[opensuse-factory] opensuse-updater questions
As a KDE user I have now once more trashed zmd and rug and want to use opensuse-updater and libzypp direct. Version of opensuse-updater is 3.16, libzypp and zypper are installed. 1. When configuring the applet, I just have the option to choose between "Novell ZENWorks" and "Default". Where is libzypp?? 2. There are quite some services available and active (as shown by zypper sl; these channels have been added in the past with rug, not with yast2). opensuse-updater seems to check for updates periodically, but never ever finds any updates on this channels, even if they are definitely there. What am I doing wrong? --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-factory+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse-factory+help@opensuse.org
Alex schrieb:
As a KDE user I have now once more trashed zmd and rug and want to use opensuse-updater and libzypp direct. Version of opensuse-updater is 3.16, libzypp and zypper are installed.
1. When configuring the applet, I just have the option to choose between "Novell ZENWorks" and "Default". Where is libzypp??
2. There are quite some services available and active (as shown by zypper sl; these channels have been added in the past with rug, not with yast2). opensuse-updater seems to check for updates periodically, but never ever finds any updates on this channels, even if they are definitely there.
What am I doing wrong?
You are expecting things from opensuse-updater that it doesn't do. opensuse-updater does _not_ update every package to the most recent version; it installs patches only (like the old SUSEwatcher did), so new packages are pulled in only if they are part of a patch. The factory tree does not contain any patches. In order to have opensuse-updater update all packages to their most recent versions, you must configure it to use the ZENworks backend. Andreas Hanke (who is still not convinced that removing ZENworks from the default installation is a good idea) --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-factory+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse-factory+help@opensuse.org
You are expecting things from opensuse-updater that it doesn't do. opensuse-updater does _not_ update every package to the most recent version; it installs patches only (like the old SUSEwatcher did), so new packages are pulled in only if they are part of a patch. The factory tree does not contain any patches.
That's a point I completely missed in all the previous discussions of the subject. Makes opensuse-updater also quite unusable for my needs :-((((. Is adding this functionality planned? BTW, a "zypper lu" also shows not a single update though they are definitely there (smart finds them). Zypper says "Restoring system sources...", then lists all my repositories, but no update... (Or are there any "channels" I have to subscribe to, in addition to the active services, as it was with rug?)
In order to have opensuse-updater update all packages to their most recent versions, you must configure it to use the ZENworks backend. Andreas Hanke (who is still not convinced that removing ZENworks from the default installation is a good idea)
Well, I'm one of those persons who never had the possibility to try out ZENworks, as every time I wanted to give it a try since it was introduced, it didn't work for me :-(. So I personally didn't lose any functionaliy by once again removing it ;). Alex --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-factory+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse-factory+help@opensuse.org
On Saturday 04 November 2006 04:37, Alex wrote:
You are expecting things from opensuse-updater that it doesn't do. opensuse-updater does _not_ update every package to the most recent version; it installs patches only (like the old SUSEwatcher did), so new packages are pulled in only if they are part of a patch. The factory tree does not contain any patches.
That's a point I completely missed in all the previous discussions of the subject. Makes opensuse-updater also quite unusable for my needs :-((((. Is adding this functionality planned?
BTW, a "zypper lu" also shows not a single update though they are definitely there (smart finds them). Zypper says "Restoring system sources...", then lists all my repositories, but no update... (Or are there any "channels" I have to subscribe to, in addition to the active services, as it was with rug?)
In order to have opensuse-updater update all packages to their most recent versions, you must configure it to use the ZENworks backend. Andreas Hanke (who is still not convinced that removing ZENworks from the default installation is a good idea)
Well, I'm one of those persons who never had the possibility to try out ZENworks, as every time I wanted to give it a try since it was introduced, it didn't work for me :-(. So I personally didn't lose any functionaliy by once again removing it ;).
Check https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=216097 concerning having the opensuse-updater show all updates when using zypp. Hugo --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-factory+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse-factory+help@opensuse.org
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