Qubes-dom0-update doesn't seem to work after upgrade from R4.0

Scumbag · May 7, 2022, 4:25pm

I upgraded my R4.0 installation to R4.1, I noticed 2 things:

When I execute qubes-dom0-update, the sys-whonix window appears and checks for updates, when it is done it immediately disappears. I filmed it with my phone and found that it outputs:

Removing dependent packages:
* a number of python2 packages * 
Transaction summary
Remove 14 packages
Freed space 14MB
DNF will only download packages for the transaction

Then dom0 terminal reports no updates found. Shouldn’t it ask about removing those packages?

When I try to install a package with qubes-dom0-update, the sys-whonix window closes early and I get an error about downloading the metadata for the cache repository:

Using sys-whonix as UpdateVM to download updates for Dom0; this may take some time...
Qubes OS Repository for Dom0                    0.0  B/s |   0  B     00:00    
Errors during downloading metadata for repository 'qubes-dom0-cached':
  - Curl error (37): Couldn't read a file:// file for file:///var/lib/qubes/updates/repodata/repomd.xml [Couldn't open file /var/lib/qubes/updates/repodata/repomd.xml]
Error: Failed to download metadata for repo 'qubes-dom0-cached': Cannot download repomd.xml: Cannot download repodata/repomd.xml: All mirrors were tried

tzwcfq · May 7, 2022, 4:39pm

Check this issue, there are some instructions to fix this problem:

github.com/QubesOS/qubes-issues

upgrade from 4.0 to 4.1 breaks dom0 update -- [ERROR ] Failed to import module localemod

