[opensuse] Is yum my problem?
Reinstalling my system using 64 bit has fixed many of many performance issues. Coming from the redhat line I'm used to using yum and like using yum. I've installed yum on opensuse 10.3 and added the videolan and packman repos. I'm having a lot of problems with things getting broken. For example, if I install vlc it installs a bunch of packages, but does not remove any. It wants to install both 64 and 32 bit. I don't know why it's doing that. After installing vlc yum and rpm are broken because libpopt.so.0 is missing. Actually it's libpopt.so.0.0.0 or something. I may be off slightly there, but the point is the same. Anyway, I reinstalled from scratch and made sure I did NOT install the 32bit support as part of the install. Installing vlc did the same thing. I'm reinstalling again because I don't know what else got broken even if I fix popt. I'll try using just yast for the installations and see if that goes better. Just to be clear, it's not just vlc causing this, that was just an example. Any suggestions? Thanks, James -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
On 03/01/2008 09:01 PM, James Pifer wrote:
Reinstalling my system using 64 bit has fixed many of many performance issues. Coming from the redhat line I'm used to using yum and like using yum. I've installed yum on opensuse 10.3 and added the videolan and packman repos. I'm having a lot of problems with things getting broken.
For example, if I install vlc it installs a bunch of packages, but does not remove any. It wants to install both 64 and 32 bit. I don't know why it's doing that. After installing vlc yum and rpm are broken because libpopt.so.0 is missing. Actually it's libpopt.so.0.0.0 or something. I may be off slightly there, but the point is the same.
Anyway, I reinstalled from scratch and made sure I did NOT install the 32bit support as part of the install. Installing vlc did the same thing.
I'm reinstalling again because I don't know what else got broken even if I fix popt. I'll try using just yast for the installations and see if that goes better.
Just to be clear, it's not just vlc causing this, that was just an example.
Any suggestions?
I have never used yum, but I did use smart and had several times when it wanted to do similarly sounding things. I have also used apt4rpm in the past, and it also had a harder time keeping the arch straight. I have found Yast to be much better, and with the graphical version easily seeing which arch it wants to update/install, I use it exclusively now for the last 2 versions. I would highly recommend sticking with Yast. It will help you keep your system working. It isn't perfect, but it is the best I have tried. -- Joe Morris Registered Linux user 231871 running openSUSE 10.3 x86_64 -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Joe Morris schreef: | On 03/01/2008 09:01 PM, James Pifer wrote: |> Reinstalling my system using 64 bit has fixed many of many performance |> issues. Coming from the redhat line I'm used to using yum and like using |> yum. I've installed yum on opensuse 10.3 and added the videolan and |> packman repos. I'm having a lot of problems with things getting broken. |> |> For example, if I install vlc it installs a bunch of packages, but does |> not remove any. It wants to install both 64 and 32 bit. I don't know why |> it's doing that. After installing vlc yum and rpm are broken because |> libpopt.so.0 is missing. Actually it's libpopt.so.0.0.0 or something. I |> may be off slightly there, but the point is the same. |> |> Anyway, I reinstalled from scratch and made sure I did NOT install the |> 32bit support as part of the install. Installing vlc did the same |> thing. |> I'm reinstalling again because I don't know what else got broken even if |> I fix popt. I'll try using just yast for the installations and see if |> that goes better. |> Just to be clear, it's not just vlc causing this, that was just an |> example. |> Any suggestions? |> | I have never used yum, but I did use smart and had several times when it | wanted to do similarly sounding things. I have also used apt4rpm in the | past, and it also had a harder time keeping the arch straight. I have | found Yast to be much better, and with the graphical version easily | seeing which arch it wants to update/install, I use it exclusively now | for the last 2 versions. I would highly recommend sticking with Yast. | It will help you keep your system working. It isn't perfect, but it is | the best I have tried. | Absolutely, Yast2 uses yum sources also, and the solver is normaly very well able to get what you want. - -- Have a nice day, M9. Now, is the only time that exists. ~ Besturingssysteem: Linux 2.6.22.17-0.1-default x86_64 ~ Current user: monkey9@AMD64x2-sfn1 ~ System: openSUSE 10.3 (x86_64) ~ KDE: 4.0.1 (KDE 4.0.1) "release 9.1" ~ OS: Linux 2.6.22.17-0.1-default x86_64 ~ Huidige gebruiker: monkey9@AMD64x2-sfn1 ~ Systeem: openSUSE 10.3 (x86_64) ~ KDE: 3.5.7 "release 72.6" -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v2.0.4-svn0 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with SUSE - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iD8DBQFHyV0MX5/X5X6LpDgRAsdSAJ42rzx16au5z2fAwXlj1//Ah3u5vQCff4Fq Gx9lLUTK4utJQzPE+HVbERk= =nCBF -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
James Pifer escribió:
Any suggestions?
yes, do not use YUM with openSUSE, use zypper instead, yum is very likely to break your system if you dont know exactly what are you doing. -- "Morality is merely an interpretation of certain phenomena — more precisely, a misinterpretation." - Friedrich Nietzsche Cristian Rodríguez R. Platform/OpenSUSE - Core Services SUSE LINUX Products GmbH Research & Development http://www.opensuse.org/ -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
On Sat, 2008-03-01 at 11:58 -0300, Cristian Rodríguez wrote:
James Pifer escribió:
Any suggestions?
yes, do not use YUM with openSUSE, use zypper instead, yum is very likely to break your system if you dont know exactly what are you doing.
I've stuck with just yast this time and it's going a lot better. Thanks for the suggestions. I will take a look at zypper because I'm curious, but right now yast is doing the job. Thanks, James -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
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