Greetings, experts.

I hope I can get your inputs on what fileset dependencies needed in installing rsync in an AIX 7.2. I cannot download unfortunately the complete fileset using rpm, as our AIX boxes don't have direct internet connection.

Alternatively, can I use other package manager, let's say in a Ubuntu box, to download all the necessary files?

Looking forward to your generous help.

Hi Senen

You can do it using  any one of the option mentioned below depending on the type of infrastructure support in your org.

1. https://community.ibm.com/community/user/power/discussion/configuring-dnf-local-repositories-containing-aix-toolbox-rpm-packages-video-blog?ReturnUrl=%2fcommunity%2fuser%2fpower%2fcommunities%2fcommunity-home%2fdigestviewer%3fcommunitykey%3d10c1d831-47ee-4d92-a138-b03f7896f7c9
2. https://community.ibm.com/community/user/power/discussion/configuring-dnf-local-repositories-using-aix-toolbox-media-image-video-blog?ReturnUrl=%2fcommunity%2fuser%2fpower%2fcommunities%2fcommunity-home%2fdigestviewer%3fcommunitykey%3d10c1d831-47ee-4d92-a138-b03f7896f7c9

First off, I wish IBM would publish a statically compiled LPP on the Expansion Pack because rsync is such a common request.

If you have a Redhat system around with DNF, you can dynamically query the list of dependencies. Here is an example, though it's for 7.3.

# % dnf repoquery --releasever aix7.3 --forcearch ppc --arch ppc --repofrom aixtoolbox,https://public.dhe.ibm.com/aix/freeSoftware/aixtoolbox/RPMS/ppc/ --repofrom aixtoolboxno,https://public.dhe.ibm.com/aix/freeSoftware/aixtoolbox/RPMS/noarch/ --repofrom aixtoolboxno,https://public.dhe.ibm.com/aix/freeSoftware/aixtoolbox/RPMS/noarch/ --repofrom aixtoolbox73,https://public.dhe.ibm.com/aix/freeSoftware/aixtoolbox/RPMS/ppc-7.3/ --resolve --requires --recursive rsync-0:3.2.7-1.ppc  
Added aixtoolbox repo from https://public.dhe.ibm.com/aix/freeSoftware/aixtoolbox/RPMS/ppc/
Added aixtoolboxno repo from https://public.dhe.ibm.com/aix/freeSoftware/aixtoolbox/RPMS/noarch/
Added aixtoolbox73 repo from https://public.dhe.ibm.com/aix/freeSoftware/aixtoolbox/RPMS/ppc-7.3/
aixtoolbox                                                                                                    11 kB/s | 2.7 kB     00:00    
aixtoolbox                                                                                                   1.8 MB/s |  20 MB     00:10    
aixtoolboxno                                                                                                  25 kB/s | 2.7 kB     00:00    
aixtoolboxno                                                                                                 974 kB/s | 3.3 MB     00:03    
aixtoolbox73                                                                                                  25 kB/s | 2.6 kB     00:00    
aixtoolbox73                                                                                                 894 kB/s | 403 kB     00:00    
Last metadata expiration check: 0:00:01 ago on Fri Jun 21 15:09:08 2024.
bash-0:5.2.15-1.ppc
bzip2-0:1.0.8-2.ppc
expat-0:2.0.1-2.ppc
gcc-1:10-2.ppc
gcc-cpp-1:10-2.ppc
gcc10-0:10.3.0-6.ppc
gcc10-cpp-0:10.3.0-6.ppc
gdb-0:7.9.1-4.ppc
gettext-0:0.21-2.ppc
glib2-0:2.76.3-2.ppc
gmp-0:6.3.0-1.ppc
info-0:7.0.2-1.ppc
libffi-0:3.4.4-2.ppc
libgcc-1:10-2.ppc
libgcc10-0:10.3.0-6.ppc
libgcc11-0:11.3.0-1.ppc
libgcc12-0:12.3.0-1.ppc
libgcc8-0:8.3.0-7.ppc
libgomp-1:10-2.ppc
libgomp10-0:10.3.0-6.ppc
libgomp11-0:11.3.0-1.ppc
libgomp12-0:12.3.0-1.ppc
libgomp8-0:8.3.0-7.ppc
libiconv-0:1.17-1.ppc
libmpc-0:1.3.1-1.ppc
libstdc++-1:10-2.ppc
libstdc++10-0:10.3.0-6.ppc
libstdc++11-0:11.3.0-1.ppc
libstdc++12-0:12.3.0-1.ppc
libstdc++8-0:8.3.0-7.ppc
libtextstyle-0:0.21-2.ppc
libunistring-0:1.1-1.ppc
libxml2-0:2.12.6-1.ppc
libxml2-devel-0:2.7.8-1.ppc
lz4-0:1.9.4-1.ppc
mpfr-0:4.2.1-1.ppc
ncurses-0:6.4-1.ppc
pcre-0:8.44-2.ppc
pcre2-0:10.40-1.ppc
readline-0:8.2-1.ppc
sed-0:4.8-1.ppc
xz-libs-0:5.4.3-1.ppc
zlib-0:1.2.13-1.ppc
zlib-devel-0:1.2.13-1.ppc

You'll have to install a ridiculous 44 packages just to have rsync.

