ensure python3-pyyaml is installed before continuing setup

salt/common/tools/sbin/so-image-common

@@ -164,8 +164,8 @@ update_docker_containers() {
     # Pull down the trusted docker image
     run_check_net_err \
     "docker pull $CONTAINER_REGISTRY/$IMAGEREPO/$image" \
-    "Could not pull $image, please ensure connectivity to $CONTAINER_REGISTRY" >> "$LOG_FILE" 2>&1
-
+    "Could not pull $image, please ensure connectivity to $CONTAINER_REGISTRY" >> "$LOG_FILE" 2>&1 
+    
     # Get signature
     run_check_net_err \
     "curl --retry 5 --retry-delay 60 -A '$CURLTYPE/$CURRENTVERSION/$OS/$(uname -r)' $sig_url --output $SIGNPATH/$image.sig" \
@@ -189,24 +189,11 @@ update_docker_containers() {
           HOSTNAME=$(hostname)
         fi
         docker tag $CONTAINER_REGISTRY/$IMAGEREPO/$image $HOSTNAME:5000/$IMAGEREPO/$image >> "$LOG_FILE" 2>&1 || {
-          echo "Unable to tag $image" >> "$LOG_FILE" 2>&1
+          echo "Unable to tag $image" >> "$LOG_FILE" 2>&1 
           exit 1
         }
-        # Push to the embedded registry via a registry-to-registry copy. Avoids
-        # `docker push`, which on Docker 29.x with the containerd image store
-        # represents freshly-pulled images as an index whose layer content
-        # isn't reachable through the push path. The local `docker tag` above
-        # is preserved so so-image-pull's `:5000` existence check still works.
-        # Pin to the digest already gpg-verified above so we copy exactly the
-        # bytes we approved.
-        local VERIFIED_REF
-        VERIFIED_REF=$(echo "$DOCKERINSPECT" | jq -r ".[0].RepoDigests[] | select(. | contains(\"$CONTAINER_REGISTRY\"))" | head -n 1)
-        if [ -z "$VERIFIED_REF" ] || [ "$VERIFIED_REF" = "null" ]; then
-          echo "Unable to determine verified digest for $image" >> "$LOG_FILE" 2>&1
-          exit 1
-        fi
-        docker buildx imagetools create --tag $HOSTNAME:5000/$IMAGEREPO/$image "$VERIFIED_REF" >> "$LOG_FILE" 2>&1 || {
-          echo "Unable to copy $image to embedded registry" >> "$LOG_FILE" 2>&1
+        docker push $HOSTNAME:5000/$IMAGEREPO/$image >> "$LOG_FILE" 2>&1 || {
+          echo "Unable to push $image" >> "$LOG_FILE" 2>&1 
           exit 1
         }
       fi

setup/so-functions

@@ -1701,6 +1701,24 @@ remove_package() {
 	fi
 }
 
+ensure_pyyaml() {
+	title "Ensuring python3-pyyaml is installed"
+	if rpm -q python3-pyyaml >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+		info "python3-pyyaml already installed"
+		return 0
+	fi
+	info "python3-pyyaml not found, attempting to install"
+	set -o pipefail
+	dnf -y install python3-pyyaml 2>&1 | tee -a "$setup_log"
+	local result=$?
+	set +o pipefail
+	if [[ $result -ne 0 ]] || ! rpm -q python3-pyyaml >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+		error "Failed to install python3-pyyaml (exit=$result)"
+		fail_setup
+	fi
+	info "python3-pyyaml installed successfully"
+}
+
 # When updating the salt version, also update the version in securityonion-builds/images/iso-task/Dockerfile and salt/salt/master.defaults.yaml and salt/salt/minion.defaults.yaml
 # CAUTION! SALT VERSION UDDATES - READ BELOW
 # When updating the salt version, also update the version in:

setup/so-setup

@@ -66,6 +66,9 @@ set_timezone
 # Let's see what OS we are dealing with here
 detect_os
 
+# Ensure python3-pyyaml is available before any code that may need so-yaml/PyYAML
+ensure_pyyaml
+
 
 # Check to see if this is the setup type of "desktop".
 is_desktop=