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Libguestfs mssing dependency

Hey, me again, chose not to change topic of my recent post but I'm having this issue where I can't install the libguestfs package due to the systemd-sysvcompat package not being available under any repo I have (base Artix with lib32 and Universe plus base Arch).

What can I do? I just want to try messing around with QEMU/KVM and it seems to be needed.

Once again, thanks in advance.
sgal5208
someone.

Re: Libguestfs mssing dependency

Reply #1 –
If libguestfs is in the AUR, you can try downloading it and removing the systemd-sysvcompat from the PKGBUILD.

If not, you can also try manually compiling libguestfs.

Re: Libguestfs mssing dependency

Reply #2 –
I'm not sure we depend for any particular reason on systemd, so it might be an accidental dependency.  What was the precise error message?

Re: Libguestfs mssing dependency

Reply #3 –
Quote from: Lancia – on
If libguestfs is in the AUR, you can try downloading it and removing the systemd-sysvcompat from the PKGBUILD.

If not, you can also try manually compiling libguestfs.

libguestfs is only available as a git version on the AUR, systemd-sysvcompat is probably a required component which for some reason cannot be replaced by either integration or per-init versions.

the Arch repo that keeps it is core, which also keeps other systemd related things so adding it to Artix can be problematic.

Quote from: rwmjones – on
I'm not sure we depend for any particular reason on systemd, so it might be an accidental dependency.  What was the precise error message?

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[sgal@OpenMonoliths ~]$ sudo pacman -S libguestfs
[sudo] password for sgal: 
resolving dependencies...
warning: cannot resolve "systemd-sysvcompat", a dependency of "libguestfs"
:: The following package cannot be upgraded due to unresolvable dependencies:
      libguestfs

:: Do you want to skip the above package for this upgrade? [y/N] 
error: failed to prepare transaction (could not satisfy dependencies)
:: unable to satisfy dependency 'systemd-sysvcompat' required by libguestfs
[sgal@OpenMonoliths ~]$

Here it is. I'm unsure of what to do.
sgal5208
someone.

Re: Libguestfs mssing dependency

Reply #4 –
You don't have to get the AUR version. An archive of the files needed to build the arch version:
https://archlinux.org/packages/community/x86_64/libguestfs/download/

Extract to a new directory. Edit PKGBUILD and remove systemd-sysvcompat from _appliancedeps= section.

Try to build with
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makepkg -s
add an 'i' to the options to install as well or use pacman -U on the resulting package
There's no libraries in systemd-sysvcompat. This is its contents
Quote
    usr/bin/halt
    usr/bin/init
    usr/bin/poweroff
    usr/bin/reboot
    usr/bin/shutdown
    usr/share/
    usr/share/man/
    usr/share/man/man8/
    usr/share/man/man8/halt.8.gz
    usr/share/man/man8/poweroff.8.gz
    usr/share/man/man8/reboot.8.gz
    usr/share/man/man8/shutdown.8.gz

I'd hazard a guess that libguestfs will build without systemd-sysvcompat but you'll possibly lose some functionality related to the above commands. I would try building it for fun myself but it has a horrendous list of dependencies so not going there.

Re: Libguestfs mssing dependency

Reply #5 –
Quote from: gripped – on
You don't have to get the AUR version. An archive of the files needed to build the arch version:
https://archlinux.org/packages/community/x86_64/libguestfs/download/

Extract to a new directory. Edit PKGBUILD and remove systemd-sysvcompat from _appliancedeps= section.

Try to build with
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makepkg -s
add an 'i' to the options to install as well or use pacman -U on the resulting package
There's no libraries in systemd-sysvcompat. This is its contents
I'd hazard a guess that libguestfs will build without systemd-sysvcompat but you'll possibly lose some functionality related to the above commands. I would try building it for fun myself but it has a horrendous list of dependencies so not going there.

After extracting the package you sent via the link, it doesn't seem to have a PKGBUILD file.

At this point, I'm thinking of throwing in the towel and dualbooting Artix with Linux Mint (bc I don't like Arch for the fact that there's no GUI installer that's officially supported) on a spare 512GB M.2 SATA SSD that I have that just has a basic Windows 10 installation that I never used.

#note that Artix is installed on a 512GB M.2 NVMe SSD.
sgal5208
someone.

Re: Libguestfs mssing dependency

Reply #6 –
>After extracting the package you sent via the link, it doesn't seem to have a PKGBUILD file.

So why not just build it from source?

Re: Libguestfs mssing dependency

Reply #7 –
Quote from: sgal5208 – on
After extracting the package you sent via the link, it doesn't seem to have a PKGBUILD file.
Very sorry I was thinking of the AUR webpage setup when I copied the link. The link I incorrectly posted is indeed just the package.

There's various ways to get the PKGBUILD and and other build files.

If you use yay you can just use
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yay -G libguestfs
Other AUR helpers probably have similar functionality.

You can use asp
https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Arch_Build_System#Retrieve_PKGBUILD_source

In the case that a package is in the Artix repo's (this one isn't but it's worth mentioning) the Artix PKGBUILDS are here
https://gitea.artixlinux.org/explore/repos

You could just download the entire Arch community repo build files (37M , I just did!) extract and just keep the libguestfs dir , delete the rest.
There are many ways to get the build files.

Apologies again for the nonsense link I posted earlier.