September 2022 - AlmaLinux Users - AlmaLinux List Archives

AlmaLinux 9 and XFCE sound problem
by Alessandro Baggi 24 Jun '25

24 Jun '25

Hey there, I installed Almalinux OS 9 on my notebook. I installed XFCE but I'm getting problem with audio because xfce4-pulseaudio plugin is missing and I can't change sound volume except on the specific program that play the music (In my case audacious and firefox). Currently I don't know if I must open a "please build xfce4-pulseaudio-plugin" on epel or if I should use something due to pipewire. I enabled also epel-testing to check if the package was in testing but seems missing. Someone has the same problem? Thank you in advance.

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started cancel waiting for multipath siblings of nvme0n1
by Patrick Begou 27 Sep '22

27 Sep '22

Hi, I'm unable tu run a PXE boot + Kickstart based install for Alma Linux 8.6 on a DELL Precision 3571 laptop. The workflow hangs with the message: "/started cancel waiting for multipath siblings of nvme0n//1/" I find this is an issue known by Alma Linux (https://bugs.almalinux.org/view.php?id=209&nbn=6) but the proposed workaround do not work (or I dot not understand it): I've removed ./usr/lib/udev/prefixdevname in initrd.img as prefixdevname-tools was not found but this make a Kernel panic! And there are no details about the initrd.img modification steps. Any idea how to solve this (I have 3 laptops to deploy) ? Is there a way to use older boot images for Alma Linux ? My setup works fine for an old DELL Precision 3520 used for testing before deploying on these new 3571. Thanks for your advices Patrick

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HP-LIP does not work
by John Thompson 23 Sep '22

23 Sep '22

Trying to set up my HP printers in almalinux-9 using HPLIP but it doesn't work. rpm -qa|grep hplip hplip-common-3.21.2-6.el9.alma.x86_64 hplip-libs-3.21.2-6.el9.alma.x86_64 hplip-3.21.2-6.el9.alma.x86_64 These are the official almalinux packages, e.g. $ rpm -qi hplip Name : hplip Version : 3.21.2 Release : 6.el9.alma Architecture: x86_64 Install Date: Thu 22 Sep 2022 07:16:14 PM CDT Group : Unspecified Size : 27157762 License : GPLv2+ and MIT and BSD and IJG and Public Domain and GPLv2+ with exceptions and ISC Signature : RSA/SHA256, Tue 12 Apr 2022 01:22:53 PM CDT, Key ID d36cb86cb86b3716 Source RPM : hplip-3.21.2-6.el9.alma.src.rpm Build Date : Tue 12 Apr 2022 11:49:56 AM CDT Build Host : x64-builder01.almalinux.org Packager : AlmaLinux Packaging Team <packager(a)almalinux.org> Vendor : AlmaLinux URL : https://developers.hp.com/hp-linux-imaging-and-printing Summary : HP Linux Imaging and Printing Project Description : The Hewlett-Packard Linux Imaging and Printing Project provides drivers for HP printers and multi-function peripherals. Unlike other linux distros I've used, the GUI config tool "hp-toolbox" is not included. hp-setup fails thus: $ hp-setup HP Linux Imaging and Printing System (ver. 3.21.2) Printer/Fax Setup Utility ver. 9.0 Copyright (c) 2001-18 HP Development Company, LP This software comes with ABSOLUTELY NO WARRANTY. This is free software, and you are welcome to distribute it under certain conditions. See COPYING file for more details. Traceback (most recent call last): File "/usr/bin/hp-setup", line 313, in <module> ui = import_module(ui_package + ".setupdialog") File "/usr/lib64/python3.9/importlib/__init__.py", line 127, in import_module return _bootstrap._gcd_import(name[level:], package, level) File "<frozen importlib._bootstrap>", line 1030, in _gcd_import File "<frozen importlib._bootstrap>", line 1007, in _find_and_load File "<frozen importlib._bootstrap>", line 972, in _find_and_load_unlocked File "<frozen importlib._bootstrap>", line 228, in _call_with_frames_removed File "<frozen importlib._bootstrap>", line 1030, in _gcd_import File "<frozen importlib._bootstrap>", line 1007, in _find_and_load File "<frozen importlib._bootstrap>", line 984, in _find_and_load_unlocked ModuleNotFoundError: No module named 'ui5 I had been successfully using hplip (including the gui utilities) in almalinux-8.5, but none of the hplip utilities seem to work in almalinux-9 and I am unable to use any of my printers from the almalinux-9 machine. Any ideas? -- -John (JohnDThompson(a)gmail.com) Appleton, WI USA

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elrepo kernel-ml for el9 ready for testing
by Akemi Yagi 19 Sep '22

19 Sep '22

Hi all, elrepo kernel-ml for el9 is ready for testing. Details are here: https://lists.elrepo.org/pipermail/elrepo/2022-September/006208.html Please test! Akemi

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Centos 7 to Almalinux 8 & VMWare
by Joey J 01 Sep '22

01 Sep '22

Hello All, I started the process to upgrade from Centos 7 to Almalinux, but ran into a snag with the drivers: - mptspi - mptscsih - mptbase I believe these are vmware drivers, but couldn't find a workaround since you cant just remove those drivers like it was a floppy. Any suggestions, instructions etc appreciated! -- Thanks! Jack

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