openHAB 2.5.x Patch Releases

Bruce_Osborne · May 29, 2020, 9:57pm

I assume there may be testing releases as openHAB 3 gets more stable.

Since they are not developing the 2.x core any longer, they just do unstable with monthly stable releases for updated bindings.

Wolfgang_S · May 30, 2020, 8:33am

Sorry, but even if that is or would be the case as far as I understand I still should be able to get previous testing releases without any any error message, right. And it is not the step when I try to get the package it is the step when I download information about the available versions.

root@cubietruck:~# aptitude update
Hit http://ports.ubuntu.com xenial InRelease
Get: 1 http://ports.ubuntu.com xenial-security InRelease [109 kB]
Get: 2 http://ports.ubuntu.com xenial-updates InRelease [109 kB]
Hit http://phoscon.de/apt/deconz xenial InRelease
Get: 3 http://ports.ubuntu.com xenial-backports InRelease [107 kB]
Get: 4 https://deb.nodesource.com/node_7.x xenial InRelease [4,634 B]
Hit https://apt.armbian.com xenial InRelease            
Ign https://openhab.jfrog.io/openhab/openhab-linuxpkg testing InRelease
Get: 5 https://openhab.jfrog.io/openhab/openhab-linuxpkg testing Release [11.6 kB]
Get: 6 https://openhab.jfrog.io/openhab/openhab-linuxpkg testing Release.gpg [821 B]
Get: 7 http://ports.ubuntu.com xenial-updates/main armhf Packages [1,071 kB]
Get: 8 http://ports.ubuntu.com xenial-updates/universe armhf Packages [924 kB]
Hit https://openhab.jfrog.io/openhab/openhab-linuxpkg testing/main armhf Packages [7,609 B]                                                                                                                                                                       
Err https://openhab.jfrog.io/openhab/openhab-linuxpkg testing/main armhf Packages                                                                                                                                                                                 
  Hash Sum mismatch
Fetched 2,336 kB in 9s (248 kB/s)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 
W: Failed to fetch store:/var/lib/apt/lists/partial/openhab.jfrog.io_openhab_openhab-linuxpkg_dists_testing_main_binary-armhf_Packages.gz: Hash Sum mismatch
E: Some index files failed to download. They have been ignored, or old ones used instead.

I also do not expect to the see ‘unknown date format bad header data’ error message in case an new version is being tested.

