-pj composed on 2024-03-28 02:41 (UTC-0500):
I expect you need to have these installed as an absolute minimum to be able to proceed: S | Name | Type | Version | Arch | Repository ---+---------------+---------+--------------+------+----------- i+ | libsolv-tools | package | 0.7.28-1.4 | i586 | OSS i+ | libzypp | package | 17.31.31-1.3 | i586 | OSS i+ | rpm | package | 4.19.1.1-3.1 | i586 | OSS i+ | zypper | package | 1.14.68-1.5 | i586 | OSS
rpm -qa | grep libsolv-tools libsolv-tools-0.7.28-1.4
rpm -qa | grep libzypp libzypp-17.30.0-1.5.i586 <- lower version
rpm -qa | grep rpm rpm-4.19.1.1-3.1.i586
rpm -qa | grep zypper zypper-1.14.52-1.4.i586 <- lower version
That zypper was able to run at all seems a possibly good sign. If they're not all installed now, as that seems to be the case, I doubt there's any likelihood the installation can proceed, unless you can manage to get onto the system what all contain. IOW, the message suggests the new rpm package didn't get fully installed, if any of it at all. You can try upgrading rpm using rpm to fix it.
You mean manually installing the rpms asked for by zypper and/or the lower versions shown above? ...
It's possible that one or more might depend on i+ | filesystem | package | 84.87-15.2 | i586 | OSS having been installed first.
rpm -qa | grep filesystem filesystem-84.87-15.2.i586
Given working network, putting the following all on one line at a shell prompt may be all that's needed to get zypper dup to run again: rpm -Uvh http://download.opensuse.org/ports/i586/tumbleweed/repo/oss/i586/libzypp-17.... http://download.opensuse.org/ports/i586/tumbleweed/repo/oss/i586/zypper-1.14... rpm -Uvh --nodeps http:... may be required due to other packages depending on them not yet upgraded. -- Evolution as taught in public schools is, like religion, based on faith, not based on science. Team OS/2 ** Reg. Linux User #211409 ** a11y rocks! Felix Miata