On 12/21/20 5:12 PM, Carlos E. R. wrote:
On 22/12/2020 00.04, Jim Flanagan wrote:
On 12/21/20 4:14 PM, Carlos E. R. wrote:
On 21/12/2020 22.56, Jim Flanagan wrote:
On 12/21/20 3:30 PM, Carlos E. R. wrote:
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This is not new, but existed since I started looking into the failed kicker problem.
This is very strange.
Try:
open a terminal, then do:
su - yast2 sw_single &
or
yast2 online_update &
Do not use "sudo", and do not use "su". Use "su -", with the dash.
If the above fails, try:
rpm -q yast2-packager
If it is missing, install it:
zypper install yast2-packager
Maybe, even if it is installed, install it again.
Ok I tried all of that. The second one 'yast2 online_update &' did open software update. But I didn't seen any packages populated in the list areas tot he left or right. didn't fix the yast issue.
Well, that one only displays patches if there is any, otherwise it shows empty.
So I ran rpm - q and that package was installed. I removed it and installed it. It showed lots of other packages being removed, didn't see those on install. And, now in yast on the desktop, Update Software is not listed in Software anylonger.
Huh, you should not "remove" to do a re-install. In zypper I think you just have to "force" install.
What do you get now when you do:
yast2 sw_single &
if parts of yast are missing, try:
zypper install -t pattern yast2_basis
Then:
zypper se yast
to find the name of parts, then install those you think you should have.
OK I bumped the two lists and re-installed those missing ones that I inadvertently trashed. I added one in and it brought all the others along with it, 8 in total. So I think I'm back to where I started. Neither the plasma kicker problem or the yast problem is resolved. Not at all sure what to do now. My music server is working fine, and I do have a working IceWM desktop. In yast in desktop Software Management returns that same error, as does Software Repositories. Online Update does run but shows no updates in the boxes. I'm starting to think a fresh install will fix this, but I'm not in a hurry. And I'm learning more about how packages get installed thru zypper. Getting a bit of a clue to how that works. I still prefer yast if I can get it working. In any case, much appreciate your good help. Jim F