zypper and YaST can't see the Packman repository
Now that I've upgraded to Leap 15.2, I'm trying to re-add the Packman repository, but when I try to refresh it, zypper tells me | █ zypper ref -r Packman | Retrieving repository 'Packman' metadata ................................................................................................. [error] | Repository 'Packman' is invalid. | [Packman| https://ftp.gwdg.de/pub/linux/misc/packman/suse/openSUSE_Leap_15.2/] Valid metadata not found at specified URL | History: | - [|] Error trying to read from 'https://ftp.gwdg.de/pub/linux/misc/packman/suse/openSUSE_Leap_15.2/' | - Timeout exceeded when accessing 'https://ftp.gwdg.de/pub/linux/misc/packman/suse/openSUSE_Leap_15.2/content'. | | Please check if the URIs defined for this repository are pointing to a valid repository. | Skipping repository 'Packman' because of the above error. | Could not refresh the repositories because of errors. After removing and re-adding Packman (using cut-and-paste from https://en.opensuse.org/Additional_package_repositories) several times with the same results, I tried using YaST's Software Repositories tool. Using the Add button and selecting Community Repositories, YaST tells me | Unable to download list of repositories | or no repositories defined However, I'm able to browse to https://ftp.gwdg.de/pub/linux/misc/packman/suse/openSUSE_Leap_15.2/ and view its contents. I also tried disabling privoxy, but that didn't help. Is there some sort of cache entry that needs to be purged? I've never seen this before. Leslie --
J Leslie Turriff composed on 2021-01-15 23:34 (UTC-0500): ... All my installations use one of those contained in the attachment, minus the suffix. Any of them should work, unless Packman repos are out of sync, which is not unusual. That's usually fixed by waiting some unpredictable length of time. Each of my installations contains all four. One of them is copied to Packman.repo in each, which is what zypper and YaST recognize. I have as many as about 8 such files for each of the other repos. When I wish a different one used, it's a simple copy process, no messing around with zypper ar/mr/dr. And, because each is date stamped as you see these are, I know if any unwanted change has been made. -- Evolution as taught in public schools, like religion, is based on faith, not on science. Team OS/2 ** Reg. Linux User #211409 ** a11y rocks! Felix Miata *** http://fm.no-ip.com/
I see no packman.repo file in the top dir there. Not that I'm an authority on zypper/yast or repos but couldn't you just recreate the packman.repo file from one that exists, for instance the tumbleweed repo file? Like so (double check this as this is just my guess) wget https://ftp.gwdg.de/pub/linux/misc/packman/suse/openSUSE_Tumbleweed/packman.... sed -i s/openSUSE_Tumbleweed/openSUSE_Leap_15.2/g packman.repo and then zypper ar -r packman.repo -- /bengan
Am 16.01.21 um 05:34 schrieb J Leslie Turriff:
Now that I've upgraded to Leap 15.2, I'm trying to re-add the Packman repository, but when I try to refresh it, zypper tells me
| █ zypper ref -r Packman | Retrieving repository 'Packman' metadata ................................................................................................. [error] | Repository 'Packman' is invalid. | [Packman| ...
