virt-install cannot install Raring

From an irc discussion:

<smoser> is there any reason we wouldn't want virtinst to use/depend-on python-distro-info ?specific configuration
<mdeslaur> smoser: the cirrus driver no longer works with raring, for example
<smoser> well, that could be handled.
<smoser> well, at least at this point it seems like a simple set of rules works there.
 ubuntu > hardy : VIRTIO_NET
 ubuntu > jaunty: VIRTIO_DISK
<smoser> ubuntu > raring: VMVGA_VIDEO
<mdeslaur> smoser: likely either saucy+1 or one of the later ones should switch to SPICE
 not sure which one
 but yeah, I see what you're getting at
 I'll think about it, and poke at it
<mdeslaur> smoser: I'm liking the python-distro-info idea, thanks

@Marc

Can you give a summary of what the problem is? I don't understand the IRC snippet.

The IRC snippet is simply a reminder for a way to fix it so that we don't need to patch in each release as it becomes available.

Sorry, I haven't had time to work on this yet.

Deferring python-distro-info integration for now...new version of virt-manager will make doing that a lot simpler.

Hello Peter, or anyone else affected,

Accepted virtinst into saucy-proposed. The package will build now and be available at http://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/virtinst/0.600.4-2ubuntu2.1 in a few hours, and then in the -proposed repository.

Please help us by testing this new package. See https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Testing/EnableProposed for documentation how to enable and use -proposed. Your feedback will aid us getting this update out to other Ubuntu users.

If this package fixes the bug for you, please add a comment to this bug, mentioning the version of the package you tested, and change the tag from verification-needed to verification-done. If it does not fix the bug for you, please add a comment stating that, and change the tag to verification-failed. In either case, details of your testing will help us make a better decision.

Further information regarding the verification process can be found at https://wiki.ubuntu.com/QATeam/PerformingSRUVerification . Thank you in advance!

Hello Peter, or anyone else affected,

Accepted virtinst into raring-proposed. The package will build now and be available at http://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/virtinst/0.600.3-3ubuntu1.1 in a few hours, and then in the -proposed repository.

Please help us by testing this new package. See https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Testing/EnableProposed for documentation how to enable and use -proposed. Your feedback will aid us getting this update out to other Ubuntu users.

If this package fixes the bug for you, please add a comment to this bug, mentioning the version of the package you tested, and change the tag from verification-needed to verification-done. If it does not fix the bug for you, please add a comment stating that, and change the tag to verification-failed. In either case, details of your testing will help us make a better decision.

Further information regarding the verification process can be found at https://wiki.ubuntu.com/QATeam/PerformingSRUVerification . Thank you in advance!

Hello Peter, or anyone else affected,

Accepted virtinst into quantal-proposed. The package will build now and be available at http://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/virtinst/0.600.2-1ubuntu1.1 in a few hours, and then in the -proposed repository.

Please help us by testing this new package. See https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Testing/EnableProposed for documentation how to enable and use -proposed. Your feedback will aid us getting this update out to other Ubuntu users.

If this package fixes the bug for you, please add a comment to this bug, mentioning the version of the package you tested, and change the tag from verification-needed to verification-done. If it does not fix the bug for you, please add a comment stating that, and change the tag to verification-failed. In either case, details of your testing will help us make a better decision.

Further information regarding the verification process can be found at https://wiki.ubuntu.com/QATeam/PerformingSRUVerification . Thank you in advance!

Hello Peter, or anyone else affected,

Accepted virtinst into precise-proposed. The package will build now and be available at http://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/virtinst/0.600.1-1ubuntu3.3 in a few hours, and then in the -proposed repository.

Please help us by testing this new package. See https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Testing/EnableProposed for documentation how to enable and use -proposed. Your feedback will aid us getting this update out to other Ubuntu users.

If this package fixes the bug for you, please add a comment to this bug, mentioning the version of the package you tested, and change the tag from verification-needed to verification-done. If it does not fix the bug for you, please add a comment stating that, and change the tag to verification-failed. In either case, details of your testing will help us make a better decision.

Further information regarding the verification process can be found at https://wiki.ubuntu.com/QATeam/PerformingSRUVerification . Thank you in advance!

