osinfo-db

osinfo-db provides the database files for use with the libosinfo library. It provides information about guest operating systems for use with virtualization provisioning tools

osinfo-db is Free Software and licenced under GPLv2+.

Information about the latest official releases can be found at:

• https://libosinfo.org/download/

Dependencies

• Required:
  • gettext
  • osinfo-db-tools
• Optional (for testing):
  • python3
  • python3-lxml
  • python3-pytest
  • python3-requests

Build reproducibility

To build libosinfo reproducibly, you should export the SOURCE_DATE_EPOCH[0] environment variable to the build system. For example:

$ export SOURCE_DATE_EPOCH="$(date +%s)"
$ ./configure [...]
$ make
[...]

[0] https://reproducible-builds.org/specs/source-date-epoch/

Patch submissions

Patch submissions are welcomed from any interested contributor. The preferred way to submit patches for osinfo-db is opening a Merge Request against:

• https://gitlab.com/libosinfo/osinfo-db

General discussions can also happen at the mailing list:

• https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/libosinfo

For further information about libosinfo please consult the project homepage

• https://libosinfo.org/

Testing

In order to test osinfo-db, you should run:

$ make check

For a more complete test run, including testing the validity of the URLs present in osinfo-db, you should export the OSINFO_DB_NETWORK_TESTS environment variable to the build system. For example:

$ export OSINFO_DB_NETWORK_TESTS=1
$ make check