[OpenAFS-devel] Error in building openafs on ubuntu 22.04
Satyarth Singh
satyarthsingh115@gmail.com
Sun, 30 Mar 2025 22:47:07 +0530
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Thanks a lot sir.
On Sun, 30 Mar, 2025, 10:24=E2=80=AFpm Benjamin Kaduk, <kaduk@mit.edu> wrot=
e:
> On Sun, Mar 30, 2025 at 04:15:31PM +0530, Satyarth Singh wrote:
> > Respected sir/madam,
> > I tried building the source code of openafs from the git repo and also
> > downloaded the latest stable release of openafs. I am using ubuntu 22.0=
4
> > and kernel version is 6.8.0-52-generic.
> > But I run into a number of errors everytime which I keep trying to
> > resolve.
>
> Generally it's helpful to post the actual errors encountered (but see bel=
ow
> for this particular case)
>
> > I want to ask a few doubts just so that I know I am not doing anything
> > wrong.
> >
> > 1) the release note for the latest stable release says that support has
> > been added for kernel 6.13. But does that mean it no longer supports
> older
> > kernels? Should I download an older stable release based on .my kernel
> > version?
>
> Adding support for kernel 6.13 does not remove support for older kernels.
> The latest OpenAFS should be able to work on all recent kernels.
>
> > 2) is it recommended that I downgrade my kernel and try an older kernel=
?
>
> Sometimes that is a useful interim measure when the packaged version of
> OpenAFS has not caught up to the latest packaged kernel, but it should no=
t
> be a long-term solution.
>
> > 3) I first tried installing openafs via apt package manager But i found
> out
> > that it older openafs version which does not support latest kernel
> modules.
>
> The way that Ubuntu package management works in the Ubuntu base system is
> challenging for a kernel module like OpenAFS. However, the Ubuntu PPA
> mechanism does provide a convenient way to stay up to date; most sites
> running OpenAFS on Ubuntu use the "OpenAFS stable releases" PPA:
> https://launchpad.net/~openafs/+archive/ubuntu/stable There are
> instructions on that page for "adding this PPA to your system"
>
> -Ben Kaduk
>
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<p dir=3D"ltr">Thanks a lot sir. </p>
<br><div class=3D"gmail_quote gmail_quote_container"><div dir=3D"ltr" class=
=3D"gmail_attr">On Sun, 30 Mar, 2025, 10:24=E2=80=AFpm Benjamin Kaduk, <=
<a href=3D"mailto:kaduk@mit.edu">kaduk@mit.edu</a>> wrote:<br></div><blo=
ckquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #c=
cc solid;padding-left:1ex">On Sun, Mar 30, 2025 at 04:15:31PM +0530, Satyar=
th Singh wrote:<br>
> Respected sir/madam,<br>
> I tried building the source code of openafs from the git repo and also=
<br>
> downloaded the latest stable release of openafs. I am using ubuntu 22.=
04<br>
> and kernel version is 6.8.0-52-generic.<br>
>=C2=A0 But I run into a number of errors everytime which I keep trying =
to<br>
> resolve.<br>
<br>
Generally it's helpful to post the actual errors encountered (but see b=
elow<br>
for this particular case)<br>
<br>
> I want to ask a few doubts just so that I know I am not doing anything=
<br>
> wrong.<br>
> <br>
> 1) the release note for the latest stable release says that support ha=
s<br>
> been added for kernel 6.13. But does that mean it no longer supports o=
lder<br>
> kernels? Should I download an older stable release based on .my kernel=
<br>
> version?<br>
<br>
Adding support for kernel 6.13 does not remove support for older kernels.<b=
r>
The latest OpenAFS should be able to work on all recent kernels.<br>
<br>
> 2) is it recommended that I downgrade my kernel and try an older kerne=
l?<br>
<br>
Sometimes that is a useful interim measure when the packaged version of<br>
OpenAFS has not caught up to the latest packaged kernel, but it should not<=
br>
be a long-term solution.<br>
<br>
> 3) I first tried installing openafs via apt package manager But i foun=
d out<br>
> that it older openafs version which does not support latest kernel mod=
ules.<br>
<br>
The way that Ubuntu package management works in the Ubuntu base system is<b=
r>
challenging for a kernel module like OpenAFS.=C2=A0 However, the Ubuntu PPA=
<br>
mechanism does provide a convenient way to stay up to date; most sites<br>
running OpenAFS on Ubuntu use the "OpenAFS stable releases" PPA:<=
br>
<a href=3D"https://launchpad.net/~openafs/+archive/ubuntu/stable" rel=3D"no=
referrer noreferrer" target=3D"_blank">https://launchpad.net/~openafs/+arch=
ive/ubuntu/stable</a>=C2=A0 There are<br>
instructions on that page for "adding this PPA to your system"<br=
>
<br>
-Ben Kaduk<br>
</blockquote></div>
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