It might be that there they do some updates. I would leave Yast check /etc/zypp/repos.d/ ls -l /etc/zypp/repos.d/ if there is Packman remove it as root go back and install it with yast again. Peter
On 16/01/2021 05.34, J Leslie Turriff wrote:
Now that I've upgraded to Leap 15.2, I'm trying to re-add the Packman repository, but when I try to refresh it, zypper tells me
| █ zypper ref -r Packman | Retrieving repository 'Packman' metadata ................................................................................................. [error] | Repository 'Packman' is invalid. | [Packman| https://ftp.gwdg.de/pub/linux/misc/packman/suse/openSUSE_Leap_15.2/] Valid metadata not found at specified URL
Well, just try the same address with a browser. I try now, and it is there, and zypper ref works. It is possible that when you tried it was down or was missing a crucial metadata file. You could try a trick. Identify the file that defines the repository in your system and edit it. Mine is /etc/zypp/repos.d/EXT_Packman.repo, and I use this syntax to add mirrors: baseurl=http://packman.inode.at/suse/openSUSE_Leap_${releasever}/ https://ftp.gwdg.de/pub/linux/misc/packman/suse/openSUSE_Leap_${releasever}/ (two lines) -- Cheers / Saludos, Carlos E. R. (from 15.2 x86_64 at Telcontar)
On 2021-01-15 22:34:23 J Leslie Turriff wrote:
Now that I've upgraded to Leap 15.2, I'm trying to re-add the Packman repository, but when I try to refresh it, zypper tells me
| █ zypper ref -r Packman | Retrieving repository 'Packman'
metadata ........................................................................... ...................... [error]
| Repository 'Packman' is invalid. | [Packman|
https://ftp.gwdg.de/pub/linux/misc/packman/suse/openSUSE_Leap_15.2/] Valid metadata not found at specified URL
| History: | - [|] Error trying to read
from 'https://ftp.gwdg.de/pub/linux/misc/packman/suse/openSUSE_Leap_15.2/'
| - Timeout exceeded when
accessing 'https://ftp.gwdg.de/pub/linux/misc/packman/suse/openSUSE_Leap_15.2/content '.
| Please check if the URIs defined for this repository are pointing to a | valid
repository.
| Skipping repository 'Packman' because of the above error. | Could not refresh the repositories because of errors.
After removing and re-adding Packman (using cut-and-paste from https://en.opensuse.org/Additional_package_repositories) several times with the same results, I tried using YaST's Software Repositories tool. Using the Add button and selecting Community Repositories, YaST tells me
| Unable to download list of repositories | or no repositories defined
However, I'm able to browse to https://ftp.gwdg.de/pub/linux/misc/packman/suse/openSUSE_Leap_15.2/ and view its contents. I also tried disabling privoxy, but that didn't help. Is there some sort of cache entry that needs to be purged? I've never seen this before.
Leslie
Please read ALL of my post. Leslie --
In data sabato 16 gennaio 2021 16:03:35 CET, J Leslie Turriff ha scritto:
On 2021-01-15 22:34:23 J Leslie Turriff wrote:
Now that I've upgraded to Leap 15.2, I'm trying to re-add the Packman
repository, but when I try to refresh it, zypper tells me
| █ zypper ref -r Packman | Retrieving repository 'Packman'
metadata .......................................................................... .
...................... [error]
| Repository 'Packman' is invalid. | [Packman|
https://ftp.gwdg.de/pub/linux/misc/packman/suse/openSUSE_Leap_15.2/] Valid metadata not found at specified URL
| History: | - [|] Error trying to read
from 'https://ftp.gwdg.de/pub/linux/misc/packman/suse/openSUSE_Leap_15.2/'
| - Timeout exceeded when
accessing 'https://ftp.gwdg.de/pub/linux/misc/packman/suse/openSUSE_Leap_15.2/conten t
'.
| Please check if the URIs defined for this repository are pointing to a | valid
repository.
| Skipping repository 'Packman' because of the above error. | Could not refresh the repositories because of errors.
After removing and re-adding Packman (using cut-and-paste from
https://en.opensuse.org/Additional_package_repositories) several times with the same results, I tried using YaST's Software Repositories tool. Using the Add button and selecting Community Repositories, YaST tells me
| Unable to download list of repositories | or no repositories defined
However, I'm able to browse to
https://ftp.gwdg.de/pub/linux/misc/packman/suse/openSUSE_Leap_15.2/ and view its contents. I also tried disabling privoxy, but that didn't help. Is there some sort of cache entry that needs to be purged? I've never seen this before.
Leslie
Please read ALL of my post.
