[sle-beta] Beta7 Offline Update - How it's Done.. Run on VMware
Jiri Srain
jsrain at suse.cz
Mon Feb 19 04:34:47 MST 2018
Hello Dick,
On 19.2.2018 10:28, Waite, Dick (External) wrote:
> Many Thanks as always Jiri,
>
> In the PDF it says on page 26 ...
> "Web and Scripting Module"
> Dependencies: Basesystem...
>
> "Server Applications Module"
> Dependencies: Basesystem...
>
> but for example:
> "Public Cloud Module"
> Dependencies: Basesystem, Server Applications...
>
> So from your good words, the "Web and Scripting Module" should also have
> Dependencies: Basesystem, Server Applications...
Yes, according to the dependency error you posted, it should.
> Maybe people with knowledgeable eyes could take a look at pages 8 and 9 also 25 and 26 and correct the "dependencies" and maybe post them to the forum.
>
> What would be very friendly and professional Jiri would be whan fir example "Web and Scripting" is ticked by the user, all dependencies are also ticked. That I think could save many people getting a bad hair day.
And this is what happens if you select the modules from SCC on-line (or
via a local proxy). OTOH: The Packages DVD is just a bunch of
repositories and the dependencies between them are hidden inside, not
visible until you selected the respective repositories.
Jiri
> Again many thanks for prompt update.
>
> __R
>
>
> ________________________________________
> From: sle-beta-bounces at lists.suse.com [sle-beta-bounces at lists.suse.com] on behalf of Jiri Srain [jsrain at suse.cz]
> Sent: 19 February 2018 09:08
> To: sle-beta at lists.suse.com
> Subject: Re: [sle-beta] Beta7 Offline Update - How it's Done.. Run on VMware
>
> Hello Dick,
>
> (sorry for top-posting)
>
> from the screenshots you attached it shows that you did not select the
> Server Applications module, which is exactly what the dependency errors
> you mention below says.
>
> The Web & Scripting module requires the Server Applications module to be
> installed.
>
> Jiri
>
> On 18.2.2018 16:05, Waite, Dick (External) wrote:
>> Grand Lazy Sunday,
>>
>> The PDF file SUSE put out with Beta7 is grand, Pub-Date 2018-02-08..
>>
>> Page 21 section 1.2 Installing without Registration... Maybe should also
>> have, Update install without Registration is similar to a New Install
>> but not quite as these next pages.
>>
>> I'm sure there are still out there some lost souls who run a new
>> install, well the next few lines are not for them ;o) This is for the
>> vast majority of Linux users who already have a grand running system
>> .... ;o) ;o) ;o)
>>
>> Page 23 secion 1.2.2 Shows a screenshot of what a new install will see,
>> it's what to press to skip the registration and allow you to run
>> off-line. But the good Update crowd do not see this picture, and maybe
>> as myself think I have walked off the green brick road... No your still
>> on the path to happiness, but you get a different screen shot which is
>> not shown in the PDF. So keep going and you will rejoin the PDF again.
>>
>> As shown you have to tick some boxes. Most describe themselves and there
>> are very good words on what they all do.
>> I had issues with that well know bad boy on the block, "Web Scripting",
>> I don't seem to be able to get that clean, as seen in the attached
>> screen shots.
>> But one is rewarded at the end with a sort of grand running Beta7. I'm
>> sure I should have ticked another box, but I didn't see one I liked.
>>
>> rjw02-15-0-0:~ # zypper ve
>> Loading repository data...
>> Reading installed packages...
