Hi,

We recently installed dnf and found it is bundled with python 3.7.9, But our users need python v3.9.6. When we tried to install Python v3.9.6 rpm, dnf asked for internet connection to retrieve repo information. Our server doesn't have internet connection due to security concern. Is there a way we can get around this? (I thought after the dnf installation, the repository will be created automatically)

Thanks

root [xxxxxx] /tmp/new-libs-py3.9: dnf install python3.9-3.9.6-1.aix7.1.ppc.rpm
AIX generic reposito     [         ===        ] ---  B/s |   0  B     --:-- ETA

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Mi Wang
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#AIXOpenSource

If you're using yum or dnf to install packages then these come from repositories which can reside either locally or on a remote server. By default dnf sets up for accessing IBM's repositories. You can build them locally. If you have access to IBM ESS then you can download the full Linux Toolbox as an ISO. This have already prepared repodata for each repository (noarch, ppc, ppc-x.x, etc). The alternative is to use the rpm command and manually resolve the dependencies. I just did that yesterday for installing python 3.7 and only needed 10 additional packages as the target server already had some dependencies installed.

Edit: this page on using yum on AIX should still be relevant.

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Zaki Jääskeläinen
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Hi Zaki,

Thanks for the information. I am wondering if the Linux ToolBox ISO can be used for AIX environment as we are on AIX? I checked the web page referred by 'this page' and I see it all uses yum commands. How can I transfer them to related dnf commands?

Thanks in advance

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Mi Wang
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Original Message:
Sent: Thu October 20, 2022 02:41 AM
From: Zaki Jääskeläinen
Subject: Can we install Python v3.9.6 without internet connection?

If you're using yum or dnf to install packages then these come from repositories which can reside either locally or on a remote server. By default dnf sets up for accessing IBM's repositories. You can build them locally. If you have access to IBM ESS then you can download the full Linux Toolbox as an ISO. This have already prepared repodata for each repository (noarch, ppc, ppc-x.x, etc). The alternative is to use the rpm command and manually resolve the dependencies. I just did that yesterday for installing python 3.7 and only needed 10 additional packages as the target server already had some dependencies installed.

Edit: this page on using yum on AIX should still be relevant.

------------------------------
Zaki Jääskeläinen
------------------------------

Hi Zaki,

Thanks for the information. I am wondering if the Linux ToolBox ISO can be used for AIX environment as we are on AIX? I checked the web page referred by 'this page' and I see it all uses yum commands. How can I transfer them to related dnf commands?

Thanks in advance

------------------------------
Mi Wang
------------------------------

Original Message:
Sent: Thu October 20, 2022 02:41 AM
From: Zaki Jääskeläinen
Subject: Can we install Python v3.9.6 without internet connection?

If you're using yum or dnf to install packages then these come from repositories which can reside either locally or on a remote server. By default dnf sets up for accessing IBM's repositories. You can build them locally. If you have access to IBM ESS then you can download the full Linux Toolbox as an ISO. This have already prepared repodata for each repository (noarch, ppc, ppc-x.x, etc). The alternative is to use the rpm command and manually resolve the dependencies. I just did that yesterday for installing python 3.7 and only needed 10 additional packages as the target server already had some dependencies installed.

Edit: this page on using yum on AIX should still be relevant.

------------------------------
Zaki Jääskeläinen
------------------------------

The packages on the Linux Toolbox ISO are for AIX only. But the contents of it can be stored in repositories hosted on either AIX or Linux.
Regarding dnf and yum. dnf is an updated and improved version of yum. Most yum commands will work the same just by replacing yum with dnf.

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Zaki Jääskeläinen
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Original Message:
Sent: Thu October 20, 2022 09:48 AM
From: Mi Wang
Subject: Can we install Python v3.9.6 without internet connection?

Hi Zaki,

Thanks for the information. I am wondering if the Linux ToolBox ISO can be used for AIX environment as we are on AIX? I checked the web page referred by 'this page' and I see it all uses yum commands. How can I transfer them to related dnf commands?

