March 2024 - AlmaLinux Users - AlmaLinux List Archives

AlmaLinux 9 and XFCE sound problem
by Alessandro Baggi 23 Jun '25

23 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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AlmaLinux 9.3 and libvirtd problem
by Alessandro Baggi 22 Oct '24

22 Oct '24

Hi list, I'm running AlmaLinux 9.3 and I'm running several virtual machines using qemu-kvm and libvirtd ( and virt-manager). 3 VMs starts during system boot (configured with "virsh autostart VMNAME"). All works as expected until I loaded a old vm config file. When I tried to run "systemctl reload libvirtd" I got: "libvirtd.service is not active, cannot reload." It is enable on boot and running "systemctl status libvirtd" I get: Loaded: loaded (/usr/lib/systemd/system/libvirtd.service; enabled; preset: disabled) Active: inactive (dead) since Thu 2024-01-25 16:32:40 CET; 4min 55s ago Duration: 5min 14.530s It reports that it is inactive (really dead) because I can't find it inside process table. Rebooting the system, I found libvirtd process with argument "--timeout=120" and after 120 seconds it dies. Reading libvirtd systemd unit I found Environment=LIBVIRTD_ARGS="--timeout 120" and from the man page I get: "t, --timeout *SECONDS* Exit after timeout period (in seconds), provided there are neither any client connections nor any running domains." Here I found something strange. On boot I have 3 running domains but libvirtd dies after 120 seconds. To load new configuration I need to run restart and virt-manager works without problem also if libvirtd is not running. This is a misconfiguration or it is a bug? Thank you in advance. Alessandro.

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RPM creation problem
by Alessandro Baggi 25 Jul '24

25 Jul '24

Hi list, I'm creating an RPM package for gocryptfs on AlmaLinux 9.3 I'm using the source with deps (vendoring) because deps are too much. During the process rpmbuild returns: gocryptfs-debugsource-2.4.0-1.el9.x86_64 error: Empty %files file /root/rpmbuild/BUILD/gocryptfs_v2.4.0_src-deps/debugsourcefiles.list To avoid this I can add: %global debug_package %{nil} and the problem is solved also if the build-id links are generated. But, here there is a problem. I read that for $arch packages a debug package will be created and if some error is reported there is something wrong on the SPEC file. Why debugsourcefiles.list is empty? What is causing this? Thank you in advance. Alessandro.

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AlmaLinux Appstream
by Alessandro Baggi 09 Apr '24

09 Apr '24

Hi list, I've noticed that RHEL has several type of appstream: RHEL 9 Application Streams Release Life Cycle RHEL 9 Full Life Application Streams Release Life Cycle RHEL 9 Rolling Application Streams Release Life Cycle from here: https://access.redhat.com/support/policy/updates/rhel-app-streams-life-cycl… I noticed that in application streams there less software that in AlmaLinux appstream. Why? They are RHEL binded packages (licenses etc...)? I noticed also that there is a rolling appstream which includes firefox 102 and other app. Is that rolling appstream available for AlmaLinux? Thank you in advance

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ZFS and AlmaLinux 9.X
by Alessandro Baggi 28 Mar '24

28 Mar '24

Hi list, I would install ZFS on my backup server. It runs Almalinux 9.3 and actually it saves data on RAID1 MDADM. From what I read I can install ZFS from OpenZFS repositories for EL and choose between kABI tracking or DKMS. I read that using kABI module I will have problem when a new minor release will be released because I must wait that the kABI module from OpenZFS repo team should be built to support the new kernel. Have someone used the kABI module? How many time you need to wait the new module? Are they quick releasing it? The other method is using DKMS, so at every kernel update I need a DKMS recompilation with a possible problem during recompilation. Ok I will have the old module with the previous kernel that will work. How much DKMS recompilation problem occours? What is the best method in your experience? Thank you in advance. Alessandro.

