https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=230348 Summary: zypper install summary output is difficult to understand Product: openSUSE 10.2 Version: Final Platform: Other OS/Version: Other Status: NEW Severity: Normal Priority: P5 - None Component: libzypp AssignedTo: kkaempf@novell.com ReportedBy: joeshaw@novell.com QAContact: kkaempf@novell.com When I run "zypper install yast2-backup xbanner gmime-devel", I get the following output: Summary: <install> [S2:0][package]gmime-devel-2.2.3-22.i586 <install> [S2:0][package]xbanner-1.31-898.i586 <install> [S2:0][package]yast2-backup-2.15.0-4.noarch <uninstall> [S0:0][package]gmime-devel-2.2.3-20.i586 <uninstall> [S0:0][package]yast2-backup-2.14.1-16.noarch This is pretty cryptic output, and I've been doing packaging for some time. Notably: * What does [S2:0] mean, and how is that relevant to me as a user? * That packages to be upgraded are listed as both install and uninstall are confusion. * The output does not tell me from what repository the package will be installed; I have 6 repositories, many with overlapping packages. * The output does not tell me what packages are being pulled in as dependencies, or why. * With many packages, reading this output is very difficult. It's good that the package names are alphabetized, but imagine that I am upgrading 100 packages. I'll have 200 lines of output, and it will be tedious to find a given package in both lists. I suggest a more (original python) rug approach: The following packages will be installed: somedep 1.0-1.i586 (10.2) - somedep is required by xbanner xbanner 1.31-898.i586 (10.2) The following packages will be upgraded: gmime-devel 2.2.3-22.i586 (10.2) from 2.2.3-20.i586 gmime 2.2.3-22.i586 (10.2) from 2.2.3-20.i586 - gmime-devel 2.2.3-22.i586 (10.2) is required by gmime 2.2.3-22.i586 (10.2) yast2-backup 2.15.0-4.noarch (10.2) from 2.14.1-16.noarch The following packages will be REMOVED: someconflict 1.0-1.i586 - xbanner 1.31-898.i586 (10.2) conflicts with someconflict someremoval 1.0-1.i586 -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug, or are watching someone who is.