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Please read over my upgrade notes
by ToddAndMargo 30 Oct '19

30 Oct '19

Hi All, This is my upgrade notes for upgrading from FC29 to FC30. Has anything changed I need to update my notes? Well, except for "--releasever=31". FC 29 -->> FC 30: # rpm --rebuilddb # rpm -Va --nofiles --nodigest if anything is too new, do a # dnf downgrade offender(s) # dnf --enablerepo=* update --refresh # dnf install python3-dnf-plugin-system-upgrade # dnf system-upgrade download --refresh --releasever=30 --allowerasing --best # dnf clean packages <-- optional # dnf system-upgrade reboot Many thanks, -T -- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Computers are like air conditioners. They malfunction when you open windows ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

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WiFi now disabled by radio killswitch
by Paolo Galtieri 28 Oct '19

28 Oct '19

Folks, several months ago I was getting the following error: WiFi now disabled by radio killswitch forcing a reboot to get my wifi back. Then the problem went away, but now it's back. Every time I close the lid of my laptop and then reopen it several minutes later the wifi is dead and requires a reboot to fix. The problem has happened while running. This is really annoying. Is this a hardware issue or software? Any idea what I can do to get around this issue? I'm running f29.

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How to protect 2 kernels from upgrades?
by Tony Nelson 27 Oct '19

27 Oct '19

When DNF upgrades the kernel packages, it removes kernels so that there are not more than installonly_limit installed. It won't remove the running kernel. How do I protect more than the running kernel from DNF during a kernel upgrade? I have two that I would like to keep. Neither excludepkgs nor protected_packages have any effect on DNF's autoremove, though they do prevent normal operations.

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Re: Removing old kernels attempts to remove more than kernels...
by George R Goffe 25 Oct '19

25 Oct '19

Stan, Thank you for your response... it's DEFINITELY appreciated. A little misunderstanding here though. I could have been more explicit in the description of my problem. I have seen this situation before (and written bug reports on it). This situation looks like a packaging(?) problem. I once tried this kind of thing and dnf came back with > 800 (maybe 1400) packages to remove... including rpm and dnf et. al.... NOT GOOD. It's good that dnf asks if it's ok to proceed. Whew. Bullet dodged. So... I'm not trying to back out to fc31... all my kernels are f32. You DO bring out an interesting possibility though. If the newer f32 kernels depend on different "things" than the older f32 kernel I want to keep... there would be a big problem. Sigh. I haven't seen anything like that though. Yay! The "real" situation is that I have frozen this system's kernel at an older version because of problems with the newer kernels going crazy... reporting apparent stalling on cpus (excessive disablement maybe). I thought I had a broken cpu but went back to the oldest kernel and the messages went away. I haven't written a bug on this mainly because I haven't had much luck with reporting kernel bugs. This current effort was the beginning of an effort to get the most current kernel and see if the problem persists... and then report the bug... if that's what it is. Just talking with you has given me an idea though. I could change the # of kernels to retain, install the latest kernel, test for messages, write a bug if the problem still appears... AND I'd still have my latest kernel. I'll give that a try. So... THANKS for your help It was GOOD "talking" with you, George... On Thursday, October 24, 2019, 12:24:20 PM PDT, stan <xrnu(a)q.com> wrote: On Thu, 24 Oct 2019 18:12:22 +0000 (UTC) George R Goffe via users <users(a)lists.fedoraproject.org> wrote: > Hi, > > I am attempting to remove old kernels from my system but "dnf erase > <kernel-package>" wants to remove much more than just that kernel > package. I wrote a bug at bugzilla.redhat.com but have gotten > nowhere. This is the bug URL: 1761024 – removing old kernels wants to > remove more than kernel packages This is really a question for the test list, since you are using rawhide. That alone makes diagnosing the problem difficult, since there can be incompatibilities because of new version and process introduction in rawhide. The rule for running rawhide is, 'if it breaks, you get to keep the pieces', though it is rare that developers don't fix things to avoid that drastic an outcome. And they do need people like you running it and reporting problems so they can be fixed before rawhide becomes a release candidate. That said, early in the rawhide cycle, like now, when F31 hasn't even been released, things can be a little chaotic. > > 1761024 – removing old kernels wants to remove more than kernel > packages > > > > I want to keep the oldest kernel and remove the "newer" kernels. At a guess, I think this is the source of your problem. You are trying to remove f32 kernels, and return to an f31 kernel. There is probably some link between packages compiled under the new regime (newer gcc?, newer glibc?) than in f31, so it has to remove all those packages in order to be compatible. You could try letting the removals complete, keeping track of the packages removed, and then installing them after f32 is purged, from the f31 repositories. Alternatively, you could force a return to f31 by manually installing the fedora-release\* and fedora-repo packages for f31 and running a dnf distrosync to remove / replace anything newer than f31.

