PackageKit is used by the Linux implementation of the GPII DeviceReporter. So, there are two configurations: PackageKit is not required for infusion VMs (AFAIK), but it is for GPII/Linux VMs. Perhaps that can be handled by different provisioning scripts.
On 2018-03-30 8:02 PM, Tirloni, Giovanni wrote: > Fedora 27 v20180330 released (tested with infusion and universal) > > This version disables PackageKit [0] which is the service that, among other > things, keeps checking for software updates and is not necessary in the > context of vagrant boxes (since we release periodic updates). > > PackageKit was consuming >250MB of memory (in a VM limited to 2GB, leaving > only ~700MB free) and triggering out of memory errors in CI. Packages can > still be installed normally through the package manager (dnf). > > If anyone wants to enable PackageKit, this is the command: vagrant ssh -c > 'sudo systemctl unmask packagekit' > > Same instructions for updating boxes listed in previous emails still apply > (see below). > > 0 - https://www.freedesktop.org/software/PackageKit/ > > On 03/22/2018 04:25 PM, Tirloni, Giovanni wrote: >> Hi, >> >> These boxes have been updated: >> >> *inclusivedesign/centos7 >> * inclusivedesign/fedora27 >> >> Both now include Docker CE 18.03 (previous version was 1.13). >> >> Additionally, F27 was updated to include Chrome 65 and Firefox 59. >> >> F27 was tested with GPII/universal and fluid-project/infusion. CentOS7 >> was tested with GPII/nexus. >> >> See below for instructions on how to update. >> >> Regards, >> Giovanni >> >> >> On 02/28/2018 01:50 PM, Tirloni, Giovanni wrote: >>> Hello, >>> >>> The following Vagrant boxes have been updated (v20180228): >>> >>> * inclusivedesign/centos7 >>> * inclusivedesign/fedora26 >>> * inclusivedesign/fedora27 >>> >>> They have been built/tested with: >>> >>> * VirtualBox 5.2.8 (needed for Linux 4.15) >>> * vagrant 2.0.2 >>> >>> You can update them by running these commands: >>> >>> $ vagrant box update --box inclusivedesign/centos7 >>> $ vagrant box update --box inclusivedesign/fedora26 >>> $ vagrant box update --box inclusivedesign/fedora27 >>> >>> You projects will need to be destroyed and recreated, please make backups >>> if needed (vagrant destroy; vagrant up). >>> >>> To verify that all your boxes are up to date: >>> >>> $ vagrant box outdated --global >>> >>> To remove old versions automatically: >>> >>> $ vagrant box prune >>> >>> Best Regards, >>> Giovanni >>> > _______________________________________________________ > fluid-work mailing list - [email protected] > To unsubscribe, change settings or access archives, > see https://lists.idrc.ocad.ca/mailman/listinfo/fluid-work > -- ;;;;joseph. 'Call me hobophobic, but I don't think two vagrants should be allowed to marry.' - J. Tiedrich - _______________________________________________ Architecture mailing list [email protected] https://lists.gpii.net/mailman/listinfo/architecture
