On Tuesday 11 November 2008 13:03:42 Bob S wrote:
Hello SuSE people,
Running 10.3, KDE3 on a 64 bit system.
I have always used Smart and Apt before that for many years. Lately Smart has been trying to download i586 packages to me. So I figured I would use Yast Online Update and give it a try.
It did it's thing refreshing, caching, etc. etc. then dumped me into what looks like the Software Management screen. Can't figure out what to do from there. I see some packages are marked in red. Looks like they are the ones to be upgraded. Must I go through all of the different package groups, patches, etc and mark each one individualy for upgrade? Is there not some way to say OK, upgrade everything you found?
Bob S
Bob, Yast shows packages that have a newer version available in blue - packages in red mean that the version available in the repository is older than the version that you have installed (e.g. you may have installed it from a different repository than the one configured for online update to use. For someone unfamiliar with Yast it can be a little confusing at first because there are at least 3 ways that I know of to get package updates/upgrades via the gui (not counting running zypper directly or running the ncurses version of Yast...) 1. Use the online update app under Yast (which I virtually never use) 2. Use the Software Management Yast module, which is intended for installing/removing software but I find more convenient for updates as it gives more control. 3. Use the opensuseupdater-kde (or -gnome I presume) applet that runs in the system tray and checks at startup (and configurable intervals) and notifies you when updates (and optionally package upgrades) are available. Incidentally, the applet shows only "needed" updates (e.g. security updates) by default - everything else is an upgrade and these are only shown if you check the appropriate check box on the config screen. Hope this helps... -- =================================================== Rodney Baker VK5ZTV rodney.baker@iinet.net.au ===================================================