avocado.utils.software_manager.backends package

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avocado.utils.software_manager.backends.apt module

class avocado.utils.software_manager.backends.apt.AptBackend

Bases: avocado.utils.software_manager.backends.dpkg.DpkgBackend

Implements the apt backend for software manager.

Set of operations for the apt package manager, commonly found on Debian and Debian based distributions, such as Ubuntu Linux.

Initializes the base command and the debian package repository.

add_repo(repo)

Add an apt repository.

Parameters:repo – Repository string. Example: ‘deb http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ maverick universe’
build_dep(name)

Installed build-dependencies of a given package [name].

Parameters:name – parameter package to install build-dependencies for.
Return True:If packages are installed properly
get_source(name, path)

Download source for provided package. Returns the path with source placed.

Parameters:name – parameter wildcard package to get the source for
Return path:path of ready-to-build source
install(name)

Installs package [name].

Parameters:name – Package name.
provides(name)

Return a list of packages that provide [name of package/file].

Parameters:name – File name.
remove(name)

Remove package [name].

Parameters:name – Package name.
remove_repo(repo)

Remove an apt repository.

Parameters:repo – Repository string. Example: ‘deb http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ maverick universe’
upgrade(name=None)

Upgrade all packages of the system with eventual new versions.

Optionally, upgrade individual packages.

Parameters:name (str) – optional parameter wildcard spec to upgrade

avocado.utils.software_manager.backends.base module

class avocado.utils.software_manager.backends.base.BaseBackend

Bases: object

This class implements all common methods among backends.

install_what_provides(path)

Installs package that provides [path].

Parameters:path – Path to file.

avocado.utils.software_manager.backends.dnf module

class avocado.utils.software_manager.backends.dnf.DnfBackend

Bases: avocado.utils.software_manager.backends.yum.YumBackend

Implements the dnf backend for software manager.

DNF is the successor to yum in recent Fedora.

Initializes the base command and the DNF package repository.

build_dep(name)

Install build-dependencies for package [name]

Parameters:name – name of the package
Return True:If build dependencies are installed properly

avocado.utils.software_manager.backends.dpkg module

class avocado.utils.software_manager.backends.dpkg.DpkgBackend

Bases: avocado.utils.software_manager.backends.base.BaseBackend

This class implements operations executed with the dpkg package manager.

dpkg is a lower level package manager, used by higher level managers such as apt and aptitude.

INSTALLED_OUTPUT = 'install ok installed'
PACKAGE_TYPE = 'deb'
check_installed(name)
list_all()

List all packages available in the system.

list_files(package)

List files installed by package [package].

Parameters:package – Package name.
Returns:List of paths installed by package.

avocado.utils.software_manager.backends.rpm module

class avocado.utils.software_manager.backends.rpm.RpmBackend

Bases: avocado.utils.software_manager.backends.base.BaseBackend

This class implements operations executed with the rpm package manager.

rpm is a lower level package manager, used by higher level managers such as yum and zypper.

PACKAGE_TYPE = 'rpm'
SOFTWARE_COMPONENT_QRY = 'rpm %{NAME} %{VERSION} %{RELEASE} %{SIGMD5} %{ARCH}'
check_installed(name, version=None, arch=None)

Check if package [name] is installed.

Parameters:
  • name – Package name.
  • version – Package version.
  • arch – Package architecture.
find_rpm_packages(rpm_dir)

Extract product dependencies from a defined RPM directory and all its subdirectories.

Parameters:rpm_dir (str) – directory to search in
Returns:found RPM packages
Return type:[str]
list_all(software_components=True)

List all installed packages.

Parameters:software_components – log in a format suitable for the SoftwareComponent schema
list_files(name)

List files installed on the system by package [name].

Parameters:name – Package name.
perform_setup(packages, no_dependencies=False)

General RPM setup with automatic handling of dependencies based on install attempts.

Parameters:packages ([str]) – the RPM packages to install in dependency-friendly order
Returns:whether setup completed successfully
Return type:bool
prepare_source(spec_file, dest_path=None)

Rpmbuild the spec path and return build dir

Parameters:spec_path – spec path to install
Return path:build directory
rpm_erase(package_name)

Erase an RPM package.

Parameters:package_name (str) – name of the erased package
Returns:whether file is erased properly
Return type:bool
rpm_install(file_path, no_dependencies=False, replace=False)

Install the rpm file [file_path] provided.

Parameters:
  • file_path (str) – file path of the installed package
  • no_dependencies (bool) – whether to add “nodeps” flag
  • replace (bool) – whether to replace existing package
Returns:

whether file is installed properly

Return type:

bool

rpm_verify(package_name)

Verify an RPM package with an installed one.

Parameters:package_name (str) – name of the verified package
Returns:whether the verification was successful
Return type:bool

avocado.utils.software_manager.backends.yum module

class avocado.utils.software_manager.backends.yum.YumBackend(cmd='yum')

Bases: avocado.utils.software_manager.backends.rpm.RpmBackend

Implements the yum backend for software manager.

Set of operations for the yum package manager, commonly found on Yellow Dog Linux and Red Hat based distributions, such as Fedora and Red Hat Enterprise Linux.

Initializes the base command and the yum package repository.

add_repo(url)

Adds package repository located on [url].

Parameters:url – Universal Resource Locator of the repository.
build_dep(name)

Install build-dependencies for package [name]

Parameters:name – name of the package
Return True:If build dependencies are installed properly
get_source(name, dest_path)

Downloads the source package and prepares it in the given dest_path to be ready to build.

Parameters:
  • name – name of the package
  • dest_path – destination_path
Return final_dir:
 

path of ready-to-build directory

install(name)

Installs package [name]. Handles local installs.

provides(name)

Returns a list of packages that provides a given capability.

Parameters:name – Capability name (eg, ‘foo’).
remove(name)

Removes package [name].

Parameters:name – Package name (eg. ‘ipython’).
remove_repo(url)

Removes package repository located on [url].

Parameters:url – Universal Resource Locator of the repository.
upgrade(name=None)

Upgrade all available packages.

Optionally, upgrade individual packages.

Parameters:name (str) – optional parameter wildcard spec to upgrade

avocado.utils.software_manager.backends.zypper module

class avocado.utils.software_manager.backends.zypper.ZypperBackend

Bases: avocado.utils.software_manager.backends.rpm.RpmBackend

Implements the zypper backend for software manager.

Set of operations for the zypper package manager, found on SUSE Linux.

Initializes the base command and the yum package repository.

add_repo(url)

Adds repository [url].

Parameters:url – URL for the package repository.
build_dep(name)

Return True if build-dependencies are installed for provided package

Keyword argument: name – name of the package

get_source(name, dest_path)

Downloads the source package and prepares it in the given dest_path to be ready to build

Parameters:
  • name – name of the package
  • dest_path – destination_path
Return final_dir:
 

path of ready-to-build directory

install(name)

Installs package [name]. Handles local installs.

Parameters:name – Package Name.
provides(name)

Searches for what provides a given file.

Parameters:name – File path.
remove(name)

Removes package [name].

remove_repo(url)

Removes repository [url].

Parameters:url – URL for the package repository.
upgrade(name=None)

Upgrades all packages of the system.

Optionally, upgrade individual packages.

Parameters:name (str) – Optional parameter wildcard spec to upgrade

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