Leslie
I think it is inherent to the host. It sometimes happens with some repos (yesterday e.g. I had constant failure for a specific file...then magically normalized. You wish https with packman which is also possible with: https://ftp.fau.de/packman/suse/openSUSE_Leap_15.2/ the URL has the correct repo info file. Hope that helps. If it has to be gwdg for some reason, maybe try if it is https: just ad with http. If it works you know were the issue comes from.
On 2021-01-16 13:20:09 Stakanov wrote:
In data sabato 16 gennaio 2021 16:03:35 CET, J Leslie Turriff ha scritto:
On 2021-01-15 22:34:23 J Leslie Turriff wrote:
Now that I've upgraded to Leap 15.2, I'm trying to re-add the
Packman
repository, but when I try to refresh it, zypper tells me
| █ zypper ref -r Packman | Retrieving repository 'Packman'
metadata ....................................................................... ... .
...................... [error]
| Repository 'Packman' is invalid. | [Packman|
https://ftp.gwdg.de/pub/linux/misc/packman/suse/openSUSE_Leap_15.2/] Valid metadata not found at specified URL
| History: | - [|] Error trying to read
from 'https://ftp.gwdg.de/pub/linux/misc/packman/suse/openSUSE_Leap_15.2/'
| - Timeout exceeded when
accessing 'https://ftp.gwdg.de/pub/linux/misc/packman/suse/openSUSE_Leap_15.2/con ten t
'.
| Please check if the URIs defined for this repository are pointing to | a valid
repository.
| Skipping repository 'Packman' because of the above error. | Could not refresh the repositories because of errors.
After removing and re-adding Packman (using cut-and-paste from
https://en.opensuse.org/Additional_package_repositories) several times with the same results, I tried using YaST's Software Repositories tool. Using the Add button and selecting Community Repositories, YaST tells me
| Unable to download list of repositories | or no repositories defined
However, I'm able to browse to
https://ftp.gwdg.de/pub/linux/misc/packman/suse/openSUSE_Leap_15.2/ and view its contents. I also tried disabling privoxy, but that didn't help. Is there some sort of cache entry that needs to be purged? I've never seen this before.
Leslie
Please read ALL of my post.
Leslie
I think it is inherent to the host. It sometimes happens with some repos (yesterday e.g. I had constant failure for a specific file...then magically normalized. Well, this is the third day.
You wish https with packman which is also possible with: https://ftp.fau.de/packman/suse/openSUSE_Leap_15.2/ the URL has the correct repo info file. Thank you. I will try this other link.
Hope that helps. If it has to be gwdg for some reason, maybe try if it is https: just ad with http. If it works you know were the issue comes from.
Leslie --
On 2021-01-16 14:40:06 J Leslie Turriff wrote:
On 2021-01-16 13:20:09 Stakanov wrote:
In data sabato 16 gennaio 2021 16:03:35 CET, J Leslie Turriff ha scritto:
On 2021-01-15 22:34:23 J Leslie Turriff wrote:
Now that I've upgraded to Leap 15.2, I'm trying to re-add the
Packman
repository, but when I try to refresh it, zypper tells me
| █ zypper ref -r Packman | Retrieving repository 'Packman'
metadata ..................................................................... .. ... .
...................... [error]
| Repository 'Packman' is invalid. | [Packman|
https://ftp.gwdg.de/pub/linux/misc/packman/suse/openSUSE_Leap_15.2/] Valid metadata not found at specified URL
| History: | - [|] Error trying to read
from 'https://ftp.gwdg.de/pub/linux/misc/packman/suse/openSUSE_Leap_15.2/'
| - Timeout exceeded when
accessing 'https://ftp.gwdg.de/pub/linux/misc/packman/suse/openSUSE_Leap_15.2/c on ten t
'.
| Please check if the URIs defined for this repository are pointing | to a valid
repository.
| Skipping repository 'Packman' because of the above error. | Could not refresh the repositories because of errors.
