[opensuse-factory] Differences in repos.... they need to be unified.
Is there any reason why all the repos can't be the same? E.g.: I installed a 10.3 system from the DVD then removed the DVD repo and added the online repos: oss, non-oss and updates. Now when I try to install packages I get "RPM dependency hell" alot of people won't try RPM-based distros due to issues like this. Also midcycle someone thought it would be funny to remaster the 10.1 discs so if you downloaded 10.1 when it was released and then downloaded say discs 2 and 3 a few months later these sets were not compatible. We really need to freeze the distro when its released. If any updates need to be made they should be in the updates repository only. And the diffrent repositories (DVD, CDROM, online, etc) all need to be 100% in sync and compatible. To setup a server the fastest way is to use the DVD but then once its installed in the datacenter I can't drive 3,000 miles to insert the DVD every time I need a package, so this cross-compatibility of repositories is absolutely ESSENTIAL.... what if someone looses a disc (as I did) and then re-downloads it only to find that the same version of SuSE isn't compatible with itself? That is just unacceptable. --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-factory+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse-factory+help@opensuse.org
On Tue, 2008-04-08 at 17:20 -0400, Andreas van dem Helge wrote:
Now when I try to install packages I get "RPM dependency hell" alot of people won't try RPM-based distros due to issues like this.
Define "RPM dependency hell". I haven't had a problem with zypper. Which "oss, non-oss and updates" sources? Hub --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-factory+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse-factory+help@opensuse.org
added the online repos: oss, non-oss and updates. Now when I try to install packages I get "RPM dependency hell" alot of people won't try RPM-based distros due to issues like this.
this commentary is typical of ignorant debian users who have no idea about neither of the systems, that, if asked, wouldn't be able to describe the difference between a rpm and a deb package and how does it influence a dependency problem. They say "rpm distros" like there was no difference between any of them... Best regards Marcio --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-factory+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse-factory+help@opensuse.org
On 08/04/2008, Andreas van dem Helge
Is there any reason why all the repos can't be the same? E.g.: I installed a 10.3 system from the DVD then removed the DVD repo and added the online repos: oss, non-oss and updates. Now when I try to install packages I get "RPM dependency hell" alot of people won't try RPM-based distros due to issues like this.
Perhaps if you supplied some examples some examples of the dependency conflicts you are experiencing someone might be able to suggest the cause. It is not normal. Also what is the output of "zypper lr", perhaps you are missing one of the main repositories.
Also midcycle someone thought it would be funny to remaster the 10.1 discs so if you downloaded 10.1 when it was released and then downloaded say discs 2 and 3 a few months later these sets were not compatible.
This was done only as a special exception in response to large community demand. The original 10.1 release was so broken it was felt necessary.
We really need to freeze the distro when its released. If any updates need to be made they should be in the updates repository only. And the diffrent repositories (DVD, CDROM, online, etc) all need to be 100% in sync and compatible.
This is the case, it sounds like something else is causing your problem. -- Benjamin Weber --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-factory+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse-factory+help@opensuse.org
On Tue, 2008-04-08 at 17:20 -0400, Andreas van dem Helge wrote:
Also midcycle someone thought it would be funny to remaster the 10.1 discs so if you downloaded 10.1 when it was released and then downloaded say discs 2 and 3 a few months later these sets were not compatible.
Keep in mind in the case of 10.1 the discs were rereleased because the
software managing system was broken. The remastered discs fixed (some
of) the issues.
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Am Dienstag, 8. April 2008 schrieb Andreas van dem Helge:
We really need to freeze the distro when its released. If any updates need to be made they should be in the updates repository only. And the diffrent repositories (DVD, CDROM, online, etc) all need to be 100% in sync and compatible.
Hmm, you're aware that a CDROM does not fit 12GB, right? Neither does a DVD. And no, we don't change the online repository after the release. I wonder what kind of dependency hell you got from what you describe. Greetings, Stephan --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-factory+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse-factory+help@opensuse.org
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