Ubuntu
virtinst package

must depend on libvirt-bin and python-libvirt

Bug #215084 reported by Thom May
4
Affects Status Importance Assigned to Milestone
virtinst (Debian)
Fix Released
Unknown
virtinst (Ubuntu)
Fix Released
Low
Unassigned
Nominated for Gutsy by Jeff Buchbinder

Bug Description

Binary package hint: python-virtinst

Setting up python-virtinst (0.300.2-0ubuntu3) ...

PATH= sudo apt-get install python-virtinst 3.31s user 1.20s system 10% cpu 43.045 total
: 14:27 ~ % virt-install
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/bin/virt-install", line 32, in <module>
    import libvirt
ImportError: No module named libvirt
Error in sys.excepthook:
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/lib/python2.5/site-packages/apport_python_hook.py", line 38, in apport_excepthook
    from apport.fileutils import likely_packaged
  File "/usr/lib/python2.5/site-packages/apport/__init__.py", line 1, in <module>
    from apport.report import Report
  File "/usr/lib/python2.5/site-packages/apport/report.py", line 21, in <module>
    import fileutils
  File "/usr/lib/python2.5/site-packages/apport/fileutils.py", line 16, in <module>
    from packaging_impl import impl as packaging
  File "/usr/lib/python2.5/site-packages/apport/packaging_impl.py", line 18, in <module>
    import apt
  File "/usr/lib/python2.5/site-packages/apt/__init__.py", line 8, in <module>
    from apt.cache import Cache
  File "/usr/lib/python2.5/site-packages/apt/cache.py", line 24, in <module>
    import apt.progress
  File "/usr/lib/python2.5/site-packages/apt/progress.py", line 166
    " called when the status changed "
                                     ^
TabError: inconsistent use of tabs and spaces in indentation

Original exception was:
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/bin/virt-install", line 32, in <module>
    import libvirt
ImportError: No module named libvirt
[1] 7548 exit 1 virt-install

If only python-libvirt is installed:
: 14:31 ~ % sudo virt-install
Thu, 10 Apr 2008 14:31:25 ERROR virConnectOpen() failed
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/bin/virt-install", line 517, in <module>
    main()
  File "/usr/bin/virt-install", line 364, in main
    conn = cli.getConnection(options.connect)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.5/site-packages/virtinst/cli.py", line 75, in getConnection
    return libvirt.open(connect)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.5/site-packages/libvirt.py", line 135, in open
    if ret is None:raise libvirtError('virConnectOpen() failed')
libvirtError: virConnectOpen() failed

Revision history for this message
Jeff Buchbinder (rufustfirefly) wrote :

This package definitely requires libvirt-bin and python-libvirt to be useful at all, since otherwise libvirtd could not be run.

Changed in virtinst:
status: New → Confirmed
Revision history for this message
Soren Hansen (soren) wrote :

The most recent version of python-virtinst depends on "python-libvirt (>= 0.4.0-2ubuntu8)". libvirt-bin is still not (and shouldn't be) a hard dependency. It probably should be a Recommends, though.

Changed in virtinst:
importance: Undecided → Low
Revision history for this message
Thom May (thombot) wrote :

I think Recommends: is definitely warranted. Or make it really clear in the help output and manpage how and why you should specify another hypervisor.

Bug Watch Updater (bug-watch-updater)
Changed in virtinst (Debian):
status: Unknown → New
Revision history for this message
Launchpad Janitor (janitor) wrote :

This bug was fixed in the package virtinst - 0.500.1-2ubuntu1

---------------
virtinst (0.500.1-2ubuntu1) lucid; urgency=low

  * Merge from debian testing. Remaining changes (LP: #509800):
    - debian/patches/9001_Ubuntu.patch:
      + Added lucid and enable virtio for it.
    - Demote virt-viewer to Suggests, as it's in universe.
  * Rename python-virtinst to virtinst and add transitional package
  * Do not use python-central anymore
  * Recommends libvirt-bin (LP: #215084)

virtinst (0.500.1-2) unstable; urgency=low

  [ Laurent Léonard ]
  * [701d192] Fix path to keyboard configuration.
  * [f11662f] Allow DM upload and add myself as uploader.
  * [cf14c53] Clean debian/watch.

virtinst (0.500.1-1) unstable; urgency=low

  [ Laurent Léonard ]
  * [86218c1] Imported Upstream version 0.500.1
  * [370e65b] Drop patches.
      * 0003-Don-t-use-virtio-for-cdrom-floppy- devices.patch - fixed
        upstream.
      * 0004-Add-error-handling-to- VirtualDisk._clone_local.patch - applied
        upstream.
  * [21cd5ab] Remove debian/pycompat from debian/rules clean target. Since
    CDBS 0.4.6 doesn't create debian/pycompat when debian/pyversions is set.

virtinst (0.500.0-3) unstable; urgency=low

  * [7b2d9d5] Add error handling to VirtualDisk._clone_local (Closes: #555748)

virtinst (0.500.0-2) unstable; urgency=low

  [ Laurent Léonard ]
  * [2060102] Bump Debhelper version to 7.
  * [effbb27] Bump Standards-Version to 3.8.3.
  * [babcc4b] Clean debian/rules.
  * [6bb175f] Remove debian/pycompat. According to python-support
    recommendations. Also remove it in debian/rules clean target (see
    #424898).

  [ Guido Günther ]
  * [ff8cee7] Don't use virtio for cdrom/floppy devices Patch pulled
    from upstream HG. (Closes: #553171) - thanks to Harald Dunkel

virtinst (0.500.0-1) unstable; urgency=low

  * [75709b9] bump standards version
  * [d275b5a] Imported Upstream version 0.500.0
  * [be8497e] drop patches applied upstream:
        0003-allow-to-pass-nic-model.patch
        0004-parse-etc-default-console-setup-for-keymap-informati.patch
        0005-use-QEMU-s-USB-Tablet-with-Squeeze-guests.patch
        0006-add-Ubuntu-Karmic-to-osdict.patch
        0007-fix-bridge-names-not-ending-with-digit.patch
        0008-Turn-on-ACPI-APIC-for-Windows-except-for-Xen-3.1.0.patch
        0009-Add-Windows-7-to-the-osdict.patch

virtinst (0.400.3-5) unstable; urgency=low

  [ Guido Günther ]
  * [d1f073b] add Ubuntu Karmic to osdict (Closes: #532531) - thanks to
    Christophe Sauthier
  * [a008f8b] fix bridge names not ending with digit. Pulled from upstream.
    (Closes: #533539) - thanks to Cole Robinso for the fix and Andreas
    Unterkircher for testing

  [ Laurent Léonard ]
  * [16b8a6c] Turn on ACPI/APIC for Windows, except for Xen < 3.1.0.
    Pulled from upstream. (Closes: #533201) - thanks to Cole Robinson
  * [3840c11] Add Windows 7 to the osdict. (Closes: #535781)
 -- Laurent Bigonville <email address hidden> Tue, 19 Jan 2010 21:19:47 +0100

Changed in virtinst (Ubuntu):
status: Confirmed → Fix Released
Bug Watch Updater (bug-watch-updater)
Changed in virtinst (Debian):
status: New → Fix Released
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