Public bug reported: Trying to create a Fedora Core 18 chroot with "yum" for Quantal x86_64.
Following similar steps to the ones described in: http://www.lucas-nussbaum.net/blog/?p=385 Previous steps: ~$ apt-get install yum rpm python-m2crypto ... ~$ mkdir -p /tmp/fc18/var/lib/rpm ... ~$ rpm --root /tmp/fc18 --initdb ... ~$ wget -c http://ftp-stud.hs-esslingen.de/pub/fedora/linux/releases/18/Fedora/x86_64/os/Packages/f/fedora-release-18-1.noarch.rpm ... ~$ rpm -ivh --force-debian --nodeps --root /tmp/fc18 fedora-release-18-1.noarch.rpm ... When executing: ~$ yum --installroot /tmp/fc18/ install yum It ends with the error: " ... AttributeError: 'rpm.prob' object has no attribute 'startswith' ... " This error is actually also described in: http://fmtyewtk.blogspot.fi/2012/05/installing-fedora-17-from-ubuntu-pain.html ** Affects: yum (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Tags: quantal ** Patch added: "Patch to use internal _str string in rpm transaction object" https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1117465/+attachment/3517316/+files/startswith-error.patch -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1117465 Title: yum --installroot: AttributeError: 'rpm.prob' object has no attribute 'startswith' To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/yum/+bug/1117465/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