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Removing old kernels attempts to remove more than kernels...
by George R Goffe 24 Oct '19

24 Oct '19

Hi, I am attempting to remove old kernels from my system but "dnf erase <kernel-package>" wants to remove much more than just that kernel package. I wrote a bug at bugzilla.redhat.com but have gotten nowhere. This is the bug URL: 1761024 – removing old kernels wants to remove more than kernel packages 1761024 – removing old kernels wants to remove more than kernel packages I want to keep the oldest kernel and remove the "newer" kernels. I don't want to just use "rpm --nodeps -e". That has gotten me into trouble in the past. I think that confuses dnf and then things just go downhill from there. rpm -Va --nofiles --nodigest starts producing error messages about dependencies missing. Here's a partial list of packages that dnf wants to remove: Removing dependent packages: ImageMagick-c++-devel x86_64 1:6.9.10.67-1.fc32 @rawhide 401 k ImageMagick-devel x86_64 1:6.9.10.67-1.fc32 @rawhide 499 k OpenEXR-devel x86_64 2.3.0-4.fc31 @rawhide 563 k alien noarch 8.95-11.fc31 @rawhide 218 k annobin x86_64 8.81-1.fc32 @rawhide 189 k arts-devel x86_64 8:1.5.10-44.fc31 @rawhide 1.5 M clang x86_64 9.0.0-1.fc32 @rawhide 1.6 M debhelper noarch 12.6.1-1.fc32 @rawhide 1.3 M dh-autoreconf noarch 19-6.fc31 @rawhide 19 k Any/all help/hints/tips/suggestions will be appreciated. Thanks, George...

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Random module?
by John M. Harris Jr 23 Oct '19

23 Oct '19

I installed `fish` with `dnf install fish`, but somehow I ended up getting a module? Anyone know what's going on there? -- John M. Harris, Jr. Splentity

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Laser printers that work out of the box
by Sam Varshavchik 23 Oct '19

23 Oct '19

My printer's is on its last legs. I'm having some trouble finding a printer that's currently widely available on sale (US) and which appears as "works perfectly" on http://www.openprinting.org/printers/ I did find some Lexmark model, but when I check up on the replacement toner cartridges, they're priced in the $200 range (!). Apparently Lexmark uses a lockout chip on their toner cartridges, so you can use only OEM replacement toners. Has anyone gotten a laser printer recently, which worked out of the box without any fiddling, or downloading any blobs?

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ansbile-freeipa client install
by Andrew Meyer 23 Oct '19

23 Oct '19

Hello I have setup ansible to use install freeipa client on my CentOS 7/8 machines. I am able to get the packages installed however when it goes through the configuration I am getting the following: TASK [ipaclient : Install - Ensure that IPA client packages are installed] ****************************************************************************************************************************************************************** ok: [10.150.10.15] TASK [ipaclient : Install - Set ipaclient_servers] ****************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************** skipping: [10.150.10.15] TASK [ipaclient : Install - Set ipaclient_servers from cluster inventory] ******************************************************************************************************************************************************************* skipping: [10.150.10.15] TASK [ipaclient : Install - Check that either principal or keytab is set] ******************************************************************************************************************************************************************* skipping: [10.150.10.15] TASK [ipaclient : Install - Set default principal if no keytab is given] ******************************************************************************************************************************************************************** ok: [10.150.10.15] TASK [ipaclient : Install - IPA client test] ************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************ ok: [10.150.10.15] TASK [ipaclient : Install - Cleanup leftover ccache] **************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************** ok: [10.150.10.15] TASK [ipaclient : Install - Configure NTP] ************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************** changed: [10.150.10.15] TASK [ipaclient : Install - Disable One-Time Password for on_master] ************************************************************************************************************************************************************************ skipping: [10.150.10.15] TASK [ipaclient : Install - Test if IPA client has working krb5.keytab] ********************************************************************************************************************************************************************* ok: [10.150.10.15] TASK [ipaclient : Install - Disable One-Time Password for client with working krb5.keytab] ************************************************************************************************************************************************** skipping: [10.150.10.15] TASK [ipaclient : Install - Keytab or password is required for otp] ************************************************************************************************************************************************************************* skipping: [10.150.10.15] TASK [ipaclient : Install - Get One-Time Password for client enrollment] ******************************************************************************************************************************************************************** skipping: [10.150.10.15] TASK [ipaclient : Install - Report error for OTP generation] ******************************************************************************************************************************************************************************** skipping: [10.150.10.15] TASK [ipaclient : Install - Store the previously obtained OTP] ****************************************************************************************************************************************************************************** skipping: [10.150.10.15] TASK [ipaclient : Install - Check if principal and keytab are set] ************************************************************************************************************************************************************************** skipping: [10.150.10.15] TASK [ipaclient : Install - Check if one of password or keytabs are set] ******************************************************************************************************************************************************************** fatal: [10.150.10.15]: FAILED! => {"changed": false, "msg": "At least one of password or keytabs must be specified"} TASK [ipaclient : Install - Restore original admin password if overwritten by OTP] ********************************************************************************************************************************************************** skipping: [10.150.10.15] TASK [ipaclient : Cleanup leftover ccache] ************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************** ok: [10.150.10.15] PLAY RECAP ********************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************** 10.150.10.15 : ok=10 changed=1 unreachable=0 failed=1 skipped=11 rescued=0 ignored=0 I am not sure that I am using the correct variables in ansible-vault for the keytabs: ipaadmin_password1: password1234 ipadm_password1: password1234 ipaserver_realm1: TEST.EXAMPLE ipaserver_domain1: test.example ipaclient_principal1: admin ipaclient_password1: password1234 Should the variable be 'ipaadmin_principal1:' ? Also should this be the password? And I want to skip installing the ntp client would this be the correct way to do it? ansible-playbook --ask-vault-pass --extra-vars 'ansible/passwd.yml' ansible-freeipa/playbooks/install-client.yml --limit=10.150.10.15 --user=user123 -e "ipaclient_no_ntp=no"

