Update contribs
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Update contribs
Background
Due to dependencies, the installation of contribs requires very often the installation of rpms coming from 3rd party (non-SME) repositories.
Enabling 3rd party repositories during a general yum update can pull in packages that are incompatible with SME server such as newer versions of PHP, mysql, samba, etc.
Updating the installed contribs needs sometimes to update the dependencies or sometimes only the dependencies get updated.
In order to avoid serious problems of compatibility, it is very important that all the rpms get updated only from the repository they are installed from, instead of only taking the most recent release existing in all the repositories that are available.
Yum doesn't do this job in one command but small scripts must be used for this purpose.
yumcheck.sh
yumcheck.sh can be used to check for and optionally install updates to packages that were originally installed from a 3rd party repository.
yumcheck.sh is an attachment to bugzilla:10158
Install at the sme server shell using (updated 2017-12-14):
(If this curl command doesn't work you can open the bug using the link above, view the attachment, create a local file with the same content, and make the local file executable)
curl -s https://bugs.contribs.org/attachment.cgi?id=6016 |sed -e 's/\r//' >/usr/local/bin/yumcheck.sh chmod +x /usr/local/bin/yumcheck.sh
Usage:
- yumcheck.sh
- Check for updates for all packages installed from non-standard repos. Output only info for packages that need updates
- Indicate before exit if any packages were installed using yum localinstall
- Indicate before exit if the server requires signal-event post-upgrade; signal-event reboot
- yumcheck.sh update
- Run in verbose mode, do the updates, prompt the user after checking each repo if updates are pending
- yumcheck.sh update -q -y
- Show only those items to be updated, do the updates, and answer 'yes' to each suggested update.
- yumcheck.sh @/
- List all rpms that have been installed using yum localinstall
- yumcheck.sh @smecontribs @sogo @/
- Check for updates from "smecontribs", "sogo3", and any locally installed rpms
- Note that "@sogo" will be expanded to "sogo3" at runtime. Likewise, "@sme" would expand to "smecontribs"
Notes:
- Using the default settings will list updates from the enabled repositories multiple times (once for each disabled repo with installed packages)
- Since this command starts from the output of /sbin/e-smith/audittools/newrpms, it is possible to get errors. That is, if you configure a repository, install a package from it, then remove the configuration, this script will error.
- Arguments starting with "@" are stripped out and handled separately. If *all* arguments start with "@", the default "check-update -q" will be passed to yum.
Problems
smeupdates-testing
You might be directed in the forums or in bugzilla to install an update to a package from the smedev, smetest, or smeupdates-testing repository. Once the developer is confident that the update works and solves the problem, it gets "released" to smeupdates or smecontribs. In this case, yumcheck.sh will continue to look for updates only in original repo until you have installed the "released" version from the correct repository.
Assuming you have been directed to update "smeserver-php-scl" from the "smecontribs-testing" repository, you would "correct" the package once it is released by running:
yum --enablerepo=smecontribs reinstall smeserver-php-scl
Note: "yum reinstall" works only for identical package versions. If smecontribs has a newer version, you can get it using "yum --enablerepo=smecontribs update smeserver-php-scl"
Changed Dependencies
From time to time an rpm will acquire new dependencies. Since yumcheck.sh is restricting each repository to only the packages that already came from that repository, the update will fail.
To work around this problem, you will need to update the affected packages manually with the source repository enabled.
Be sure to check the output of your yum update command carefully before allowing the update to be installed - make sure that no SME-specific rpms are included in the update!
Example:
yumcheck.sh fails to run due to a dependency problem:
# yumcheck.sh update
...
Error: Package: php71-php-mcrypt-7.1.25-1.el6.remi.x86_64 (installed)
Requires: php71-php-common(x86-64) = 7.1.25-1.el6.remi
...
Find the repository that the installed package came from:
# yum info php71-php-mcrypt
# yum info php71-php-mcrypt
Loaded plugins: fastestmirror, post-transaction-actions, smeserver
Loading mirror speeds from cached hostfile
* base: centos2.zswap.net
* smeaddons: mirror.canada.pialasse.com
* smeextras: mirror.canada.pialasse.com
* smeos: mirror.canada.pialasse.com
* smeupdates: mirror.canada.pialasse.com
* updates: centos2.zswap.net
Installed Packages
Name : php71-php-mcrypt
Arch : x86_64
Version : 7.1.25
Release : 2.el6.remi
Size : 39 k
Repo : installed
From repo : remi-safe
Summary : Standard PHP module provides mcrypt library support
URL : http://www.php.net/
License : PHP
Description : The php71-php-mcrypt package contains a dynamic shared object that will add
: support for using the mcrypt library to PHP.
