Color George Michael bytefreaks.net