upgrading RH 9 system->Fedora with iso files and apt only
by Didier Casse
I have the yarrow's iso files on my HD in a RH9 system. Let's say I want
to upgrade selected packages using an "apt-get install" pointing to my
iso-mounted files, how do I do it?
i.e I mount the iso into some /mnt/yarrow1, /mnt/yarrow 2 etc..
Then what is the complete procedure to make my apt look into my own HD to
upgrade packages. Can anybody redirect me to the correct
resource or some literature hanging on the web? Thanks.
Assume also that I do not wish to burn CDs! I do not want to use
apt-cdrom. Thanks.
With kind regards,
Didier.
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1 year, 4 months
Moving xine-lib and dependent apps to RPM Fusion Free for F17?
by Kevin Kofler
Hi,
the current xine-lib maintainer speaking. :-)
The Xine project:
http://www.xine-project.org/home
has recently released a new major version, version 1.2.0.
Unfortunately, among the list of changes:
http://sourceforge.net/projects/xine/files/xine-lib/1.2.0/README.txt.asc/...
there are these new "features":
* Use libavutil-provided implementations for CRC, SHA1 and BASE64 algorithms,
this makes use of libavutil even outside the FFmpeg decoding plugin,
but avoid duplication of algorithms between different plugins.
* Use av_mallocz() when xine_xmalloc_aligned() wouldn't be needed.
* FFmpeg is now required as an external dependency; if you want to build
xine-lib from source, please download a copy of FFmpeg from their SVN
server.
which basically mean that xine-lib now has a global, non-optional dependency
on FFmpeg's libavutil library.
So there are 4 possible ways forward:
(a) Stick with 1.1.x forever. I don't think that's a good idea in the long
run, upstream won't be providing security fixes for the old branch forever.
(b) Package libavutil (and only libavutil) from FFmpeg in Fedora. (I don't
think libavutil, as opposed to libavcodec, is actually patent-encumbered,
though that'd also have to be checked.) The issue there is that FFmpeg
upstream obviously doesn't support this. It would need some more black
packaging magic of the kind already done in xine-lib, and more legal
auditing. I don't think I want to investigate going down that road.
(c) Bundle parts or all of libavutil with xine-lib. Yuck!!!
(d) Move the whole thing (back) to RPM Fusion (where it originally was, before
we started needing xine-lib for Amarok and Phonon, which both no longer
use it). It would go to the Free section, of course.
My proposal is to go with (d).
The following packages currently depend on xine-lib:
* gxine
* (k9copy – already in RPM Fusion, not affected)
* kaffeine (my package, the reason why I maintain xine-lib in the first place)
* oxine
* xine-plugin
* xine-ui
These packages would have to move to RPM Fusion along with xine-lib.
In Kaffeine's case, upstream is switching from xine-lib to MPlayer in their git
repository, so it will likely have to move to RPM Fusion sooner or later
anyway. This means the affected packages are basically *xine*.
So my plan is to retire (for my packages, resp. have the respective maintainer
retire) the listed packages in Fedora for Fedora ≥ 17 and get (or have the
respective maintainer get) them into RPM Fusion Free instead. (I'd take care
of xine-lib and kaffeine myself, I hope the maintainers of the other packages
will take care of them.)
Comments? Objections?
Kevin Kofler
9 years, 7 months
orphan most of my packages
by Andy Shevchenko
Hello,
I have no more time to support the following packages in the Fedora.
jack-audio-connection-kit -- The Jack Audio Connection Kit
klamav -- Clam Anti-Virus on the KDE Desktop
man-pages-uk -- Ukrainian man pages from the Linux Documentation Project
python-alsa -- Python binding for the ALSA library
qstat -- Real-time Game Server Status for FPS game servers
uniconvertor -- Universal vector graphics translator
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With Best Regards,
Andy Shevchenko
10 years, 8 months
[HEADS-UP] Rawhide: /tmp is now on tmpfs
by Lennart Poettering
Heya!
Please be aware that since the most recent systemd uploads /tmp is now
in tmpfs by default in Rawhide/F18.
For details please see this feature page:
https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Features/tmp-on-tmpfs
If you have an explicit /tmp entry in fstab things should continue to
work the same as before. If you don't then you will now get a tmpfs on
/tmp by default.
This will most likely lead to a problem or two with software that isn't
happy about /tmp being small. We have created a tracker bug to keep
track of this:
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=826015
If you have identified a bug that is triggered by /tmp being on tmpfs
now, please add it to this tracker bug!
For a bit of background on all of this and recommendations for
developers, please see:
http://0pointer.de/blog/projects/tmp.html
Thank you,
Lennart
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Lennart Poettering - Red Hat, Inc.
10 years, 8 months
PyXML package - deprecate it?
by Roman Rakus
Hi all,
looks like PyXML package is deprecated since python itself provides xml
mechanisms.
When you look deeper,
python's xml provides:
"dom", "parsers", "sax", "etree"
and PyXML provides:
'dom', 'marshal', 'parsers', 'sax', 'schema', 'utils', 'xpath', 'xslt'
So, PyXML duplicates dom, parsers and sax (and looks like python's is in
better shape). Is any package using marshall, schema or any other not in
python itself?
Deprecate PyXML or just remove duplicated parts?
RR
10 years, 10 months
Liberation 2.0 font development plan based on croscore fonts.
by pravin.d.s＠gmail.com
Hi All,
Most of you aware regarding liberation license problem we are facing from
long time. Looks like time came when we can get rid of it.
Google has recently released google-croscore fonts.
- These are from same vendor ascendar with OFL license and more glyph
coverage than existing liberation.
- Existing shape in liberation and same as croscore since from the
same vendor.
Plan:
- Use base of croscore fonts and apply enhancements available in
liberation and call new entity liberation 2.0
Advantage:
1. Liberation license issues will get resolved
2. Liberation user community will get enhanced fonts. i.e. more language
coverage.
Need help from legal for doing licensing stuff, dunno how we can crack
licensing of Liberation SansNarrow.
Regards,
Pravin Satpute
10 years, 11 months
Pidgin 2.10.4
by Heiko Adams
Hi there,
can anyone start building pidgin 2.10.4, which is a security update
since the package maintainer seems to be unresponsive?
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Grüße aus Coburg
Ulrike, Leon Jan und Heiko
10 years, 11 months