Do an update with only the indicated repository enabled:
# yum --disablerepo=* --enablerepo=remi-safe update
...
Dependencies Resolved
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Package Arch Version Repository Size
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Updating:
php54-php x86_64 5.4.45-16.el6.remi remi-safe 1.4 M
php54-php-bcmath x86_64 5.4.45-16.el6.remi remi-safe 59 k
php54-php-cli x86_64 5.4.45-16.el6.remi remi-safe 2.7 M
php54-php-common x86_64 5.4.45-16.el6.remi remi-safe 581 k
php54-php-enchant x86_64 5.4.45-16.el6.remi remi-safe 44 k
php54-php-gd x86_64 5.4.45-16.el6.remi remi-safe 125 k
php54-php-imap x86_64 5.4.45-16.el6.remi remi-safe 65 k
php54-php-ldap x86_64 5.4.45-16.el6.remi remi-safe 56 k
php54-php-mbstring x86_64 5.4.45-16.el6.remi remi-safe 498 k
php54-php-mcrypt x86_64 5.4.45-16.el6.remi remi-safe 49 k
php54-php-mysqlnd x86_64 5.4.45-16.el6.remi remi-safe 1.8 M
php54-php-pdo x86_64 5.4.45-16.el6.remi remi-safe 91 k
php54-php-pear noarch 1:1.10.7-1.el6.remi remi-safe 371 k
php54-php-process x86_64 5.4.45-16.el6.remi remi-safe 54 k
php54-php-soap x86_64 5.4.45-16.el6.remi remi-safe 160 k
php54-php-tidy x86_64 5.4.45-16.el6.remi remi-safe 51 k
php54-php-xml x86_64 5.4.45-16.el6.remi remi-safe 119 k
php55-php x86_64 5.5.38-10.el6.remi remi-safe 1.4 M
php55-php-bcmath x86_64 5.5.38-10.el6.remi remi-safe 60 k
php55-php-cli x86_64 5.5.38-10.el6.remi remi-safe 2.6 M
php55-php-common x86_64 5.5.38-10.el6.remi remi-safe 672 k
php55-php-enchant x86_64 5.5.38-10.el6.remi remi-safe 45 k
php55-php-gd x86_64 5.5.38-10.el6.remi remi-safe 67 k
php55-php-imap x86_64 5.5.38-10.el6.remi remi-safe 66 k
php55-php-ldap x86_64 5.5.38-10.el6.remi remi-safe 57 k
php55-php-mbstring x86_64 5.5.38-10.el6.remi remi-safe 512 k
php55-php-mcrypt x86_64 5.5.38-10.el6.remi remi-safe 50 k
php55-php-mysqlnd x86_64 5.5.38-10.el6.remi remi-safe 175 k
php55-php-pdo x86_64 5.5.38-10.el6.remi remi-safe 93 k
php55-php-pear noarch 1:1.10.7-1.el6.remi remi-safe 371 k
php55-php-process x86_64 5.5.38-10.el6.remi remi-safe 58 k
php55-php-soap x86_64 5.5.38-10.el6.remi remi-safe 163 k
php55-php-tidy x86_64 5.5.38-10.el6.remi remi-safe 52 k
php55-php-xml x86_64 5.5.38-10.el6.remi remi-safe 150 k
php56-php-pear noarch 1:1.10.7-1.el6.remi remi-safe 371 k
php70-php-pear noarch 1:1.10.7-1.el6.remi remi-safe 371 k
php71-php x86_64 7.1.25-2.el6.remi remi-safe 1.4 M
php71-php-bcmath x86_64 7.1.25-2.el6.remi remi-safe 68 k
php71-php-cli x86_64 7.1.25-2.el6.remi remi-safe 2.7 M
php71-php-common x86_64 7.1.25-2.el6.remi remi-safe 597 k
php71-php-enchant x86_64 7.1.25-2.el6.remi remi-safe 53 k
php71-php-fpm x86_64 7.1.25-2.el6.remi remi-safe 1.4 M
php71-php-gd x86_64 7.1.25-2.el6.remi remi-safe 70 k
php71-php-imap x86_64 7.1.25-2.el6.remi remi-safe 73 k
php71-php-json x86_64 7.1.25-2.el6.remi remi-safe 62 k