Works on a Raring host (installed Raring, Saucy, and Trusty server guests):

$ apt-cache policy virtinst

virtinst:
  Installed: 0.600.3-3ubuntu1.1
  Candidate: 0.600.3-3ubuntu1.1
  Version table:
 *** 0.600.3-3ubuntu1.1 0
        500 http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ raring-proposed/main amd64 Packages
        100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
     0.600.3-3ubuntu1 0
        500 http://ca.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ raring/main amd64 Packages

But on a Saucy host I see that the default package can deal with Saucy guests:

$ apt-cache policy virtinst

virtinst:
  Installed: 0.600.4-2ubuntu2
  Candidate: 0.600.4-2ubuntu2
  Version table:
 *** 0.600.4-2ubuntu2 0
        500 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ saucy/main amd64 Packages
        100 /var/lib/dpkg/status

But not Trusty:

$ virt-install --os-variant=list | grep ubuntu

ubuntusaucy : Ubuntu 13.10 (Saucy Salamander)
ubunturaring : Ubuntu 13.04 (Raring Ringtail)
ubuntuquantal : Ubuntu 12.10 (Quantal Quetzal)
ubuntuprecise : Ubuntu 12.04 LTS (Precise Pangolin)
ubuntuoneiric : Ubuntu 11.10 (Oneiric Ocelot)
ubuntunatty : Ubuntu 11.04 (Natty Narwhal)
ubuntumaverick : Ubuntu 10.10 (Maverick Meerkat)
ubuntulucid : Ubuntu 10.04 LTS (Lucid Lynx)
ubuntukarmic : Ubuntu 9.10 (Karmic Koala)
ubuntujaunty : Ubuntu 9.04 (Jaunty Jackalope)
ubuntuintrepid : Ubuntu 8.10 (Intrepid Ibex)
ubuntuhardy : Ubuntu 8.04 LTS (Hardy Heron)

Should I continue with the Saucy verification?

On saucy that's because you're using 0.600.4-2ubuntu2 and not 0.600.4-2ubuntu2.1, make sure you're running the version from proposed and try again.

This bug was fixed in the package virtinst - 0.600.3-3ubuntu1.1

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virtinst (0.600.3-3ubuntu1.1) raring; urgency=low

  * debian/patches/9005_ubuntu_releases.patch: update list of Ubuntu
    releases. (LP: #1192290)
 -- Marc Deslauriers <email address hidden> Fri, 25 Oct 2013 11:38:38 -0400

The verification of this Stable Release Update has completed successfully and the package has now been released to -updates. Subsequently, the Ubuntu Stable Release Updates Team is being unsubscribed and will not receive messages about this bug report. In the event that you encounter a regression using the package from -updates please report a new bug using ubuntu-bug and tag the bug report regression-update so we can easily find any regresssions.

I have successfully tested the package in -proposed for both precise and saucy.

This bug was fixed in the package virtinst - 0.600.4-2ubuntu2.1

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virtinst (0.600.4-2ubuntu2.1) saucy; urgency=low

  * debian/patches/9005_ubuntu_releases.patch: updated to add Trusty,
    switch back to cirrus by default to get a reasonable screen size
    during installation. (LP: #1192290)
 -- Marc Deslauriers <email address hidden> Fri, 25 Oct 2013 11:32:36 -0400

This bug was fixed in the package virtinst - 0.600.1-1ubuntu3.3

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virtinst (0.600.1-1ubuntu3.3) precise; urgency=low

  * debian/patches/9005_ubuntu_precise.patch: update list of Ubuntu
    releases. (LP: #1192290)
 -- Marc Deslauriers <email address hidden> Fri, 25 Oct 2013 12:30:24 -0400

I have successfully tested quantal

This bug was fixed in the package virtinst - 0.600.2-1ubuntu1.1

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virtinst (0.600.2-1ubuntu1.1) quantal; urgency=low

  * debian/patches/9005_ubuntu_releases.patch: update list of Ubuntu
    releases. (LP: #1192290)
 -- Marc Deslauriers <email address hidden> Fri, 25 Oct 2013 11:40:28 -0400