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28 Mar '24

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New proposed AlmaLinux HPC/AI SIG in formation
by Hayden Barnes 21 Mar '24

21 Mar '24

Hello community. I am Hayden Barnes, the Senior Open Source Community Manager for AI software at HPE. A group of us have been discussing the possibility of forming an official HPC/AI SIG to promote the benefits of AlmaLinux for HPC and AI, provide guidance and support for AlmaLinux users in HPC and AI, and represent the interests and needs of the HPC and AI community within AlmaLinux. We have prepared a draft SIG proposal: Proposal - https://github.com/sirredbeard/wiki/blob/master/docs/sigs/HPC%20and%20AI.md Draft PR - https://github.com/AlmaLinux/wiki/pull/370/files I would like to invite participation, comments, feedback, and suggestions from the broader AlmaLinux community. Are you using AlmaLinux in HPC or for AI/ML applications? Are you interested in becoming involved in the SIG or attending SIG events? Do you have any feedback on our proposal? I look forward to hearing from you! Hayden Barnes Senior Open Source Community Manager Determined AI and Pachyderm AI Solutions Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) hayden.barnes(a)hpe.com https://twitter.com/unixterminal http://linkedin.com/in/thbarnes

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Using bluetooth serial (RFCOMM) on AlmaLinux 9
by Marc Balmer 19 Mar '24

19 Mar '24

I am running the latest AlmaLinux 9 on a Raspberry Pi 3/4 computer. I want to communication with a Bluetooth device that uses the serial communication (SPP) profile. Using bluetoothctl I see the device, and I pair with it. However, I can not establish the serial link, i.e. I don’t have a /dev/rfcomm0 device to communicate. In other Linux distributions there exists the rfcomm command to connect to a Bluetooth serial device, but in AlmaLinux 9 this is not available. How can I establish a serial link over Bluetooth, then? The rfcomm kernel is present in AlmaLinux 9. Thanks, mb

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Help with Listserv on AlmaLinux 8 or 9
by Xeno 13 Mar '24

13 Mar '24

Hello Almalinux Users, Glad to find you. This lists.almalinux.org is doing what I'm hoping to set up, Listserv on AlmaLinux. Is there a step by step set-up you can share? Or tips on getting it working? After three days of server rebuilds, I'm getting closer. Got LDAP working on AL9, for example, but wonder if there is a better way, like a working package that just installs everything with prompts. Thanks

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Kernel panic booting Alma 9.2 and 9.3 on 9.3 VM with defaults
by Benjamin Smith 12 Mar '24

12 Mar '24

I'm trying to get a VM of Alma 9 running on a fully updated Alma 9 host. It's really simple: 1) I start virt-manager 2) Add machine, default settings, click "next... next..." * Local install media /home/AlmaLinux-9.3-x86_64-minimal.iso [X] Automatically detect from installation media/source * 1536 memory, 2 CPUs (default) * 20 GB storage (default) * Name: almalinux9 (default) 3) When it boots, I choose "Install AlmaLinux...." 4) Kernel panics! See attached screenshot result. What am I missing? Hopefully useful information to follow, screenshot attached. Host has 16 GB RAM and the following cpu. processor : 7 vendor_id : GenuineIntel cpu family : 6 model : 60 model name : Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-4790 CPU @ 3.60GHz stepping : 3 microcode : 0x28 cpu MHz : 3955.493 cache size : 8192 KB physical id : 0 siblings : 8 core id : 3 cpu cores : 4 apicid : 7 initial apicid : 7 fpu : yes fpu_exception : yes cpuid level : 13 wp : yes flags : fpu vme de pse tsc msr pae mce cx8 apic sep mtrr pge mca cmov pat pse36 clflush dts acpi mmx fxsr sse sse2 ss ht tm pbe syscall nx pdpe1gb rdtscp lm constant_tsc arch_perfmon pebs bts rep_good nopl xtopology nonstop_tsc cpuid aperfmperf pni pclmulqdq dtes64 monitor ds_cpl smx est tm2 ssse3 sdbg fma cx16 xtpr pdcm pcid sse4_1 sse4_2 x2apic movbe popcnt tsc_deadline_timer aes xsave avx f16c rdrand lahf_lm abm cpuid_fault epb invpcid_single pti ssbd ibrs ibpb stibp fsgsbase tsc_adjust bmi1 avx2 smep bmi2 erms invpcid xsaveopt dtherm ida arat pln pts md_clear flush_l1d bugs : cpu_meltdown spectre_v1 spectre_v2 spec_store_bypass l1tf mds swapgs itlb_multihit srbds mmio_unknown bogomips : 7183.66 clflush size : 64 cache_alignment : 64 address sizes : 39 bits physical, 48 bits virtual power management:

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