In case I do

apt-cache madison openhab2

I get

  openhab2 |    2.5.5-1 | https://openhab.jfrog.io/openhab/openhab-linuxpkg testing/main armhf Packages
  openhab2 |    2.5.5-1 | https://openhab.jfrog.io/openhab/openhab-linuxpkg testing/main all Packages
  openhab2 |    2.5.4-1 | https://openhab.jfrog.io/openhab/openhab-linuxpkg testing/main armhf Packages
  openhab2 |    2.5.4-1 | https://openhab.jfrog.io/openhab/openhab-linuxpkg testing/main all Packages
  openhab2 |    2.5.3-1 | https://openhab.jfrog.io/openhab/openhab-linuxpkg testing/main armhf Packages
  openhab2 |    2.5.3-1 | https://openhab.jfrog.io/openhab/openhab-linuxpkg testing/main all Packages
  openhab2 |    2.5.2-1 | https://openhab.jfrog.io/openhab/openhab-linuxpkg testing/main armhf Packages
  openhab2 |    2.5.2-1 | https://openhab.jfrog.io/openhab/openhab-linuxpkg testing/main all Packages
  openhab2 |    2.5.1-2 | https://openhab.jfrog.io/openhab/openhab-linuxpkg testing/main armhf Packages
  openhab2 |    2.5.1-2 | https://openhab.jfrog.io/openhab/openhab-linuxpkg testing/main all Packages
  openhab2 |    2.5.1-1 | https://openhab.jfrog.io/openhab/openhab-linuxpkg testing/main armhf Packages
  openhab2 |    2.5.1-1 | https://openhab.jfrog.io/openhab/openhab-linuxpkg testing/main all Packages
  openhab2 |    2.5.0-1 | https://openhab.jfrog.io/openhab/openhab-linuxpkg testing/main armhf Packages
  openhab2 |    2.5.0-1 | https://openhab.jfrog.io/openhab/openhab-linuxpkg testing/main all Packages
  openhab2 | 2.5.0~RC1-1 | https://openhab.jfrog.io/openhab/openhab-linuxpkg testing/main armhf Packages
  openhab2 | 2.5.0~RC1-1 | https://openhab.jfrog.io/openhab/openhab-linuxpkg testing/main all Packages
  openhab2 | 2.5.0~M6-1 | https://openhab.jfrog.io/openhab/openhab-linuxpkg testing/main armhf Packages
  openhab2 | 2.5.0~M6-1 | https://openhab.jfrog.io/openhab/openhab-linuxpkg testing/main all Packages
  openhab2 | 2.5.0~M5-1 | https://openhab.jfrog.io/openhab/openhab-linuxpkg testing/main armhf Packages
  openhab2 | 2.5.0~M5-1 | https://openhab.jfrog.io/openhab/openhab-linuxpkg testing/main all Packages
  openhab2 | 2.5.0~M4-1 | https://openhab.jfrog.io/openhab/openhab-linuxpkg testing/main armhf Packages
  openhab2 | 2.5.0~M4-1 | https://openhab.jfrog.io/openhab/openhab-linuxpkg testing/main all Packages
  openhab2 | 2.5.0~M3-1 | https://openhab.jfrog.io/openhab/openhab-linuxpkg testing/main armhf Packages
  openhab2 | 2.5.0~M3-1 | https://openhab.jfrog.io/openhab/openhab-linuxpkg testing/main all Packages
  openhab2 | 2.5.0~M2-1 | https://openhab.jfrog.io/openhab/openhab-linuxpkg testing/main armhf Packages
  openhab2 | 2.5.0~M2-1 | https://openhab.jfrog.io/openhab/openhab-linuxpkg testing/main all Packages
  openhab2 | 2.5.0~M1-1 | https://openhab.jfrog.io/openhab/openhab-linuxpkg testing/main armhf Packages
  openhab2 | 2.5.0~M1-1 | https://openhab.jfrog.io/openhab/openhab-linuxpkg testing/main all Packages
  openhab2 |    2.4.0-1 | https://openhab.jfrog.io/openhab/openhab-linuxpkg testing/main armhf Packages
  openhab2 |    2.4.0-1 | https://openhab.jfrog.io/openhab/openhab-linuxpkg testing/main all Packages
  openhab2 | 2.4.0~RC1-1 | https://openhab.jfrog.io/openhab/openhab-linuxpkg testing/main armhf Packages
  openhab2 | 2.4.0~RC1-1 | https://openhab.jfrog.io/openhab/openhab-linuxpkg testing/main all Packages
  openhab2 | 2.4.0~M8-1 | https://openhab.jfrog.io/openhab/openhab-linuxpkg testing/main armhf Packages
...

and more.

So I do not see any 3.X version in the testing repo but e.g. 2.5.5-1
Looking into https://openhab.jfrog.io/openhab/openhab-linuxpkg/pool/main/ shows different version numbers but no 3.X yet. 2.5.6 I assume belongs to unstable.

Bruce_Osborne · May 30, 2020, 11:59am

Try dropping armhf from the repo I think I saw somewhere that it may not be needed any longer.

smitopher · May 30, 2020, 5:23pm

My ubuntu apt config was not correct. Check the instalation instructions.

shutterfreak · May 31, 2020, 8:30pm

Then this must have been a recent change. There’s the stable releases, the milestone releases (which my setup is tracking) and the daily snapshot releases (unstable).

So far I automatically received updates up to 2.5.4. Only 2.5.5 gives problems with the repository.

Bruce_Osborne · May 31, 2020, 9:09pm

Testing releases stopped after 2.5.0 was released.

EDIT: removed incorrect information - Sorry,.

