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OCI: Cannot Find Updated Packages for libvirt or qemu in OL7 Repositories

in Linux

Applies to

Oracle Cloud Infrastructure - Version N/A and later

Linux x86-64

 

Symptoms

There is a need to install updated packages with security fixes but yum update does not show any available updates for libvirt, qemu* and other related packages.


Cause

The required updates are provided by a separate repository - ol7_kvm_utils - which must be enabled in the yum repositories (or in OSMS Software Sources if the instance is using OSMS for system updates).

 

Solution

To apply the needed updates in OL7, you need to enable the repository ol7_kvm_utils.

If your instance is using standard yum repositories, please find below details:

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