[mythtv-users] Myth 031 RPMFusion what to do about MySQL/MariaDB

[John Pilkington]

On 03/09/2021 17:37, John Pilkington wrote:
> On 03/09/2021 16:45, Ken Smith via mythtv-users wrote:
>> Hi everyone,
>>
>> I'm attempting to set up a new Myth system on AlmaLinux (A RHEL 8 
>> clone). I'm getting errors like this from DNF
>>
>>   Problem 1: package 
>> mythtv-31.0-19.158.20210629git0680b37c68.el8.x86_64 requires mariadb, 
>> but none of the providers can be installed
>>    - package mariadb-3:10.3.28-1.module_el8.3.0+2177+7adc332a.x86_64 
>> conflicts with mysql provided by 
>> mysql-8.0.21-1.module_el8.3.0+2049+47abd494.x86_64
>>    - package mysql-8.0.21-1.module_el8.3.0+2049+47abd494.x86_64 
>> conflicts with mariadb provided by 
>> mariadb-3:10.3.28-1.module_el8.3.0+2177+7adc332a.x86_64
>>    - package 
>> mythtv-frontend-31.0-19.158.20210629git0680b37c68.el8.x86_64 requires 
>> mysql(x86-64) >= 5, but none of the providers can be installed
>>    - conflicting requests
>>    - package mariadb-3:10.5.9-1.module_el8.4.0+2357+88cd7ba1.x86_64 is 
>> filtered out by modular filtering
>>
>>
>> I only have mariadb on the machine at the moment.
>>
>> I don't understand why its saying that the frontend needs mysql?
>>
>> I have EPEL and RPMFusion repo's configured.
>>
>> It seems that both mysql and mariadb are in Alma's Appstream repo.
>>
>> If I'm reading it right, the spec file appears to require a few of the 
>> mysql modules.
>>
>> Any suggestions most welcome.
>>
>> Thanks
>>
>> Ken
> 
> I haven't tried tried an el8 clone yet, but what happens with
> 
> 'dnf install mythtv --allowerasing'  ?
> 

More to the point:  https://access.redhat.com/discussions/5367271

RHEL8: mariadb-libs filtered out by modular filtering

but that needs a changed specfile.  Maybe

https://unix.stackexchange.com/questions/644322/libssh2-filtered-out-by-modular-filtering-on-rhel-8

would help.

HTH

John P