After removing and re-adding Packman (using cut-and-paste from
https://en.opensuse.org/Additional_package_repositories) several times with the same results, I tried using YaST's Software Repositories tool. Using the Add button and selecting Community Repositories, YaST tells me
| Unable to download list of repositories | or no repositories defined
However, I'm able to browse to
https://ftp.gwdg.de/pub/linux/misc/packman/suse/openSUSE_Leap_15.2/ and view its contents. I also tried disabling privoxy, but that didn't help. Is there some sort of cache entry that needs to be purged? I've never seen this before.
Leslie
Please read ALL of my post.
Leslie
I think it is inherent to the host. It sometimes happens with some repos (yesterday e.g. I had constant failure for a specific file...then magically normalized.
Well, this is the third day.
You wish https with packman which is also possible with: https://ftp.fau.de/packman/suse/openSUSE_Leap_15.2/ the URL has the correct repo info file.
Thank you. I will try this other link.
Hope that helps. If it has to be gwdg for some reason, maybe try if it is https: just ad with http. If it works you know were the issue comes from.
And again, the same thing happens with this fau link; zypper times out, browser connects immediately. Leslie --
J Leslie Turriff composed on 2021-01-16 14:47 (UTC-0600):
And again, the same thing happens with this fau link; zypper times out, browser connects immediately.
Have you tried zypper clean before zypper ref before updating? Did each of the .repo* files in the .tgz I attached produce the same error? -- Evolution as taught in public schools, like religion, is based on faith, not on science. Team OS/2 ** Reg. Linux User #211409 ** a11y rocks! Felix Miata *** http://fm.no-ip.com/
On 2021-01-16 15:00:25 Felix Miata wrote:
J Leslie Turriff composed on 2021-01-16 14:47 (UTC-0600):
And again, the same thing happens with this fau link; zypper times out, browser connects immediately.
Have you tried zypper clean before zypper ref before updating? No; didn't know about that until now.
Did each of the .repo* files in the .tgz I attached produce the same error? Sorry, didn't understand how to use that.
Leslie --
J Leslie Turriff composed on 2021-01-16 15:07 (UTC-0600):
Felix Miata wrote:
Did each of the .repo* files in the .tgz I attached produce the same error?
Sorry, didn't understand how to use that.
1-detach from email 2-tar -xvzf pmrepos.tgz 3-copy any of them to /etc/zypp/repos.d as Packman.repo None of them have https URLs. Https only started working at all with zypper rather recently. https://en.opensuse.org/Additional_package_repositories repo URLs were only edited from http to https on 26 October. -- Evolution as taught in public schools, like religion, is based on faith, not on science. Team OS/2 ** Reg. Linux User #211409 ** a11y rocks! Felix Miata *** http://fm.no-ip.com/
On 16/01/2021 21.47, J Leslie Turriff wrote:
On 2021-01-16 14:40:06 J Leslie Turriff wrote:
On 2021-01-16 13:20:09 Stakanov wrote:
In data sabato 16 gennaio 2021 16:03:35 CET, J Leslie Turriff ha scritto:
On 2021-01-15 22:34:23 J Leslie Turriff wrote:
Now that I've upgraded to Leap 15.2, I'm trying to re-add the
Packman
repository, but when I try to refresh it, zypper tells me
| █ zypper ref -r Packman | Retrieving repository 'Packman'
metadata ..................................................................... .. ... .
...................... [error]
| Repository 'Packman' is invalid. | [Packman|
https://ftp.gwdg.de/pub/linux/misc/packman/suse/openSUSE_Leap_15.2/]
Why https? Change to http. -- Cheers / Saludos, Carlos E. R. (from 15.2 x86_64 at Telcontar)
On 2021-01-16 15:49:14 Carlos E. R. wrote:
On 16/01/2021 21.47, J Leslie Turriff wrote:
On 2021-01-16 14:40:06 J Leslie Turriff wrote:
On 2021-01-16 13:20:09 Stakanov wrote:
In data sabato 16 gennaio 2021 16:03:35 CET, J Leslie Turriff ha scritto:
On 2021-01-15 22:34:23 J Leslie Turriff wrote:
Now that I've upgraded to Leap 15.2, I'm trying to re-add the
Packman
repository, but when I try to refresh it, zypper tells me
| █ zypper ref -r Packman | Retrieving repository 'Packman'
metadata ..................................................................... .. ... .
