https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=658206 https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=658206#c0 Summary: zypper gets mad if 'package.ARCH' should be installed Classification: openSUSE Product: openSUSE 11.3 Version: Final Platform: x86-64 OS/Version: openSUSE 11.3 Status: NEW Severity: Normal Priority: P5 - None Component: libzypp AssignedTo: zypp-maintainers@forge.provo.novell.com ReportedBy: jsmeix@novell.com QAContact: qa@suse.de Found By: Development Blocker: --- I run zypper-1.4.5-1.10.x86_64 on openSUSE 11.3 on x86-64 architecture. Assume I cannot use x86_64 version of a package but I the must install the i586 version of a package (see [*] below). "man zypper" reads: --------------------------------------------------------------------------- install (in) [options] ... .. Capability is: NAME, or "NAME[.ARCH][OP<EDITION>]", --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Assume I like to install the i586 version of the package "netcat" (I use this package here only as a simple example, see [*] below): ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- # zypper search --match-exact --details netcat | grep 'i586' | netcat | package | 1.10-1011.1 | i586 | openSUSE-11.3 11.3-1.71 # zypper install --dry-run 'netcat.i586' | head -n5 Loading repository data... Reading installed packages... 'mozilla-xulrunner192' providing 'netcat.i586' is already installed. 'MozillaFirefox' providing 'netcat.i586' is already installed. 'java-1_6_0-sun' providing 'netcat.i586' is already installed. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Of course neither mozilla-xulrunner192 nor MozillaFirefox nor java-1_6_0-sun provide any netcat stuff. Without the architecture '.i586' I get only the x86_64 package: ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- burns:~ # zypper --verbose install --dry-run 'netcat' | head -n12 Verbosity: 1 Non-option programme arguments: 'netcat' Initialising Target Checking whether to refresh metadata for Updates for openSUSE 11.3 11.3-1.71 Checking whether to refresh metadata for openSUSE-11.3 11.3-1.71 Checking whether to refresh metadata for openSUSE-11.3-Debug Checking whether to refresh metadata for openSUSE-11.3-Non-Oss Loading repository data... Reading installed packages... Force resolution: No Selecting 'netcat-1.10-1011.1.x86_64' from repository 'openSUSE-11.3 11.3-1.71' for installation. Resolving package dependencies... ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Either "man zypper" is wrong or at least misleading or zypper itself has a bug. If "man zypper" is wrong or misleading, please tell me how tell "zypper install" to install a particular architecture. [*] The actual issue was that I had to install the i586 version of MozillaFirefox plus the i586 Sun Java Runtime Environment because a particular third-party Java applet provided by a particular HP server service processor has 64-bit bugs so that I was forced to run it in a full 32-bit environment. I faild to get it done with zypper. Only manual packages download plus plain rpm worked for me. -- 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.