Adding needed repository Failed!

[Scott B]

I’m trying to update our FOG install to the newest version and I’m getting “failed” when it tried to add the needed repository. What repo is it adding? Server is FC12.

[Tom Elliott]

FC 12? How old is that? Can you possibly move to something a little more modern?

I ask because I have no idea what kinds of package lists are available for Fedora 12. I’m lucky if I can get 15 and higher working properly.

[Scott B]

@Tom-Elliott said:

f I can get 15 and higher working properly.

V/R
Tom Elliott

I was starting to think the same thing actually. We have a 2nd FOG server (Ubuntu 14) as a storage node. Could that just be promoted to the main FOG server? The fog DB is on the old server. OR could I just rebuild the old server and under fog config and upload a backup of the DB? Recommendations?

[Wayne Workman]

@Scott-B Export your DB. FOG Configuration -> Configuration Save -> Export.

You might also export your hosts- only, also… Host Management -> Export

If you want to use the latest Fedora, you’ll need to move to FOG Trunk because fog 1.2.0 does not support the latest Fedora versions.

https://wiki.fogproject.org/wiki/index.php/Upgrade_to_trunk

[danbreak]

Hi:

I have the same problem, when i want update fog.

Currently i have installed fog 3388 on ubuntu 14.04.2.

When i want update says this:

*Installation Started…

Installing required packages, if this fails
make sure you have an active internet connection.

• Adding needed repository…Failed!*

I don’t have direct internet connection, it is connected to internet through proxy

[Scott B]

@danbreak

Could it have something to do with the settings stored in the /opt/fog/.fogsettings file? Wondering if anything in that file which could have changed since the install could cause an issue.

@Developers
Is the .fogsettings file ever updated after the initial install?

[Tom Elliott]

It’s updated everytime you update.

[Tom Elliott]

@danbreak Are you by chance behind a proxy?

[Scott B]

@Tom-Elliott Update FOG itself or if you make changes in the web GUI? For example going from eth0 to bond0 for default network or enabling or disabling donation.

[Scott B]

Well, the issue is back again with a new install on Ubuntu 14.04.2. Currently svn 3658.

[danbreak]

@Tom-Elliott Yes, i’m behind a squid proxy

[TheKoR]

i have the same probleme with my upgrade from 3563 to last one.

[Tom Elliott]

@TheKoR Are you behind a proxy?

[TheKoR]

Oh yes i reactivated it, transparent one

edit : deactivated and still don’t work

[danbreak]

@Tom-Elliott
Hi again
I disabled the proxy and I connected fog directly to the internet and I still have the same problem.

I think it’s possible that the problem is distribution, not the network connection

[danbreak]

@TheKoR @Tom-Elliott i found a solution:

You must install this:

apt-get install python-software-properties
apt-get install software-properties-common

Then you can update

[TheKoR]

Yeap it works

edit and not:

• Checking package: php5-json…Failed!

and i try manually :

root@fog:/partages/svn/bin# apt-get install php5-json
Lecture des listes de paquets… Fait
Construction de l’arbre des dépendances
Lecture des informations d’état… Fait
Note : sélection de « php5-common » au lieu de « php5-json »

[Tom Elliott]

Repository info should now be fixed in 3704. As for json/common I haven’t a clue how best to approach. It shouldn’t be failing to install because it is being installed and only passing if it finds it in the list.

I will continue to work on it as I can.

However, that all aside, the original issue (Adding needed repository failed) should be fixed.

[Wolfbane8653]

Just did a clean install of Debian 8 (r3707). Still fails on getting packages. The work around was to:

apt-get install apache2 php5 php5-json php5-cli php5-curl mysql-client nfs-kernel-server vsftpd net-tools wget xinetd sysv-rc-conf tar gzip build-essential cpp gcc g++ m4 lftp php-gettext php5-mysqlnd curl libc6 libcurl3 zlib1g php5-fpm

then run the installer.

[Wolfbane8653]

Ran into this again with r3706–>r3711

Debian GNU/Linux 7 \n \l

needed:

apt-get install libapache2-mod-php5 

Tom fixed this in r3712. Thanks again Tom.