My recommendation is that if you must have it, download the ISO/tarball from ESS, and place the files on your NIM server. Then you can try to use the list above to resolve the dependencies.

I have to agree, statically compiled LPP filesets would be great, ideally for the whole IBM toolbox.

# % dnf repoquery --releasever aix7.3 --forcearch ppc --arch ppc --repofrom aixtoolbox,https://public.dhe.ibm.com/aix/freeSoftware/aixtoolbox/RPMS/ppc/ --repofrom aixtoolboxno,https://public.dhe.ibm.com/aix/freeSoftware/aixtoolbox/RPMS/noarch/ --repofrom aixtoolboxno,https://public.dhe.ibm.com/aix/freeSoftware/aixtoolbox/RPMS/noarch/ --repofrom aixtoolbox73,https://public.dhe.ibm.com/aix/freeSoftware/aixtoolbox/RPMS/ppc-7.3/ --resolve --requires --recursive rsync-0:3.2.7-1.ppc  Added aixtoolbox repo from https://public.dhe.ibm.com/aix/freeSoftware/aixtoolbox/RPMS/ppc/Added aixtoolboxno repo from https://public.dhe.ibm.com/aix/freeSoftware/aixtoolbox/RPMS/noarch/Added aixtoolbox73 repo from https://public.dhe.ibm.com/aix/freeSoftware/aixtoolbox/RPMS/ppc-7.3/aixtoolbox                                                                                                    11 kB/s | 2.7 kB     00:00    aixtoolbox                                                                                                   1.8 MB/s |  20 MB     00:10    aixtoolboxno                                                                                                  25 kB/s | 2.7 kB     00:00    aixtoolboxno                                                                                                 974 kB/s | 3.3 MB     00:03    aixtoolbox73                                                                                                  25 kB/s | 2.6 kB     00:00    aixtoolbox73                                                                                                 894 kB/s | 403 kB     00:00    Last metadata expiration check: 0:00:01 ago on Fri Jun 21 15:09:08 2024.bash-0:5.2.15-1.ppcbzip2-0:1.0.8-2.ppcexpat-0:2.0.1-2.ppcgcc-1:10-2.ppcgcc-cpp-1:10-2.ppcgcc10-0:10.3.0-6.ppcgcc10-cpp-0:10.3.0-6.ppcgdb-0:7.9.1-4.ppcgettext-0:0.21-2.ppcglib2-0:2.76.3-2.ppcgmp-0:6.3.0-1.ppcinfo-0:7.0.2-1.ppclibffi-0:3.4.4-2.ppclibgcc-1:10-2.ppclibgcc10-0:10.3.0-6.ppclibgcc11-0:11.3.0-1.ppclibgcc12-0:12.3.0-1.ppclibgcc8-0:8.3.0-7.ppclibgomp-1:10-2.ppclibgomp10-0:10.3.0-6.ppclibgomp11-0:11.3.0-1.ppclibgomp12-0:12.3.0-1.ppclibgomp8-0:8.3.0-7.ppclibiconv-0:1.17-1.ppclibmpc-0:1.3.1-1.ppclibstdc++-1:10-2.ppclibstdc++10-0:10.3.0-6.ppclibstdc++11-0:11.3.0-1.ppclibstdc++12-0:12.3.0-1.ppclibstdc++8-0:8.3.0-7.ppclibtextstyle-0:0.21-2.ppclibunistring-0:1.1-1.ppclibxml2-0:2.12.6-1.ppclibxml2-devel-0:2.7.8-1.ppclz4-0:1.9.4-1.ppcmpfr-0:4.2.1-1.ppcncurses-0:6.4-1.ppcpcre-0:8.44-2.ppcpcre2-0:10.40-1.ppcreadline-0:8.2-1.ppcsed-0:4.8-1.ppcxz-libs-0:5.4.3-1.ppczlib-0:1.2.13-1.ppczlib-devel-0:1.2.13-1.ppc