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FS#21721 - [virt-manager] Add gnu-netcat as optional dependency to display remote VNC output

Attached to Project: Community Packages
Opened by Dominik (Dominik) - Wednesday, 17 November 2010, 08:26 GMT
Last edited by Sergej Pupykin (sergej) - Wednesday, 17 November 2010, 17:11 GMT
Task Type Feature Request
Category Packages
Status Closed
Assigned To Sergej Pupykin (sergej)
Architecture All
Severity Low
Priority Normal
Reported Version
Due in Version Undecided
Due Date Undecided
Percent Complete 100%
Votes 0
Private No

Details

Description:

Please add gnu-netcat as optinal dependency because it is needed if you make a ssh remote connection with virt-manager and want to see the VNC output of the VM.

Additional info:

virt-manager 0.8.5-4

Steps to reproduce:

Connect with virt-manager to another host where libvirt is running. Start a VM an try to have a look at the VNC screen output of the host. You will get an error that nc is needed.

If gnu-netcat is installed on the remote host the VNC output is redirected correct to the local system where you have virt-manager running.
This task depends upon

Closed by  Sergej Pupykin (sergej)
Wednesday, 17 November 2010, 17:11 GMT
Reason for closing:  Fixed
Additional comments about closing:  virt-manager package uses nc.openbsd now
Comment by Sergej Pupykin (sergej) - Wednesday, 17 November 2010, 09:16 GMT
are both hosts running latest libvirt and virt-manager?

I patch them to use nc.openbsd command.

At least older versions did not work with gnu-netcat.
Comment by Dominik (Dominik) - Wednesday, 17 November 2010, 11:45 GMT
Yes both (arch linux) hosts have virt-manager 0.8.5-4 and libvirt 0.8.5-2 installed.

With gnu-netcat I get a VNC output. If I remove gnu-netcat I get this error:

Error: VNC connection to hypervisor host got refused or disconnected!
Error: sh: nc: command not found

I have to install gnu-netcat for the VNC connect and openbsd-netcat for a correct libvirt connect. Sound weird but work for me.

Would be nice to have openbsd-netcat only as dependency.

Installed on the remote host where the VMs are:
gnu-netcat 0.7.1-3
openbsd-netcat 1.89-4

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