Thanks in advance

------------------------------
Mi Wang
------------------------------


Original Message:
Sent: Thu October 20, 2022 02:41 AM
From: Zaki Jääskeläinen
Subject: Can we install Python v3.9.6 without internet connection?

If you're using yum or dnf to install packages then these come from repositories which can reside either locally or on a remote server. By default dnf sets up for accessing IBM's repositories. You can build them locally. If you have access to IBM ESS then you can download the full Linux Toolbox as an ISO. This have already prepared repodata for each repository (noarch, ppc, ppc-x.x, etc). The alternative is to use the rpm command and manually resolve the dependencies. I just did that yesterday for installing python 3.7 and only needed 10 additional packages as the target server already had some dependencies installed.

Edit: this page on using yum on AIX should still be relevant.

------------------------------
Zaki Jääskeläinen

Original Message:
Sent: 10/20/2022 11:10:00 AM
From: Zaki Jääskeläinen
Subject: RE: Can we install Python v3.9.6 without internet connection?

The packages on the Linux Toolbox ISO are for AIX only. But the contents of it can be stored in repositories hosted on either AIX or Linux.
Regarding dnf and yum. dnf is an updated and improved version of yum. Most yum commands will work the same just by replacing yum with dnf.

------------------------------
Zaki Jääskeläinen
------------------------------


Original Message:
Sent: Thu October 20, 2022 09:48 AM
From: Mi Wang
Subject: Can we install Python v3.9.6 without internet connection?

Hi Zaki,

Thanks for the information. I am wondering if the Linux ToolBox ISO can be used for AIX environment as we are on AIX? I checked the web page referred by 'this page' and I see it all uses yum commands. How can I transfer them to related dnf commands?

Thanks in advance

------------------------------
Mi Wang
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Stephen,

Can you please provide the steps or some link regarding how to complete the repo set up locally with Toolbox ISO?

Thanks in advance

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Mi Wang
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Original Message:
Sent: Thu October 20, 2022 03:08 PM
From: Stephen Ulmer
Subject: Can we install Python v3.9.6 without internet connection?

The current Toolbox ISO should contain all of the repo data to do an install, and thus not need an Internet connection. 

Sent from my iPad

Original Message:
Sent: 10/20/2022 11:10:00 AM
From: Zaki Jääskeläinen
Subject: RE: Can we install Python v3.9.6 without internet connection?

The packages on the Linux Toolbox ISO are for AIX only. But the contents of it can be stored in repositories hosted on either AIX or Linux.
Regarding dnf and yum. dnf is an updated and improved version of yum. Most yum commands will work the same just by replacing yum with dnf.

------------------------------
Zaki Jääskeläinen
------------------------------


Original Message:
Sent: Thu October 20, 2022 09:48 AM
From: Mi Wang
Subject: Can we install Python v3.9.6 without internet connection?

Hi Zaki,

Thanks for the information. I am wondering if the Linux ToolBox ISO can be used for AIX environment as we are on AIX? I checked the web page referred by 'this page' and I see it all uses yum commands. How can I transfer them to related dnf commands?

Thanks in advance

------------------------------
Mi Wang


Original Message:
Sent: Thu October 20, 2022 02:41 AM
From: Zaki Jääskeläinen
Subject: Can we install Python v3.9.6 without internet connection?

If you're using yum or dnf to install packages then these come from repositories which can reside either locally or on a remote server. By default dnf sets up for accessing IBM's repositories. You can build them locally. If you have access to IBM ESS then you can download the full Linux Toolbox as an ISO. This have already prepared repodata for each repository (noarch, ppc, ppc-x.x, etc). The alternative is to use the rpm command and manually resolve the dependencies. I just did that yesterday for installing python 3.7 and only needed 10 additional packages as the target server already had some dependencies installed.

Edit: this page on using yum on AIX should still be relevant.

------------------------------
Zaki Jääskeläinen

Original Message:
Sent: 10/20/2022 5:51:00 PM
From: Mi Wang
Subject: RE: Can we install Python v3.9.6 without internet connection?

Stephen,

Can you please provide the steps or some link regarding how to complete the repo set up locally with Toolbox ISO?