...................... [error]
| Repository 'Packman' is invalid. | [Packman|
https://ftp.gwdg.de/pub/linux/misc/packman/suse/openSUSE_Leap_15.2/]
Why https?
Change to http.
I'm just following what the OpenSuSE documentation says: https://en.opensuse.org/Additional_package_repositories That's what I have always used (since https appeared on the above page)*, and it has always worked; and it works with browsers. But, changing to http worked. (?) Leslie *In fact, I cut/pasted the command from that page to add Packman; that's what started this thread. --
On 16/01/2021 22.57, J Leslie Turriff wrote:
On 2021-01-16 15:49:14 Carlos E. R. wrote:
> https://ftp.gwdg.de/pub/linux/misc/packman/suse/openSUSE_Leap_15.2/]
Why https?
Change to http.
I'm just following what the OpenSuSE documentation says: https://en.opensuse.org/Additional_package_repositories
Well, I have an old memory of https not being supported, but now it is, but here it doesn't work, so try http :-) -- Cheers / Saludos, Carlos E. R. (from 15.2 x86_64 at Telcontar)
Dne sobota 16. ledna 2021 22:49:14 CET, Carlos E. R. napsal(a):
Why https? Change to http.
Why to use old insecure protocol? ;-) What else than HTTPS? -- Vojtěch Zeisek https://trapa.cz/ Komunita openSUSE GNU/Linuxu Community of the openSUSE GNU/Linux https://www.opensuse.org/
On 2021-01-16 15:58:44 Vojtěch Zeisek wrote:
Dne sobota 16. ledna 2021 22:49:14 CET, Carlos E. R. napsal(a):
Why https? Change to http.
Why to use old insecure protocol? ;-) What else than HTTPS?
I agree! but for some reason, for Packman, only http is working after I upgraded from 15.1 to 15.2. Leslie --
On 16/01/2021 23.27, J Leslie Turriff wrote:
On 2021-01-16 15:58:44 Vojtěch Zeisek wrote:
Dne sobota 16. ledna 2021 22:49:14 CET, Carlos E. R. napsal(a):
Why https? Change to http.
Why to use old insecure protocol? ;-) What else than HTTPS?
I agree! but for some reason, for Packman, only http is working after I upgraded from 15.1 to 15.2.
maybe it is only that particular mirror. -- Cheers / Saludos, Carlos E. R. (from 15.2 x86_64 at Telcontar)
In data domenica 17 gennaio 2021 00:10:39 CET, Carlos E. R. ha scritto:
On 16/01/2021 23.27, J Leslie Turriff wrote:
On 2021-01-16 15:58:44 Vojtěch Zeisek wrote:
Dne sobota 16. ledna 2021 22:49:14 CET, Carlos E. R. napsal(a):
Why https? Change to http.
Why to use old insecure protocol? ;-) What else than HTTPS?
I agree! but for some reason, for Packman, only http is working after I
upgraded from 15.1 to 15.2.
maybe it is only that particular mirror. Well, no. I have the link I sent running flawlessly. Should not time out.
In data sabato 16 gennaio 2021 22:58:44 CET, Vojtěch Zeisek ha scritto:
Dne sobota 16. ledna 2021 22:49:14 CET, Carlos E. R. napsal(a):
Why https? Change to http.
Why to use old insecure protocol? ;-) What else than HTTPS? +1 and I know why Carlos. Still, he wishes to set up https, which is his original choice (which runs well on my machine btw).
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