I got it to work. I did the following:
- I adjusted the following in ./rhel/openvswithc.spec
Changed this:
`Requires: logrotate, hostname, python-six`
To this:
`Requires: logrotate, hostname, python2 >= 2.7, python2-six`
- That error message from `yum localinstall` is not accurate. When
performing an install with `rpm -Uvh ./openvswitch-2.17.2-1.el8.x86_64.rpm`
I see the following
```
error: Failed dependencies:
python3 < 3.6.6-13 conflicts with (installed)
platform-python-3.6.8-45.el8.x86_64
python3 < 3.6.6-9 conflicts with (installed)
platform-python-devel-3.6.8-45.el8.x86_64
```
So I just installed with RPM instead
`rpm -Uvh --force --nodeps ./openvswitch-2.17.2-1.el8.x86_64.rpm`
This did the trick, and it installed.
On Wed, Aug 31, 2022 at 12:57 PM Dave Houser <davehous...@gmail.com> wrote:
> I am tyring to install openvswitch 2.17.2 on RHEL 8.
>
> I tried using yum to install but running `yum install openvswitch` or `yum
> install openvswitch-dpdk` do not work, nothing is found. Your site reads
> this:
>
> "RHEL distributes openvswitch rpm package that supports kernel datapath.
> DPDK accelerated Open vSwitch can be installed using openvswitch-dpdk
> package."
>
> This does not seem to be the case or is not as straight forward as the
> instructions imply. As the packages are not found.
> I then tried to compile an RPM and do a local install.
> I downloaded the 2.17.2 tarball from here:
> https://www.openvswitch.org/download/
>
> Then I installed all the required packages. There was one particular that
> did not install clean. "python-six", after doing some research it seems
> there is no "python-six" package only "python2-six" and "python3-six". I
> installed both and adjusted the .spec anywhere "python-six" was mentioned
> to "python3-six". Note I also tried using "python2-six".
>
> I then built the rpm with `rpm -bb --nochecks
> /root/rpmbuild/SOURCES/openvswitch-2.17.2/rhel/openvswitch.spec`
> This created the rpm. Then I tried installing with `yum localinstall
> openvswitch-2.17.2-1.el8.x86_64.rpm`
>
> But no matter what I try I keep getting these errors:
>
> ```
> Updating Subscription Management repositories.
> Last metadata expiration check: 1:17:59 ago on Wed 31 Aug 2022 11:37:19 AM
> EDT.
> Error:
> Problem: conflicting requests
> - nothing provides python >= 2.7 needed by
> openvswitch-2.17.2-1.el8.x86_64
> - nothing provides /bin/python3 needed by openvswitch-2.17.2-1.el8.x86_64
> (try to add '--skip-broken' to skip uninstallable packages or '--nobest'
> to use not only best candidate packages)
> root@emd1:~/rpmbuild/RPMS/x86_64#
> ```
>
> I already confirmed that python2 is installed, there is even a symbolic
> link for "python" -> /bin/python2.7. Also /bin/python3 is installed and the
> path is valid.
> Why am I getting these errors? How can I fix this or work around it? Can I
> just install with --skip-broken or --nobest?
> Is there a better way to install?
>
> -Dave
>
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