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Unable to install molecule
by Sudheer Satyanaraana 23 Oct '19

23 Oct '19

Hello, I am unable to install the package molecule: $ sudo dnf install python3-molecule Last metadata expiration check: 0:01:47 ago on Wednesday 23 October 2019 01:11:04 PM IST. Error: Problem: conflicting requests - nothing provides python3.7dist(colorama) = 0.3.9 needed by python3-molecule-2.19-2.fc30.noarch - nothing provides python3.7dist(ansible-lint) = 3.4.23 needed by python3-molecule-2.19-2.fc30.noarch - nothing provides python3.7dist(click) = 6.7 needed by python3-molecule-2.19-2.fc30.noarch - nothing provides python3.7dist(click-completion) = 0.3.1 needed by python3-molecule-2.19-2.fc30.noarch - nothing provides python3.7dist(flake8) = 3.5.0 needed by python3-molecule-2.19-2.fc30.noarch - nothing provides python3.7dist(pbr) = 4.1.0 needed by python3-molecule-2.19-2.fc30.noarch - nothing provides python3.7dist(psutil) = 5.4.6 needed by python3-molecule-2.19-2.fc30.noarch - nothing provides python3.7dist(python-gilt) = 1.2.1 needed by python3-molecule-2.19-2.fc30.noarch - nothing provides python3.7dist(pyyaml) = 3.13 needed by python3-molecule-2.19-2.fc30.noarch - nothing provides python3.7dist(six) = 1.11.0 needed by python3-molecule-2.19-2.fc30.noarch - nothing provides python3.7dist(tabulate) = 0.8.2 needed by python3-molecule-2.19-2.fc30.noarch - nothing provides python3.7dist(testinfra) = 1.16.0 needed by python3-molecule-2.19-2.fc30.noarch - nothing provides python3.7dist(tree-format) = 0.1.2 needed by python3-molecule-2.19-2.fc30.noarch - nothing provides python3.7dist(yamllint) = 1.11.1 needed by python3-molecule-2.19-2.fc30.noarch (try to add '--skip-broken' to skip uninstallable packages) $ cat /etc/fedora-release Fedora release 30 (Thirty) What could be wrong? - Sudheer S

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F30: latest kernel no external monitor
by Gianluca Cecchi 22 Oct '19

22 Oct '19

Hello, executed "dnf update" after about 15 days of inactivity. Updates has brought in kernel 5.2.8-200.fc30.x86_64 But after reboot the system is not able to detect (in the sense of no monitor connection at all seen) when connecting a 24" Dell monitor using an usb-c to hdmi adapter on my laptop and then connecting an HDMI-to-dvi cable to the monitor, that I normally used before. Tried to reboot two times without effect. As soon as I restart with previous kernel 5.1.20-300.fc30.x86_64, external monitor detection and usage is ok again. This is in default Gnome environment and Wayland. Eg in gnome terminal I have: $ loginctl show-session 2 -p Type Type=wayland and $ echo $WAYLAND_DISPLAY wayland-0 Anyone else with similar problems? If you point me on how to get related log lines in journal in both working and not working configurations, I can get more info. Seen on several threads that with Xwayland and gnome-shell not so easy to see startup log files... Thanks in advance, Gianluca

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