Can't Install Hypervisor ... xen

General Discussion
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Running SLED 15.1, trying to install Xen hypervisor, with yast results in error “Failed to install required packages”.
Help please?
xen pattern is found, but can’t install: ‘No provider of ‘xen’ found’ in spite of search success and apparent repo enabled.
# zypper se xen
Refreshing service 'Basesystem_Module_15_SP1_x86_64'. Refreshing service 'Desktop_Applications_Module_15_SP1_x86_64'. Refreshing service 'Python_2_Module_15_SP1_x86_64'. Refreshing service 'SUSE_Linux_Enterprise_Desktop_15_SP1_x86_64'. Refreshing service 'SUSE_Linux_Enterprise_Workstation_Extension_15_SP1_x86_64'. Refreshing service 'SUSE_Package_Hub_15_SP1_x86_64'. Loading repository data... Reading installed packages...

S | Name | Summary | Type ---+-----------------------+----------------------------------------------------------+----------- | libptexenc1 | Libraries of Kanji code convert library for pTeX | package | librfxencode0 | Library for the JPEG2000 codec for RDP | package | texlive-bxenclose | Enclose the document body with some pieces of code | package | texlive-ptexenc-devel | Libraries of Kanji code convert library for pTeX | package | xen | Xen Virtualization: Hypervisor (aka VMM aka Microkernel) | srcpackage i+ | xen-libs | Xen Virtualization: Libraries | package | xen-tools-domU | Xen Virtualization: Control tools for domain U | package | xengine | Reciprocating engine for X | package

then

# zypper lr 5
Alias : Basesystem_Module_15_SP1_x86_64:SLE-Module-Basesystem15-SP1-Updates Name : SLE-Module-Basesystem15-SP1-Updates URI : https://updates.suse.com/SUSE/Updates/SLE-Module-Basesystem/15-SP1/x86_64/update?9cQHTA3Mj0a2p2nM-hw6QJ7TosWe3cjqYGlFwad-Z-ZJiNGAofneqnxYiP7FvHHrybV2FZB8_Oi3ffQi0dctYwCl2gMsze1YSlWBnMY7zZ4C5tUG5rQT0m0wQWLRpYyEV-vYoHXbVAEevK6C59yd4XAtgXb5qA Enabled : Yes GPG Check : (r ) Yes Priority : 99 (default priority) Autorefresh : On Keep Packages : Off Type : rpm-md GPG Key URI : Path Prefix : Parent Service : Basesystem_Module_15_SP1_x86_64 Keywords : --- Repo Info Path : /etc/zypp/repos.d/Basesystem_Module_15_SP1_x86_64:SLE-Module-Basesystem15-SP1-Updates.repo MD Cache Path : /var/cache/zypp/raw/Basesystem_Module_15_SP1_x86_64:SLE-Module-Basesystem15-SP1-Updates

and
# zypper in xen
Refreshing service 'Basesystem_Module_15_SP1_x86_64'. Refreshing service 'Desktop_Applications_Module_15_SP1_x86_64'. Refreshing service 'Python_2_Module_15_SP1_x86_64'. Refreshing service 'SUSE_Linux_Enterprise_Desktop_15_SP1_x86_64'. Refreshing service 'SUSE_Linux_Enterprise_Workstation_Extension_15_SP1_x86_64'. Refreshing service 'SUSE_Package_Hub_15_SP1_x86_64'.`` Loading repository data... Reading installed packages... 'xen' not found in package names. Trying capabilities. No provider of 'xen' found. Resolving package dependencies...

Nothing to do.

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Apologies for the formatting. Markdown seems broken to me, possibly my ignorance of some particular point.

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Ugh that seems worse. At least it is short-ish.

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@“adam.ratcliff@softelsystems.com.au” Hi and welcome to the Forum :slight_smile:
For a box it’s three of these “`” at start/finish for inline it’s just one start/finish.
Looks like a missing repository;

SUSEConnect -p sle-module-server-applications/15.1/x86_64

If you log into SCC https://scc.suse.com and under my tools → packages you can search here and it will show which module is required for a package…

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@malcolmlewis
Thanks for the welcome and for the markdown tips. I wondered for a few minutes whether SLED vs SLES was the problem and could not find any info about that.
Running VMs locally on a workstation vs server is perhaps an advanced feature but not entirely uncommon so I dismissed that thought until your comment. Seems like the right solution to me but:

2 Problems:
Problem: product:sle-module-server-applications-15.1-0.x86_64 conflicts with product(SLED) >= 15.1 provided by product:SLED-15.1-0.x86_64
Problem: product:sle-module-server-applications-15.1-0.x86_64 requires product(sle-module-server-applications) = 15.1-0, but this requirement cannot be provided

Problem: product:sle-module-server-applications-15.1-0.x86_64 conflicts with product(SLED) >= 15.1 provided by product:SLED-15.1-0.x86_64
 Solution 1: do not install product:sle-module-server-applications-15.1-0.x86_64

Choose the above solution using '1' or skip, retry or cancel [1/s/r/c/d/?] (c): c'

Checking SCC apparently confirms SLED 15.1 can’t be a hypervisor like SLES 15.1

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@“adam.ratcliff@softelsystems.com.au” Hi, my bad, thought you were on SLES we have separate areas for products, happens when posted here… :frowning:

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@malcolmlewis
Thank you again for your help,
a) The right solution seems to be to change SLED to SLES
b) The right place to post this might have been here:
https://forums.suse.com/categories/sled-applications

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@“adam.ratcliff@softelsystems.com.au” Hi, yes to both :slight_smile: For SLES AFAIK it’s an option at install to install Xen as well.