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0004862ClearOSpublic2015-09-03 11:022019-05-17 04:40
ReporterNickH 
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PrioritynormalSeveritytweakReproducibilityalways
StatusclosedResolutionwon't fix 
PlatformOSOS Version
Product Version7.1.0 Beta 3 
Target VersionFixed in Version 
Summary0004862: Update exclude list for clearos-epel
DescriptionThe exclude list for clearos-epel is very different between 6.x and 7.x (apart from wildcards) and at a minimum openvpn is missing from the 7.x exclude list. This has already caused a couple of mis-installations as clearos-epel is enabled by default.
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Date ModifiedUsernameFieldChange
2015-09-03 11:02NickHNew Issue
2015-09-04 09:50user2Statusnew => confirmed
2015-09-04 09:50user2Statusconfirmed => acknowledged
2015-09-04 10:24user2Note Added: 0001942
2019-05-17 04:40NickHNote Added: 0011981
2019-05-17 04:40NickHStatusacknowledged => closed
2019-05-17 04:40NickHResolutionopen => won't fix

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(0001942)
user2   
2015-09-04 10:24   
Hi Nick,

Short reply:

OpenVPN does not need to be in the exclude list in 7. Did something go wrong? Are there any other apps not behaving?



Long reply:

The new Koji build system necessitated a change in the way we handle upstream (e.g. EPEL). In ClearOS 6, we exclude all ClearOS-related packages in EPEL just so that we can control the upgrade cycle. For example, when EPEL releases a new openvpn package, it automatically lands in the ClearOS 6 clearos-test repository. From there, it gets promoted to:

1) clearos-updates-testing: QA/dog food
2) clearos-updates: Community Edition
3) clearos-verified-updates: Professional Edition

It's still the unmodified EPEL openvpn package, but the release timing is controlled.

It's different in ClearOS 7. For the Community Edition, the EPEL repo will be enabled by default. For Home and Business Editions, we have separate EPEL an CentOS verified repos where we control the release cycle. So when a new openvpn package from EPEL comes along, the process in 7 is different:

1) clearos-epel-testing: QA/dog food
2) clearos-epel: Community Edition
3) clearos-epel-verified: Home and Business Editions

So in 6, we have _both_ the modified EPEL RPMS along with the unmodified RPMS listed in the exclude list. In 7, we only need to list the modified EPEL RPMS in the exclude list.

Clear as mud.
(0011981)
NickH   
2019-05-17 04:40   
See comments. Not applicable.