>> 6 Problems:
>> Problem: nothing provides product(sle-module-server-applications) >= 15
>> needed by product:sle-module-web-scripting-15-0.x86_64
>> Problem: nothing provides python2-pyparsing >= 2.2.0 needed by
>> python2-packaging-16.8-1.10.noarch
>> Problem: nothing provides product(sle-module-server-applications) >= 15
>> needed by product:sle-module-web-scripting-15-0.x86_64
>> Problem: nothing provides python2-pyparsing >= 2.2.0 needed by
>> python2-packaging-16.8-1.10.noarch
>> Problem: nothing provides python2-pyparsing >= 2.2.0 needed by
>> python2-packaging-16.8-1.10.noarch
>> Problem: nothing provides python2-pyparsing >= 2.2.0 needed by
>> python2-packaging-16.8-1.10.noarch
>>
>> Problem: nothing provides product(sle-module-server-applications) >= 15
>> needed by product:sle-module-web-scripting-15-0.x86_64
>> Solution 1: deinstallation of product:sle-module-web-scripting-15-0.x86_64
>> Solution 2: break sle-module-web-scripting-release-15-67.1.x86_64 by
>> ignoring some of its dependencies
>>
>> Choose from above solutions by number or skip, retry or cancel
>> [1/2/s/r/c] (c): c
>> rjw02-15-0-0:~ #
>>
>> This was run on VMware, so from my point of view one can use Beta7 for
>> Update on a VMware environment.
>>
>> One last point, to run an off-line Update one has to be "Off-Line". Some
>> times a SUSEConnect --cleanup will be enough, sometimes it's like
>> pulling rhinoceros teeth...
>> I have found, on SLES12 the following 80% of the time works to
>> de-Register a SLE client from a SMT server....
>> SUSEConnect --cleanup
>> 2018-02-18 08:25:24 rm -f /etc/SUSEConnect
>> 2018-02-18 08:25:53 rm -rf /etc/zypp/credentials.d/*
>> 2018-02-18 08:26:07 rm -rf /etc/zypp/repos.d/*
>> 2018-02-18 08:26:18 rm -rf /etc/zypp/services.d/*
>>
>> Sometimes I have had clients that just hang in there, I move on to
>> another machine I need to test Beta7 on and hope Beta-n will have some
>> more pulling power ;o)
>>
>> I hope the above helps help some of the Update's, the new Installers can
>> look forward to the day they do have a working tuned system, which just
>> needs an UPDATE to continue it's good work.
>>
>> I have not been able to get an on-line Update to run on Beta7, there is
>> an open bug report on this.
>>
>> Have a very good week.
>>
>> __R
>>
>>
>>
>> Software AG – Sitz/Registered office: Uhlandstraße 12, 64297 Darmstadt,
>> Germany – Registergericht/Commercial register: Darmstadt HRB 1562 -
>> Vorstand/Management Board: Karl-Heinz Streibich (Vorsitzender/Chairman),
>> Eric Duffaut, Dr. Wolfram Jost, Arnd Zinnhardt, Dr. Stefan Sigg; -
>> Aufsichtsratsvorsitzender/Chairman of the Supervisory Board: Dr. Andreas
>> Bereczky - *http://www.softwareag.com*
>>
>>
>>
>> _______________________________________________
>> sle-beta mailing list
>> sle-beta at lists.suse.com
>> http://lists.suse.com/mailman/listinfo/sle-beta
>>
>
> --
> Regards,
>
> Jiri Srain
> Project Manager
> ---------------------------------------------------------------------
> SUSE LINUX, s.r.o. e-mail: jsrain at suse.com
> Krizikova 148/34 tel: +420 284 084 659
> 186 00 Praha 8 fax: +420 284 084 001
> Czech Republic http://www.suse.com
> _______________________________________________
> sle-beta mailing list
> sle-beta at lists.suse.com
> http://lists.suse.com/mailman/listinfo/sle-beta
>
--
Regards,
Jiri Srain
Project Manager
---------------------------------------------------------------------
SUSE LINUX, s.r.o. e-mail: jsrain at suse.com
Krizikova 148/34 tel: +420 284 084 659
186 00 Praha 8 fax: +420 284 084 001
Czech Republic http://www.suse.com
More information about the sle-beta
mailing list