On 2014-08-11 13:01 (GMT-0400) James Knott composed:
Any way to fix this?
Usually it helps to exchange kdebase4-workspace-branding-openSUSE and kdebase4-workspace-branding-upstream, or try a different version.
For me, version 13.1-2.7 from the KDE:current repo works (with kdelibs4 4.13.3-2.1 also from this repo).
How can I do this, when I'm locked out of the software and repository tools? As long as that updater keeps running I can't do anything.
1-Log out as user. 2-Log in as root on a tty. 3-Manage repos manually. 4-Use zypper to update/install/remove packages that are causing trouble or were unavailable while the updater was running. You don't need to run Yast to be able to manipulate repos. Repo management largely consists of what files exist in /etc/zypp/repos.d/. Any repo can be disabled simply by renaming its file there to not end in .repo, instead of flipping its contained enabled= value from 1 to 0 as Yast and Zypper would. New repos can be added by copying e.g. via MC's built-in FTP directly from BS repo mirrors. On 2014-08-11 13:22 (GMT-0400) James Knott composed:
I just rebooted my computer, to see if that would clear the updater problem. Now lots of things no longer work. I can't run stuff in Yast and my dovecot server no longer works! Something in those repositories that were added must be causing major problems, but I have no idea what.
Try updating with 'zypper ref; zypper up' as root logged in on a tty while your regular user is not logged in. If there are conflicts, you'll get choices to make. If that doesn't help, disable the recently added repo and try again. Once you get stability, try again to add back whatever's missing, still with regular user logged out if necessary. -- "The wise are known for their understanding, and pleasant words are persuasive." Proverbs 16:21 (New Living Translation) Team OS/2 ** Reg. Linux User #211409 ** a11y rocks! Felix Miata *** http://fm.no-ip.com/ -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner@opensuse.org