opened 09:48PM - 10 Dec 21 UTC

closed 01:10AM - 18 Apr 22 UTC

1ofseven

T: bug P: critical C: mgmt r4.0-dom0-stable diagnosed pr submitted C: updates

### Qubes OS release Qubes R4.1 xen_version : 4.14.3 Linux 5.15.5-…1.fc32.qubes.x86_64 Installed Packages: grub2-qubes-theme.x86_64 5.14.4-2.fc32 kernel-latest-qubes-vm.x86_64 1000:5.14.15-1.fc25.qubes kernel-latest-qubes-vm.x86_64 1000:5.15.5-1.fc25.qubes kernel-latest-qubes-vm.x86_64 1000:5.15.5-1.fc32.qubes kernel-qubes-vm.x86_64 1000:5.4.151-1.fc25.qubes kernel-qubes-vm.x86_64 1000:5.4.156-1.fc25.qubes kernel-qubes-vm.x86_64 1000:5.10.76-1.fc32.qubes python2-qubesadmin.noarch 4.0.32-1.fc25 python2-qubesimgconverter.x86_64 4.0.31-1.fc25 python3-qubesadmin.noarch 4.1.18-1.fc32 python3-qubesdb.x86_64 4.1.11-1.fc32 python3-qubesimgconverter.x86_64 4.1.16-1.fc32 qubes-anaconda-addon.noarch 4.1.7-1.fc32 qubes-artwork.noarch 4.1.12-1.fc32 qubes-artwork-plymouth.noarch 4.1.12-1.fc32 qubes-audio-daemon.x86_64 4.1.19-1.fc32 qubes-audio-dom0.x86_64 4.1.19-1.fc32 qubes-core-admin-addon-whonix.noarch 4.0.2-1.fc32 qubes-core-admin-client.noarch 4.1.18-1.fc32 qubes-core-dom0.noarch 4.1.23-1.fc32 qubes-core-dom0-linux.x86_64 4.1.16-1.fc32 qubes-core-dom0-linux-kernel-install.x86_64 4.1.16-1.fc32 qubes-core-qrexec.x86_64 4.1.15-1.fc32 qubes-core-qrexec-dom0.x86_64 4.1.15-1.fc32 qubes-core-qrexec-libs.x86_64 4.1.15-1.fc32 qubes-db.x86_64 4.1.11-1.fc32 qubes-db-dom0.x86_64 4.1.11-1.fc32 qubes-db-libs.x86_64 4.1.11-1.fc32 qubes-desktop-linux-common.noarch 4.1.11-1.fc32 qubes-desktop-linux-manager.noarch 4.1.11-1.fc32 qubes-dist-upgrade.noarch 4.0.3-1.fc25 qubes-gpg-split-dom0.x86_64 2.0.54-1.fc32 qubes-gui-daemon.x86_64 4.1.19-1.fc32 qubes-gui-dom0.x86_64 4.1.19-1.fc32 qubes-img-converter-dom0.x86_64 1.2.11-1.fc32 qubes-input-proxy.x86_64 1.0.25-1.fc32 qubes-input-proxy-receiver.x86_64 1.0.25-1.fc32 qubes-libvchan-xen.x86_64 4.1.7-1.fc32 qubes-manager.noarch 4.1.22-1.fc32 qubes-menus.noarch 4.1.11-1.fc32 qubes-mgmt-salt.noarch 4.1.13-1.fc32 qubes-mgmt-salt-admin-tools.noarch 4.1.13-1.fc32 qubes-mgmt-salt-base.noarch 4.1.4-1.fc32 qubes-mgmt-salt-base-config.noarch 4.1.1-1.fc32 qubes-mgmt-salt-base-overrides-libs.noarch 4.0.2-1.fc25 qubes-mgmt-salt-base-topd.noarch 4.1.3-1.fc32 qubes-mgmt-salt-config.noarch 4.1.13-1.fc32 qubes-mgmt-salt-dom0.noarch 4.1.13-1.fc32 qubes-mgmt-salt-dom0-qvm.noarch 4.1.4-1.fc32 qubes-mgmt-salt-dom0-update.noarch 4.1.8-1.fc32 qubes-mgmt-salt-dom0-virtual-machines.noarch 4.1.15-1.fc32 qubes-pdf-converter-dom0.x86_64 2.1.12-1.fc32 qubes-release.noarch 4.1-0.27 qubes-release-notes.noarch 4.1-0.27 qubes-repo-templates.noarch 4.1.2-1.fc32 qubes-rpm-oxide.x86_64 0.2.2-1.fc32 qubes-usb-proxy-dom0.noarch 1.1.1-1.fc32 qubes-utils.x86_64 4.1.16-1.fc32 qubes-utils-libs.x86_64 4.1.16-1.fc32 xfce4-settings-qubes.x86_64 4.0.5-2.fc32 ### Brief summary After upgrade from Qubes 4.0 to 4.1 an update of dom0 and templates returned the following warning and error: [WARNING ] /usr/lib/python3.8/site-packages/salt/utils/files.py:396: RuntimeWarning: line buffering (buffering=1) isn't supported in binary mode, the default buffer size will be used [ERROR ] Failed to import module localemod, this is due most likely to a syntax error ### Steps to reproduce Perform a version upgrade of Qubes from version 4.0 to 4.1 then either run Qubes Update from the menu or: sudo qubesctl --show-output state.sls update.qubes-dom0 sudo qubesctl --show-output --skip-dom0 --targets=debian-10,whonix-gw-16,whonix-ws-16 state.sls update.qubes-vm sudo qubesctl --show-output --skip-dom0 --targets=fedora-34,fedora-34-unt state.sls update.qubes-vm ### Expected behavior Updates complete without error. ### Actual behavior After upgrade from Qubes 4.0 to 4.1 an update of dom0 and templates returned the following warning and error: [WARNING ] /usr/lib/python3.8/site-packages/salt/utils/files.py:396: RuntimeWarning: line buffering (buffering=1) isn't supported in binary mode, the default buffer size will be used f_handle = open(*args, **kwargs) # pylint: disable=resource-leakage [ERROR ] Failed to import module localemod, this is due most likely to a syntax error: Traceback (most recent call last): File “/usr/lib/python3.8/site-packages/salt/loader.py”, line 1685, in _load_module mod = spec.loader.load_module() File “”, line 522, in _check_name_wrapper File “”, line 1027, in load_module File “”, line 852, in load_module File “”, line 265, in _load_module_shim File “”, line 702, in _load File “”, line 671, in _load_unlocked File “”, line 848, in exec_module File “”, line 219, in _call_with_frames_removed File “/var/cache/salt/minion/extmods/modules/localemod.py”, line 222, in @decorators.which(‘locale-gen’) AttributeError: module ‘salt.utils.decorators’ has no attribute ‘which’

