Hello, In the Message; Subject : Re: Blocking PackageKit: Message-ID : <587c1bd4-62e4-4f50-b748-1cbfb08539f7@gmx.com> Date & Time: Wed, 18 Dec 2024 17:26:16 -0600 [pj] == -pj via openSUSE Users <users@lists.opensuse.org> has written: pj> On 12-18-2024 05:03PM, -pj via openSUSE Users wrote: pj> > Hi, situation: pj> > Block Packagekit from running: pj> > Do you want PackageKit to never run? pj> > pj> > # systemctl stop --now packagekit \ pj> > && zypper refresh \ pj> > && zypper remove --clean-deps PackageKit \ pj> > && zypper addlock --comment 'Packagekit was hung, blocking zypper. pj> > BYE!' PackageKit pj> > pj> > The command above fails with the following displayed < Invalid unit name pj> > " " escaped as "\x20" (maybe you should use systemd-escape?). pj> > pj> > Robert Webb provided the mentioned solution above (previously). I am pj> > looking the mailing up again right now. The mailing list page was not pj> > working. pj> > -Regards pj> So packagekit-background.service is a static service . pj> Passed '# systemctl stop packagekit-background.service' pj> Powercycled pj> zypper ref ..... no complaints pj> Wondering if since it is a static service this shut pj> Packagekit.background.service down correctly? No. You can check the contents of packagekit-background.service to find out. Best Regards. --- ┏━━┓彡 Masaru Nomiya mail-to: nomiya @ lake.dti.ne.jp ┃＼／彡 ┗━━┛ "Microsoft is overhauling its cybersecurity strategy, called the Secure Future Initiative, to incorporate key security features into its core set of technology platforms and cloud services. " -- Microsoft overhauls cyber strategy to finally embrace security by default --