mongodb-4.4.8.el8 has broken dependencies - MongoDB doesn't offer pac…

[ben467834]

…kage support for Fedora

When installing mongodb-org on Fedora 34 Installing: mongodb-org x86_64 4.4.4-1.el8 mongodb-4.4 10 k Installing dependencies: cyrus-sasl x86_64 2.1.27-8.fc34 fedora 69 k fontconfig x86_64 2.13.94-2.fc34 updates 273 k libX11 x86_64 1.7.2-3.fc34 updates 646 k libX11-common noarch 1.7.2-3.fc34 updates 152 k libXau x86_64 1.0.9-6.fc34 fedora 31 k libXft x86_64 2.3.3-6.fc34 fedora 63 k libXrender x86_64 0.9.10-14.fc34 fedora 27 k libxcb x86_64 1.13.1-7.fc34 fedora 230 k mongodb-database-tools x86_64 100.5.0-1 mongodb-4.4 47 M mongodb-org-mongos x86_64 4.4.4-1.el8 mongodb-4.4 22 M mongodb-org-tools x86_64 4.4.4-1.el8 mongodb-4.4 10 k python2.7 x86_64 2.7.18-11.fc34 updates 13 M tix x86_64 1:8.4.3-31.fc34 fedora 247 k tk x86_64 1:8.6.10-6.fc34 fedora 1.6 M xml-common noarch 0.6.3-56.fc34 fedora 31 k Downgrading: mongodb-org-server x86_64 4.4.4-1.el8 mongodb-4.4 28 M mongodb-org-shell x86_64 4.4.4-1.el8 mongodb-4.4 18 M Skipping packages with broken dependencies: mongodb-org x86_64 4.4.8-1.el8 mongodb-4.4 11 k mongodb-org-database-tools-extra x86_64 4.4.8-1.el8 mongodb-4.4 23 k mongodb-org-tools x86_64 4.4.8-1.el8 mongodb-4.4 11 k

[pvalena]

Is there some workaround for this? Adding a reference to the ticket just says it's broken, but it should be ideally fixed instead ;).

[ben467834]

Unfortunately the alternative repo hosted by amazon also doesn't work: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/68617654/error-problem-nothing-provides-usr-libexec-platform-python-needed-by-mongodb

Do you have a suggestion on how to fix the root cause (The mongo team does not support packaging for Fedora)?

[ben467834]

Just came across this for an older version. https://fedoramagazine.org/how-to-get-mongodb-server-on-fedora/

[jackorp]

Do you have a suggestion on how to fix the root cause (The mongo team does not support packaging for Fedora)?

Building it yourself from the source or installing it forcefully using RPM rpm --nodeps -ivh <mongodb package> to get around the nothing provides /usr/libexec/platform-python if you really want it on a Fedora Linux system, however, then the person needs to install dependencies manually, and the compatibility may be shaky anyway in that case.

Or using containers (for example, with CentOS/RHEL 8), but maybe not suitable for Fedora Developer Portal, as the "Languages & Databases" sections should ideally showcase technology available on Fedora.

[jackorp]

484 updated these instructions for newer version of mongodb, that installs OK on Fedora.