Scumbag · May 7, 2022, 6:14pm

It doesn’t seem like the same issue. When I run sudo qubesctl --show-output state.sls update.qubes-dom0
I do get the warning:

[WARNING ] /usr/lib/python3.8/site-packages/salt/utils/files.py:396: RuntimeWarning: line buffering (buffering=1) isn't supported in binary mode, the default buffer size will be used
f_handle = open(*args, **kwargs) # pylint: disable=resource-leakage

But not the error about module localemod, and after the warning, the update reports system is already up to date.

I tried anyway to remove python2 packages, used the commands to clean salt cache, removing qubes-mgmt-salt-base-overrides wasn’t necessary because it was already no longer installed, default kernel version already was 5.10 and kernel-devel is not installed.

I still have the same issues with qubes-dom0-update.
Switching the UpdateVM from sys-whonix to sys-firewall(fedora-35 template) also does not make a difference.

tzwcfq · May 7, 2022, 7:46pm

Here was the same error:

github.com/QubesOS/qubes-issues

`Couldn't open file /var/lib/qubes/updates/repodata/repomd.xml`

opened 06:40PM - 09 Sep 21 UTC

ydirson

T: bug P: default needs diagnosis C: updates

### Qubes OS release 4.1beta ### Brief summary Since suspend does not w…ork well with the 5.10 default kernel in 4.1, I wanted to test the most uptodate `kernel-latest`, and without much fuss just tried: ``` [root@dom0 ~]# qubes-dom0-update kernel-latest Using sys-firewall as UpdateVM to download updates for Dom0; this may take some time... Qubes OS Repository for Dom0 0.0 B/s | 0 B 00:00 Errors during downloading metadata for repository 'qubes-dom0-cached': - Curl error (37): Couldn't read a file:// file for file:///var/lib/qubes/updates/repodata/repomd.xml [Couldn't open file /var/lib/qubes/updates/repodata/repomd.xml] Error: Failed to download metadata for repo 'qubes-dom0-cached': Cannot download repomd.xml: Cannot download repodata/repomd.xml: All mirrors were tried [root@dom0 ~]# ls /var/lib/qubes/updates/repodata/ [root@dom0 ~]# ``` Digging a bit I found https://github.com/QubesOS/qubes-issues/issues/1685 which was about a "nothing to update" case. Now if I just run `qubes-dom0-update` I see downoads going on; I interrupt this with Ctrl-C and try again my original commandline: ``` [root@dom0 ~]# qubes-dom0-update kernel-latest Using sys-firewall as UpdateVM to download updates for Dom0; this may take some time... Qubes OS Repository for Dom0 2.9 MB/s | 3.0 kB 00:00 Qubes OS Repository for Dom0 4.0 MB/s | 70 kB 00:00 Package kernel-latest-1000:5.12.9-1.fc25.qubes.x86_64 is already installed. Package kernel-latest-1000:5.12.14-1.fc25.qubes.x86_64 is already installed. Package kernel-latest-1000:5.12.14-1.fc32.qubes.x86_64 is already installed. Dependencies resolved. Nothing to do. Complete! [root@dom0 ~]# ``` ... so this looks like an edge case not fixed with #1685 ?

But there was no solution.

Scumbag · May 7, 2022, 9:06pm

Thanks, I replied there.