On Mon, 13 May 2013 19:30, ellanios82 <ellanios82@...> wrote: [snip]

- inspite of reading "man zypper" i am unable to understand the true meaning of "zypper update -t package"

First for the understanding of the above command is a little background: there is more than one type of package, see "Package Types" on the zypper man-page near top, most used are "package" and "patch". "zypper patch" and "zypper update -t patch" are in most cases the same. to make sure you only work with packages and ignore exitsting patches, the command "zypper update -t package" to see more information about the why and how a selection of packages for a update is constructed add the parameter "-v" or "-vv", as full command: "zypper -vv update -t package". This list also more info about the packages in the "The following package update will NOT be installed" section. Most helpfull is the call of "zypper refresh" to make sure all repos have the newest data available, BEFORE calling zypper to install, update or patch. If you unsure what repos are active atm, call "zypper lr -P" Also helpfull is "zypper -vv lu -t package" which lists the available updates, with repository, package-name, installed and available version. Summary: get more info by first refreshing and then adding "-vv" to your update command, e.g.: "zypper refresh ; zypper -vv update -t package" Hopefully this gives you hints in the needed direction. - Yamaban. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-factory+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse-factory+owner@opensuse.org