https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=224129 Summary: "zypper in $package" throws errors on already installed packages Product: openSUSE 10.2 Version: RC 2 Platform: Other OS/Version: Other Status: NEW Severity: Normal Priority: P5 - None Component: libzypp AssignedTo: kkaempf@novell.com ReportedBy: seife@novell.com QAContact: kkaempf@novell.com OtherBugsDependingO 215208 nThis: When trying to install a list of packages with zypper, it throws 2 RPM errors for every one of those packages that are already installed: root@strolchi:~# zypper in kinternet Restoring system sources... Parsing metadata for SUSE-Linux-10.2-Updates... Parsing metadata for 20061127-171545... Parsing metadata for 20061127-151154... Parsing RPM database... Summary: <install> [S2:1][package]kinternet-0.75-51.i586 Continue? [y/n] y Downloading: [S2:1][package]kinternet-0.75-51.i586, 236.8 K(730.9 K unpacked) Installing: [S2:1][package]kinternet-0.75-51.i586 [S2:1][package]kinternet-0.75-51.i586 Subprocess failed. Error: RPM failed: package kinternet-0.75-51 is already installed Invalid object Invalid object Installing: [S2:1][package]kinternet-0.75-51.i586 [S2:1][package]kinternet-0.75-51.i586 Subprocess failed. Error: RPM failed: package kinternet-0.75-51 is already installed (with nodeps)Invalid object (with nodeps)Invalid object Installing: [S2:1][package]kinternet-0.75-51.i586 root@strolchi:~# note that i think that the rug way of handling this (error out if one of the packages is already installed) is wrong and zypper is more correct here, since it installs the other packages anyway, but these errors are a bit confusing, a message like "skipping already installed package $foo" would be better. -- 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.