php71-php-ldap x86_64 7.1.25-2.el6.remi remi-safe 65 k
php71-php-mbstring x86_64 7.1.25-2.el6.remi remi-safe 522 k
php71-php-mcrypt x86_64 7.1.25-2.el6.remi remi-safe 58 k
php71-php-mysqlnd x86_64 7.1.25-2.el6.remi remi-safe 164 k
php71-php-pdo x86_64 7.1.25-2.el6.remi remi-safe 102 k
php71-php-pear noarch 1:1.10.7-1.el6.remi remi-safe 370 k
php71-php-process x86_64 7.1.25-2.el6.remi remi-safe 66 k
php71-php-soap x86_64 7.1.25-2.el6.remi remi-safe 156 k
php71-php-tidy x86_64 7.1.25-2.el6.remi remi-safe 60 k
php71-php-xml x86_64 7.1.25-2.el6.remi remi-safe 155 k
php72-php x86_64 7.2.13-2.el6.remi remi-safe 1.5 M
php72-php-bcmath x86_64 7.2.13-2.el6.remi remi-safe 70 k
php72-php-cli x86_64 7.2.13-2.el6.remi remi-safe 2.9 M
php72-php-common x86_64 7.2.13-2.el6.remi remi-safe 627 k
php72-php-enchant x86_64 7.2.13-2.el6.remi remi-safe 54 k
php72-php-gd x86_64 7.2.13-2.el6.remi remi-safe 73 k
php72-php-imap x86_64 7.2.13-2.el6.remi remi-safe 74 k
php72-php-json x86_64 7.2.13-2.el6.remi remi-safe 64 k
php72-php-ldap x86_64 7.2.13-2.el6.remi remi-safe 69 k
php72-php-mbstring x86_64 7.2.13-2.el6.remi remi-safe 557 k
php72-php-mysqlnd x86_64 7.2.13-2.el6.remi remi-safe 166 k
php72-php-pdo x86_64 7.2.13-2.el6.remi remi-safe 104 k
php72-php-process x86_64 7.2.13-2.el6.remi remi-safe 67 k
php72-php-soap x86_64 7.2.13-2.el6.remi remi-safe 157 k
php72-php-tidy x86_64 7.2.13-2.el6.remi remi-safe 61 k
php72-php-xml x86_64 7.2.13-2.el6.remi remi-safe 156 k
Transaction Summary
============================================================================================================================================================
Upgrade 71 Package(s)
Total size: 30 M
Is this ok [y/N]: y
...
Updated:
php54-php.x86_64 0:5.4.45-16.el6.remi php54-php-bcmath.x86_64 0:5.4.45-16.el6.remi php54-php-cli.x86_64 0:5.4.45-16.el6.remi
php54-php-common.x86_64 0:5.4.45-16.el6.remi php54-php-enchant.x86_64 0:5.4.45-16.el6.remi php54-php-gd.x86_64 0:5.4.45-16.el6.remi
php54-php-imap.x86_64 0:5.4.45-16.el6.remi php54-php-ldap.x86_64 0:5.4.45-16.el6.remi php54-php-mbstring.x86_64 0:5.4.45-16.el6.remi
php54-php-mcrypt.x86_64 0:5.4.45-16.el6.remi php54-php-mysqlnd.x86_64 0:5.4.45-16.el6.remi php54-php-pdo.x86_64 0:5.4.45-16.el6.remi
php54-php-pear.noarch 1:1.10.7-1.el6.remi php54-php-process.x86_64 0:5.4.45-16.el6.remi php54-php-soap.x86_64 0:5.4.45-16.el6.remi
php54-php-tidy.x86_64 0:5.4.45-16.el6.remi php54-php-xml.x86_64 0:5.4.45-16.el6.remi php55-php.x86_64 0:5.5.38-10.el6.remi
php55-php-bcmath.x86_64 0:5.5.38-10.el6.remi php55-php-cli.x86_64 0:5.5.38-10.el6.remi php55-php-common.x86_64 0:5.5.38-10.el6.remi
php55-php-enchant.x86_64 0:5.5.38-10.el6.remi php55-php-gd.x86_64 0:5.5.38-10.el6.remi php55-php-imap.x86_64 0:5.5.38-10.el6.remi
php55-php-ldap.x86_64 0:5.5.38-10.el6.remi php55-php-mbstring.x86_64 0:5.5.38-10.el6.remi php55-php-mcrypt.x86_64 0:5.5.38-10.el6.remi
