Kai Ponte wrote:

On Tuesday 07 November 2006 19:26, Basil Chupin wrote:

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RC1 of v0.50 of smart is now available for testing (it's working OK here, BTW).

To install the copy prepared by Pascal Bleser, from command line as root:

smart update guru && smart install

smart update

smart install smart-gui smart-ksmarttray smart-addons

The first line will remove the current copy of smart, the rest will install the RC1.

Cheers.

Thank you, I tried this.

I got the following:

For the first two items, I get, "channels have no new packages."

For the third, I get...

sith:/home/kai # smart install smart-gui smart-ksmarttray smart-addons Loading cache... Updating cache... ######################################## [100%]

warning: smart-gui-0.42-14.guru.suse101@i686 is already installed warning: smart-ksmarttray-0.42-14.guru.suse101@i686 is already installed warning: smart-addons-0.42-14.guru.suse101@i686 is already installed Computing transaction...

Well I didn't get these error messages but I did check in the Manager what was and what wasn't installed and.... I have just posted a message in the smart@labix.org list about this (do you subscribe to that list?) and advised that the 'old' - ie, 0.42* - version is still installed but that the RC1 is shown as being *available* for installation. The instructions (the above 3 lines) which Pascal posted to install the RC1 don't appear to be doing what was meant for them to do and I am now waiting for Pascal to respond to my message. If you subscribe to smart@labix.org list then watch for the answer there otherwise I'll post it here when Pascal responds. Cheers. -- "If the terrier and the bariffs are torn down, this economy will grow." George W. Bush January 2000

On Tuesday 07 November 2006 23:31, Basil Chupin wrote:

Basil Chupin wrote: <snip>

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If you subscribe to smart@labix.org list then watch for the answer there otherwise I'll post it here when Pascal responds.

On that list, but need to switch my email over to this one. :P

OK, the answer from Pascal is that there is slight error in the last line :-) .

The 3 lines to be executed to install the 0.50 RC1 should read:

smart update guru && smart install smart-beta

smart update

smart install smart-beta-gui smart-beta-ksmarttray smart-beta-addons

NOW it installed everything correctly :-) .

Thank you! Got it! -- kai ponte www.perfectreign.com

On Wednesday 08 November 2006 18:48, Bruce A. Mallett wrote:

I did this and get:

# smart update Traceback (most recent call last): File "/usr/bin/smart", line 194, in ? main(sys.argv[1:]) File "/usr/bin/smart", line 164, in main initDistro(ctrl) File "/usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/smart/__init__.py", line 145, in initDistro execfile(distrofile, {"ctrl": ctrl, "iface": iface, File "/usr/lib/smart/distro.py", line 25, in ? for history in mirrors_history: TypeError: iteration over non-sequence

# smart install smart-beta-gui smart-beta-ksmarttray smart-beta-addons Traceback (most recent call last): File "/usr/bin/smart", line 194, in ? main(sys.argv[1:]) File "/usr/bin/smart", line 164, in main initDistro(ctrl) File "/usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/smart/__init__.py", line 145, in initDistro execfile(distrofile, {"ctrl": ctrl, "iface": iface, File "/usr/lib/smart/distro.py", line 25, in ? for history in mirrors_history: TypeError: iteration over non-sequence

Which does not look so good to me.

Hi Bruce Getting the exact same here, I'm afraid. 10.1 with all updates. Had a quick look, but don't understand enough to debug it, I'm afraid. Cheers Pete

Patrick Shanahan wrote:

* Pete Connolly [11-08-06 20:06]:

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Getting the exact same here, I'm afraid. 10.1 with all updates. Had a quick look, but don't understand enough to debug it, I'm afraid.

Something to try: rm /var/lib/smart/channels rm /var/lib/smart/cache smart update

then try your upgrade as before.

Thanks for the suggestion Patrick, but I get the same thing.

Bruce A. Mallett wrote:

Basil Chupin wrote:

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OK, the answer from Pascal is that there is slight error in the last line :-) .

The 3 lines to be executed to install the 0.50 RC1 should read:

smart update guru && smart install smart-beta

smart update

smart install smart-beta-gui smart-beta-ksmarttray smart-beta-addons

I did this and get:

[pruned]

# smart update Traceback (most recent call last): File "/usr/bin/smart", line 194, in ? main(sys.argv[1:]) File "/usr/bin/smart", line 164, in main initDistro(ctrl) File "/usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/smart/__init__.py", line 145, in initDistro execfile(distrofile, {"ctrl": ctrl, "iface": iface, File "/usr/lib/smart/distro.py", line 25, in ? for history in mirrors_history: TypeError: iteration over non-sequence

[pruned]

Which does not look so good to me.

