On 12-18-2024 07:11PM, Masaru Nomiya wrote:
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.
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I have thankfully found a tutorial provided by an advanced user < https://forums.opensuse.org/u/karlmistelberger Machine 1, (Dell Optiplex 3010): systemctl list-unit-files packagekit* UNIT FILE STATE PRESET packagekit-background.service static - packagekit-offline-update.service static - packagekit.service static - packagekit-background.timer disabled disabled Machine 2, (MSI Z170A GAMING M5 (MS-7977,i5 6600k) < hightower-i5-6600k:~> systemctl list-unit-files packagekit* UNIT FILE STATE PRESET 0 unit files listed. - Can you help me understand why the 2 machines listed above display different output for the same command? - Thank you and seasons best