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  • 1.  Manually download rpm

    Posted Mon September 04, 2023 12:17 PM

    Hi,

    in "AIX Toolbox for Open Source Software" I can only download binary and source rpms. How can I get an rpm file like -
    sudo_ids-1.9.13p2-1.rpm

    which I can install using rpm as-is ?
    Or am I am restricted to dnf for downloads ?

    Kind regards,

    Kai Schuemann



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  • 2.  RE: Manually download rpm

    Posted Mon September 04, 2023 03:03 PM
    On Mon, Sep 04, 2023 at 04:17:34PM +0000, Kai Schuemann via IBM TechXchange Community wrote:
    > in "AIX Toolbox for Open Source Software" I can only download binary
    > and source rpms. How can I get an rpm file like -
    > sudo_ids-1.9.13p2-1.rpm
    >
    >
    > which I can install using rpm as-is ? Or am I am restricted to dnf
    > for downloads ?

    If you have full AIX support AND you have the add-on for Open Source
    Software Support on your support contract, then you can install DNF
    with the mess of packages that entails and also install sudo. If you
    do not have the OSS contract add-on, I do not recommend installing
    DNF. If you didn't ask for the add-on specifically from IBM since it
    was introduced, assume you don't have it.

    Alternatively download the single RPM from
    https://www.sudo.ws/getting/packages/ , but remember it has no IBM
    support. You're downloading an un-trusted third party open source
    package to control who gets ROOT on your server.

    I suggest re-evaluating why you need sudo when you have SSH supplied
    and supported by IBM. SSH is a better alternative for changing users.

    https://adamssystems.nl/posts/using-ssh-instead-of-su-and-sudo/

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    Russell Adams Russell.Adams@AdamsSystems.nl
    Principal Consultant Adams Systems Consultancy
    https://adamssystems.nl/


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  • 3.  RE: Manually download rpm

    Posted Tue September 05, 2023 05:12 AM

    SInce sudo seems to be very prone to vulnerabilities, I will take a serious look at your advice of using ssh instead. And I did not know about the add-on for Open Source Software Support. But for now loaded the .rpm down from AIX Open Source.

    Thank you very much fpr your help !

    Kai Schuemann



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  • 4.  RE: Manually download rpm

    Posted Tue September 05, 2023 01:28 AM

    You can download binary RPMs from AIX toolbox but each RPMs is dependent on others and hence it is difficult to install them individually until you have all dependent RPMs.

    It is recommended to install using dnf to resolve dependencies and install.

    If you want to download only RPM go to AIX toolbox site and click to download the RPM link

    But dependency management you have to take care.

    https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/aix-toolbox-open-source-software-downloads-alpha

     

     

    Thanks,

     

    Sanket Rathi

     




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