Wolfgang_S · May 31, 2020, 9:27pm

as far as I can see at this moment stable and testing are on the same version: 2.5.5-1.

sdiff Packages-stable Packages-testing
Package: openhab2-addons                                        Package: openhab2-addons
Source: openhab2-addons                                         Source: openhab2-addons
Version: 2.5.5-1                                                Version: 2.5.5-1
Section: java                                                   Section: java
Priority: optional                                              Priority: optional
Architecture: all                                               Architecture: all
Depends: openhab2                                               Depends: openhab2
Conflicts: openhab2-online, openhab2-offline                    Conflicts: openhab2-online, openhab2-offline
Installed-Size: 191106                                          Installed-Size: 191106
Maintainer: https://community.openhab.org                       Maintainer: https://community.openhab.org
Description: openhab2-addons                                    Description: openhab2-addons
 Linux installation package for openHAB 2 addons.                Linux installation package for openHAB 2 addons.
Homepage: www.openhab.org                                       Homepage: www.openhab.org
Filename: pool/main/2.5.5/openhab2-addons_2.5.5-1_all.deb       Filename: pool/main/2.5.5/openhab2-addons_2.5.5-1_all.deb
SHA1: 09c359f1325e63da50df06359761e847e584fe1e                  SHA1: 09c359f1325e63da50df06359761e847e584fe1e
SHA256: 3c3415b90182f9b760d350eda3fb4e24faa004acb89fcb889aad8   SHA256: 3c3415b90182f9b760d350eda3fb4e24faa004acb89fcb889aad8
Size: 195450792                                                 Size: 195450792

Package: openhab2                                               Package: openhab2
Source: openhab2                                                Source: openhab2
Version: 2.5.5-1                                                Version: 2.5.5-1
Section: java                                                   Section: java
Priority: optional                                              Priority: optional
Architecture: all                                               Architecture: all
Depends: adduser                                                Depends: adduser
Recommends: zip, unzip                                          Recommends: zip, unzip
Suggests: zulu-8 | zulu-embedded-8 | oracle-java8-installer |   Suggests: zulu-8 | zulu-embedded-8 | oracle-java8-installer |
Conflicts: openhab2-online, openhab2-offline                    Conflicts: openhab2-online, openhab2-offline
Installed-Size: 92564                                           Installed-Size: 92564
Maintainer: https://community.openhab.org                       Maintainer: https://community.openhab.org
Description: openhab2                                           Description: openhab2
 Linux installation package for openHAB 2.                       Linux installation package for openHAB 2.
Homepage: www.openhab.org                                       Homepage: www.openhab.org
Filename: pool/main/2.5.5/openhab2_2.5.5-1_all.deb              Filename: pool/main/2.5.5/openhab2_2.5.5-1_all.deb
SHA1: d0b0af31d32597b65fbfefb95d315e7d6cd53302                  SHA1: d0b0af31d32597b65fbfefb95d315e7d6cd53302
SHA256: 0e14ddba8d3d2f0b5e5167faf37438584718199c416e8c49ec0cc   SHA256: 0e14ddba8d3d2f0b5e5167faf37438584718199c416e8c49ec0cc
Size: 82996316                                                  Size: 82996316

So even in case there is no testing release with the purpose of deploying testing before stable release the testing release still is available.

shutterfreak · June 1, 2020, 8:49am

I ran openhabian-config today. First time in ages. And behold, a warning appeared:


┌──────────────────────────────┤ openHABian breaking NEWS ├──────────────────────────────┐
│                                                                                        │ 
│ This is the new announcement page to pop up whenever you start openhabian-config and     
│ there's significant news we would like to share with you. Hit tab to unselect buttons    
│ and scroll through the text using UP/DOWN/PG UP/PG DOWN.                                 
│ When you choose 'I have read this' the message will not appear on startup anymore.       
│ All announcements will be stored in /opt/openhabian/docs/NEWSLOG for you to lookup.      
│                                                                                          
│ ## May 31, 2020                                                                          
│ ### Stable branch                                                                        
│ Introducing a new versioning scheme to openHABian. Please welcome `stable` branch.       
│ Similar to openHAB where there's releases and snapshots, you will from now on be using   
│ the stable branch. It's the equivalent of an openHAB release.                            
│ We will keep providing new changes to the master branch first as soon as we make them    
│ available, just like we have been doing in the past. If you want to keep living on the   
│ edge, want to make use of new features fast or volunteer to help a little in advancing   
│ openHABian, you can choose to switch back to the master branch.                          
│ Anybody else will benefit from less frequent but well better tested updates to happen    
│ to the stable branch in batches, whenever the poor daring people to use `master` have    
│ reported their trust in these changes to work flawlessly.                                
│ You can switch branches at any time using the menu option 01.                            
│                                                                                          
│ ### Supported hardware and Operating Systems                                             
│ openHABian now fully supports all Raspberry Pi SBCs with our fast-start image. As an     
│ add-on package, it is supposed to run on all Debian based OSs.                           
│                                                                                          
│ Check the [README](#README.md) to see what "supported" actually means and what you can   
│ do if you want to run on other HW or OS.                                                 
│                                                                                          
│ ### ZRAM per default                                                                     
│ Swap, logs and persistence files are now put into ZRAM per default.                      
│ See [ZRAM status thread](https://community.openhab.org/t/zram-status/80996) for more     
│ information.                                                                             
│                                                                                          
│ ### New Java options                                                                     
│ Preparing for openHAB 3, new options for the JDK that runs openHAB are now available:    
│                                                                                          
│  - Java Zulu 8 32-Bit OpenJDK (default on ARM based platforms)                           
│  - Java Zulu 8 64-Bit OpenJDK (default on x86 based platforms)                           
│  - Java Zulu 11 32-Bit OpenJDK (beta testing)                                            
│  - Java Zulu 11 64-Bit OpenJDK (beta testing)                                            
│  - AdoptOpenJDK 11 OpenJDK (beta replacement for Zulu)                                   
│                                                                                          
│ openHAB 3 will be Java 11 only.  2.5.X is supposed to work on both, Java 8 and Java      
│ 11.                                                                                      
│ Running the current openHAB on Java 11 however has not been tested on a wide scale.      
│                                                                                          
│ Please participate in beta testing to help create a smooth transition user experience    
│ for all of us.                                                                           
│ See [announcement thread](https://community.openhab.org/t/Java-testdrive/99827) on the   
│ community forum.                                                                         
│                                                                                          
│                         <I have read this>               <keep displaying>               
│                                                                                        │ 
└────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘

It appears that this message was created or updated yesterday.

I must have missed the notice to run openhabian-config after having upgraded to 2.5.

wborn · June 1, 2020, 8:56am

Please have a look at your source of information before making such statements. It was about Docker and has nothing to do with openHABian:

Benjy · June 1, 2020, 9:25am

Additionally, the stable versions (including 2.5.4, 2.5.5, etc.) are available in the APT testing and snapshot repositories anyway. The stable repository however is hosted in a more stable location (Bintray) so should be the recommended repository for openHAB 2.5.X

This is related to: Error when trying to change to testing version - #2 by Benjy

Bruce_Osborne · June 1, 2020, 9:54am

That is openHABian, not openHAB, the subject of this thread.

shutterfreak · June 1, 2020, 2:04pm

The way to get the openHAB patch releases apparently changed somewhere along with the new patch release… there were 3 channels (release, milestones, snapshots), now apparently only 2 (release, snapshots). I’m just trying to find where this change originated from.

Bruce_Osborne · June 1, 2020, 2:07pm

When 2.5.0 was released, they stopped core development to work on OH3. The not only release snapshots & monthly releases with newer bindings. for 2.5.x.

See the first post in this thread for a little more information.

Benjy · June 1, 2020, 3:09pm

It has been and for the foreseeable future will be the same 3 channels:

Snapshots - These are built daily when something in the source changes. The apt unstable repository contains these.
Testing - Contains milestones, betas and release candidates there hasn’t been one for a while. The apt testing and unstable repositories contain these.
Stable - Contains only stable releases, including the patch releases, these are hosted on Bintray. All apt repos (unstable, testing and stable) contain these.

billfor · June 19, 2020, 7:15pm

Is there a way to turn off the feature that is automatically updating bundles in 2.5?

See Why are bundles automatically updating in 2.5 without user intervention?

Thanks.

billfor · June 20, 2020, 3:50pm

Anyone? At least maybe the person who wrote the update process could send the DNS name so I can block it in my router?

rossko57 · June 20, 2020, 4:11pm

Which “update process” do you use? There’s a few OH environments here.

billfor · June 20, 2020, 5:14pm

sources.list.d/openhab2.list:deb https://dl.bintray.com/openhab/apt-repo2 stable main

I don’t autoupdate anything on my system.

5iver · June 20, 2020, 7:01pm

There are discussions in other topics about this…

J-N-K · June 20, 2020, 7:30pm

IMO the only way to fix that behaviour for 2.5.x is by putting the bundles in the addons-directory. These are never touched by an update. Core bundles do not change.