Bug 893897 - fails to properly install Fedora 18 using express install
Summary: fails to properly install Fedora 18 using express install
Keywords:
Status: CLOSED CURRENTRELEASE
Alias: None
Product: Fedora
Classification: Fedora
Component: gnome-boxes
Version: 18
Hardware: Unspecified
OS: Unspecified
unspecified
unspecified
Target Milestone: ---
Assignee: Christophe Fergeau
QA Contact: Fedora Extras Quality Assurance
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Blocks:
TreeView+ depends on / blocked
 
Reported: 2013-01-10 07:22 UTC by Chris Murphy
Modified: 2013-01-30 00:41 UTC (History)
5 users (show)

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Doc Type: Bug Fix
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Last Closed: 2013-01-30 00:40:57 UTC
Type: Bug
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anaconda.packaging.log (297.25 KB, application/octet-stream)
2013-01-10 07:22 UTC, Chris Murphy
no flags Details

Description Chris Murphy 2013-01-10 07:22:19 UTC
Created attachment 676121 [details]
anaconda.packaging.log

Description of problem:
During expression install, anaconda complains about groups graphical-internet, sound-and-video, and base not being found and if I'd like to continue. Resulting installation lacks various utilities and internet applications.

Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):

Fedora-18-Final-RC4-x86_64-DVD.iso



How reproducible:
Always

Steps to Reproduce:
1. Launch Boxes
2. It finds the ISO in ~/Downloads automatically, click on that.
3. Express Install on, no password (defaults), click continue, click create.


  
Actual results:
Anaconda self-configures and launches, fairly soon complains about not being able to find certain groups and asks if the user wants to continue. Groups aren't installed, features missing, like tar, Firefox, etc.

Expected results:

Not to receive such errors, and for the proper groups to be installed.

Additional info:

https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Features/ReworkPackageGroups

http://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/Fedora/18/html/Release_Notes/sect-Release_Notes-Changes_for_Sysadmin.html

2.2.3. Changed package group names
For those doing kickstart installs, many package group names have changed in Fedora 18. In particular, the Base group has been renamed to Standard. In order to install this group, it must be explicitly specified in the kickstart file.

Comment 1 Zeeshan Ali 2013-01-10 14:26:24 UTC
(In reply to comment #0)
> Created attachment 676121 [details]
> anaconda.packaging.log
> 
> Description of problem:
> During expression install, anaconda complains about groups
> graphical-internet, sound-and-video, and base not being found and if I'd
> like to continue. Resulting installation lacks various utilities and
> internet applications.
> 
> Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):
> 
> Fedora-18-Final-RC4-x86_64-DVD.iso
> 
> 
> 
> How reproducible:
> Always
> 
> Steps to Reproduce:
> 1. Launch Boxes
> 2. It finds the ISO in ~/Downloads automatically, click on that.
> 3. Express Install on, no password (defaults), click continue, click create.
> 
> 
>   
> Actual results:
> Anaconda self-configures and launches, fairly soon complains about not being
> able to find certain groups and asks if the user wants to continue. Groups
> aren't installed, features missing, like tar, Firefox, etc.
> 
> Expected results:
> 
> Not to receive such errors, and for the proper groups to be installed.
> 
> Additional info:
> 
> https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Features/ReworkPackageGroups
> 
> http://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/Fedora/18/html/Release_Notes/sect-
> Release_Notes-Changes_for_Sysadmin.html
> 
> 2.2.3. Changed package group names
> For those doing kickstart installs, many package group names have changed in
> Fedora 18. In particular, the Base group has been renamed to Standard. In
> order to install this group, it must be explicitly specified in the
> kickstart file.

This has been fixed in Boxes 3.7 through libosinfo months ago and I thought I fixed this in 3.6 as well but seems I didn't. I'll look into this..

Comment 2 Zeeshan Ali 2013-01-10 18:28:18 UTC
(In reply to comment #0)
> Created attachment 676121 [details]
> anaconda.packaging.log
> 
> Description of problem:
> During expression install, anaconda complains about groups
> graphical-internet, sound-and-video, and base not being found and if I'd
> like to continue. Resulting installation lacks various utilities and
> internet applications.

While I fixed the base in git master and I'll make 3.6.3 release and package it early next week, I don't see why graphical-internet and sound-and-video are failing. They are not mentioned in release notes you pointed to and I've been able to do successull express installs against F18 beta ISO by just dropping @base from list.

Comment 3 Zeeshan Ali 2013-01-10 18:30:34 UTC
Could you please check for me if just dropping @base line from /usr/share/gnome-boxes/unattended/fedora.ks helps?

Comment 4 Chris Murphy 2013-01-10 18:43:13 UTC
It does not. I no longer get the message group 'base' does not exist; but I still get the message that groups 'graphical-internet' and 'sound-and-video' should be installed but do not exist. And I still end up with a system that lacks tools like tar; which is fixable post-install by running yum group install standard. I think the ks needs to explicitly ask for group standard if I'm not mistaken.

Comment 5 Zeeshan Ali 2013-01-10 19:28:18 UTC
(In reply to comment #4)
> It does not. I no longer get the message group 'base' does not exist; but I
> still get the message that groups 'graphical-internet' and 'sound-and-video'
> should be installed but do not exist.

Weird. Since dropping of these groups is not documented, I'd say this is more a bug in Fedora itself, especially since they were there in beta.

BTW, where did you get the ISO from, I only see the beta ISOs on website.

> And I still end up with a system that
> lacks tools like tar; which is fixable post-install by running yum group
> install standard. I think the ks needs to explicitly ask for group standard
> if I'm not mistaken.

standard should be a dep of other groups we are installing. If not, well I don't see how I can fix this without breaking support for Fedora 17 and 16.

Comment 6 Zeeshan Ali 2013-01-10 20:56:30 UTC
NM what I said in comment#5. I got the DVD from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/alt/stage/18-RC4/Fedora/x86_64/iso/ with which i can reproduce the issue. Also I think I have a simple solution.

Comment 7 Zeeshan Ali 2013-01-10 21:29:59 UTC
I have uploaded a fix on upstream bug: https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=689221 . Will push it after review and include it in the next 3.6 release (early next week).

Comment 8 Fedora Update System 2013-01-15 21:11:51 UTC
gnome-boxes-3.6.3-1.fc18 has been submitted as an update for Fedora 18.
https://admin.fedoraproject.org/updates/gnome-boxes-3.6.3-1.fc18

Comment 9 Fedora Update System 2013-01-18 20:24:20 UTC
Package gnome-boxes-3.6.3-1.fc18:
* should fix your issue,
* was pushed to the Fedora 18 testing repository,
* should be available at your local mirror within two days.
Update it with:
# su -c 'yum update --enablerepo=updates-testing gnome-boxes-3.6.3-1.fc18'
as soon as you are able to.
Please go to the following url:
https://admin.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-2013-0905/gnome-boxes-3.6.3-1.fc18
then log in and leave karma (feedback).

Comment 10 Fedora Update System 2013-01-30 00:41:00 UTC
gnome-boxes-3.6.3-1.fc18 has been pushed to the Fedora 18 stable repository.  If problems still persist, please make note of it in this bug report.


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