php55-php-mysqlnd.x86_64 0:5.5.38-10.el6.remi php55-php-pdo.x86_64 0:5.5.38-10.el6.remi php55-php-pear.noarch 1:1.10.7-1.el6.remi
php55-php-process.x86_64 0:5.5.38-10.el6.remi php55-php-soap.x86_64 0:5.5.38-10.el6.remi php55-php-tidy.x86_64 0:5.5.38-10.el6.remi
php55-php-xml.x86_64 0:5.5.38-10.el6.remi php56-php-pear.noarch 1:1.10.7-1.el6.remi php70-php-pear.noarch 1:1.10.7-1.el6.remi
php71-php.x86_64 0:7.1.25-2.el6.remi php71-php-bcmath.x86_64 0:7.1.25-2.el6.remi php71-php-cli.x86_64 0:7.1.25-2.el6.remi
php71-php-common.x86_64 0:7.1.25-2.el6.remi php71-php-enchant.x86_64 0:7.1.25-2.el6.remi php71-php-fpm.x86_64 0:7.1.25-2.el6.remi
php71-php-gd.x86_64 0:7.1.25-2.el6.remi php71-php-imap.x86_64 0:7.1.25-2.el6.remi php71-php-json.x86_64 0:7.1.25-2.el6.remi
php71-php-ldap.x86_64 0:7.1.25-2.el6.remi php71-php-mbstring.x86_64 0:7.1.25-2.el6.remi php71-php-mcrypt.x86_64 0:7.1.25-2.el6.remi
php71-php-mysqlnd.x86_64 0:7.1.25-2.el6.remi php71-php-pdo.x86_64 0:7.1.25-2.el6.remi php71-php-pear.noarch 1:1.10.7-1.el6.remi
php71-php-process.x86_64 0:7.1.25-2.el6.remi php71-php-soap.x86_64 0:7.1.25-2.el6.remi php71-php-tidy.x86_64 0:7.1.25-2.el6.remi
php71-php-xml.x86_64 0:7.1.25-2.el6.remi php72-php.x86_64 0:7.2.13-2.el6.remi php72-php-bcmath.x86_64 0:7.2.13-2.el6.remi
php72-php-cli.x86_64 0:7.2.13-2.el6.remi php72-php-common.x86_64 0:7.2.13-2.el6.remi php72-php-enchant.x86_64 0:7.2.13-2.el6.remi
php72-php-gd.x86_64 0:7.2.13-2.el6.remi php72-php-imap.x86_64 0:7.2.13-2.el6.remi php72-php-json.x86_64 0:7.2.13-2.el6.remi
php72-php-ldap.x86_64 0:7.2.13-2.el6.remi php72-php-mbstring.x86_64 0:7.2.13-2.el6.remi php72-php-mysqlnd.x86_64 0:7.2.13-2.el6.remi
php72-php-pdo.x86_64 0:7.2.13-2.el6.remi php72-php-process.x86_64 0:7.2.13-2.el6.remi php72-php-soap.x86_64 0:7.2.13-2.el6.remi
php72-php-tidy.x86_64 0:7.2.13-2.el6.remi php72-php-xml.x86_64 0:7.2.13-2.el6.remi
Complete!
The objective is to update only the package or packages that are blocking safe updates using yumcheck.sh. If updating as above (with only the indicated repository enabled) includes too many packages, you might need to add package names to the update command. If the indicated packages include dependencies from other repositories you may need to enable those other repositories.
The epel repository, for example, contains many useful packages (fail2ban, nodejs, roundcube, imapsync, and many more) - but "yum --enablerepo=epel update" would break horde and php on a SME server. In that case you would add the affected package to the update command:
# yum --enablerepo=epel update roundcube
Related Information
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ID Product Component Summary 10158 SME Server Future New Feature Request NFR Improve support for 3rd party repositories