BTW, you're not trying to install it on the 10.2 beta1 are you? (There will be a 10.2 source created in a few hours.) When I switched on this morning, smart "went away" and upgraded to beta *-3 so not only did I have no problems in installing it but it also works OK. I suggest that you try again and see if the problem is still there. If it is then I suggest you post your problem in the smart mail list where Pascal 'resides' as well as all the developers and you'll get an answer very quickly. Cheers. -- "If the terrier and the bariffs are torn down, this economy will grow." George W. Bush January 2000

Bruce A. Mallett wrote:

Basil Chupin wrote:

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BTW, you're not trying to install it on the 10.2 beta1 are you? (There will be a 10.2 source created in a few hours.)

When I switched on this morning, smart "went away" and upgraded to beta *-3 so not only did I have no problems in installing it but it also works OK.

I suggest that you try again and see if the problem is still there. If it is then I suggest you post your problem in the smart mail list where Pascal 'resides' as well as all the developers and you'll get an answer very quickly. Oops, maybe I'm wrong .. is this a 10.2 thing? I am doing it under 10.1. Thanks for the suggestion.

Halt! Stop! :-) :-) . It *IS* a 10.1 "thing". But there *will* be a RC1 for 10.2 and by now there should be one because when I posted my message Pascal stated that he will have one for 10.2 "in a few" hours. What I suggested is that you run the (correct) 3 lines again because there are no problems with installing RC1 of 0.50 for SUSE 10.1. Cheers. -- "If the terrier and the bariffs are torn down, this economy will grow." George W. Bush January 2000

Bruce A. Mallett wrote:

Basil Chupin wrote:

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Bruce A. Mallett wrote:

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Oops, maybe I'm wrong .. is this a 10.2 thing? I am doing it under 10.1. Thanks for the suggestion. Halt! Stop! :-) :-) .

It *IS* a 10.1 "thing". LOL! :)

Hey, the '10.1 "thing"' is no laughing matter you know.

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But there *will* be a RC1 for 10.2 and by now there should be one because when I posted my message Pascal stated that he will have one for 10.2 "in a few" hours.

What I suggested is that you run the (correct) 3 lines again because there are no problems with installing RC1 of 0.50 for SUSE 10.1. Unfortunately things are now hosed sufficiently that smart won't run enough to do the 3 lines. Pete is probably in the same situation as am I. So I've now tried to back up to the older smart package.

I did: rpm -qa | egrep -i smart

and that shows only "smart-beta-0.50rc1-2.guru.suse101" as being installed. So I uninstalled that (had to unlock it) and then re-installed 0.41. Once 0.41 was reinstalled I went to an su console and:

smart update guru && smart install smart-beta <success> smart update <success> smart install smart-beta-gui smart-beta-ksmarttray smart-beta-addons

SUCCESS!!!

"Wonderful!", as Dr. Zoidberg would say. Now that you have zapped whatever you had installed and (re)installed the 0.50 RC1 I wonder if you also wiped your original list of channels and may now have to add again any that you previously added yourself? Just wondering... Cheers. -- "If the Iranians were to have a nuclear weapon they could proliferate." George W. Bush 21 March 2006

Basil Chupin wrote:

"Wonderful!", as Dr. Zoidberg would say.

Now that you have zapped whatever you had installed and (re)installed the 0.50 RC1 I wonder if you also wiped your original list of channels and may now have to add again any that you previously added yourself? Just wondering... Nope .. the old channels survived! Amazing is it not?

On Tuesday 07 November 2006 22:59, Basil Chupin wrote: <snip>

If you subscribe to smart@labix.org list then watch for the answer there otherwise I'll post it here when Pascal responds.

OK, the answer from Pascal is that there is slight error in the last line :-) .

The 3 lines to be executed to install the 0.50 RC1 should read:

smart update guru && smart install smart-beta

smart update

smart install smart-beta-gui smart-beta-ksmarttray smart-beta-addons

Basil: Thank you! That worked perfectly. I ran the three lines tonight (had to wait to get home) and they ran fine. I then restarted SMART and it did some update for me. Looks like RC1 is good on my machine. I'll keep up with information. kai ponte www.perfectreign.com