Thanks in advance

------------------------------
Mi Wang
------------------------------


Original Message:
Sent: Thu October 20, 2022 03:08 PM
From: Stephen Ulmer
Subject: Can we install Python v3.9.6 without internet connection?

The current Toolbox ISO should contain all of the repo data to do an install, and thus not need an Internet connection. 

Sent from my iPad

Original Message:
Sent: 10/20/2022 11:10:00 AM
From: Zaki Jääskeläinen
Subject: RE: Can we install Python v3.9.6 without internet connection?

The packages on the Linux Toolbox ISO are for AIX only. But the contents of it can be stored in repositories hosted on either AIX or Linux.
Regarding dnf and yum. dnf is an updated and improved version of yum. Most yum commands will work the same just by replacing yum with dnf.

------------------------------
Zaki Jääskeläinen
------------------------------


Original Message:
Sent: Thu October 20, 2022 09:48 AM
From: Mi Wang
Subject: Can we install Python v3.9.6 without internet connection?

Hi Zaki,

Thanks for the information. I am wondering if the Linux ToolBox ISO can be used for AIX environment as we are on AIX? I checked the web page referred by 'this page' and I see it all uses yum commands. How can I transfer them to related dnf commands?

Thanks in advance

------------------------------
Mi Wang

Here is the blog post for same 
https://community.ibm.com/community/user/power/blogs/sangamesh-mallayya1/2022/02/09/creating-local-repo-with-dnf-and-aix-toolbox-media

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SANKET RATHI
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Original Message:
Sent: Thu October 20, 2022 07:19 PM
From: Stephen Ulmer
Subject: Can we install Python v3.9.6 without internet connection?

I think that there was already a thread on this on the forum (I'm the one that asked for this to happen, and I eventually got a reply that it was accomplished). If you can't find it fairly quickly, or if there aren't instruction on the ISO, let me know and I'll dig something up for you.

Sent from my iPad

Original Message:
Sent: 10/20/2022 5:51:00 PM
From: Mi Wang
Subject: RE: Can we install Python v3.9.6 without internet connection?

Stephen,

Can you please provide the steps or some link regarding how to complete the repo set up locally with Toolbox ISO?

Thanks in advance

------------------------------
Mi Wang
------------------------------


Original Message:
Sent: Thu October 20, 2022 03:08 PM
From: Stephen Ulmer
Subject: Can we install Python v3.9.6 without internet connection?

The current Toolbox ISO should contain all of the repo data to do an install, and thus not need an Internet connection. 

Sent from my iPad

Original Message:
Sent: 10/20/2022 11:10:00 AM
From: Zaki Jääskeläinen
Subject: RE: Can we install Python v3.9.6 without internet connection?

The packages on the Linux Toolbox ISO are for AIX only. But the contents of it can be stored in repositories hosted on either AIX or Linux.
Regarding dnf and yum. dnf is an updated and improved version of yum. Most yum commands will work the same just by replacing yum with dnf.

------------------------------
Zaki Jääskeläinen


Original Message:
Sent: Thu October 20, 2022 09:48 AM
From: Mi Wang
Subject: Can we install Python v3.9.6 without internet connection?

Hi Zaki,

Thanks for the information. I am wondering if the Linux ToolBox ISO can be used for AIX environment as we are on AIX? I checked the web page referred by 'this page' and I see it all uses yum commands. How can I transfer them to related dnf commands?

Thanks in advance

------------------------------
Mi Wang


Original Message:
Sent: Thu October 20, 2022 02:41 AM
From: Zaki Jääskeläinen
Subject: Can we install Python v3.9.6 without internet connection?

If you're using yum or dnf to install packages then these come from repositories which can reside either locally or on a remote server. By default dnf sets up for accessing IBM's repositories. You can build them locally. If you have access to IBM ESS then you can download the full Linux Toolbox as an ISO. This have already prepared repodata for each repository (noarch, ppc, ppc-x.x, etc). The alternative is to use the rpm command and manually resolve the dependencies. I just did that yesterday for installing python 3.7 and only needed 10 additional packages as the target server already had some dependencies installed.

Edit: this page on using yum on AIX should still be relevant.

------------------------------
Zaki Jääskeläinen