Hi, Is there a way to tell zypper not to fetch -lang packages? Just deleted them all and really don't want to do it again.
Carlos E. R. wrote:
On 17/03/2021 19.12, Michael Spartana wrote:
Hi,
Is there a way to tell zypper not to fetch -lang packages?
AFAIK, no.
I was going to suggest 'zypper al', would that not work ? -- Per Jessen, Zürich (2.1°C) http://www.hostsuisse.com/ - dedicated server rental in Switzerland.
On 17/03/2021 20.10, Per Jessen wrote:
Carlos E. R. wrote:
On 17/03/2021 19.12, Michael Spartana wrote:
Hi,
Is there a way to tell zypper not to fetch -lang packages?
AFAIK, no.
I was going to suggest 'zypper al', would that not work ?
Yes, but you have to block one by one, not a pattern. I think! Now I don't know. -- Cheers / Saludos, Carlos E. R. (from 15.2 x86_64 at Telcontar)
Carlos E. R. wrote:
On 17/03/2021 20.10, Per Jessen wrote:
Carlos E. R. wrote:
On 17/03/2021 19.12, Michael Spartana wrote:
Hi,
Is there a way to tell zypper not to fetch -lang packages?
AFAIK, no.
I was going to suggest 'zypper al', would that not work ?
Yes, but you have to block one by one, not a pattern. I think! Now I don't know.
No, you can block wildcards. E.g., ATM I have 5 | gtk3-* | package | (any) because some gtk3 update broke XCompose handling.... So 'zypper al "*-lang"' should work...
On 3/17/21 3:17 PM, Peter Suetterlin wrote:
Carlos E. R. wrote:
On 17/03/2021 20.10, Per Jessen wrote:
Carlos E. R. wrote:
On 17/03/2021 19.12, Michael Spartana wrote:
Hi,
Is there a way to tell zypper not to fetch -lang packages? AFAIK, no.
I was going to suggest 'zypper al', would that not work ? Yes, but you have to block one by one, not a pattern. I think! Now I don't know. No, you can block wildcards. E.g., ATM I have 5 | gtk3-* | package | (any)
because some gtk3 update broke XCompose handling....
So 'zypper al "*-lang"' should work... Thanks Peter, that did the trick......mike
"PS" == Peter Suetterlin <pit@astro.su.se> writes:
PS> Carlos E. R. wrote:
On 17/03/2021 20.10, Per Jessen wrote:
Carlos E. R. wrote:
On 17/03/2021 19.12, Michael Spartana wrote:
Hi,
Is there a way to tell zypper not to fetch -lang packages?
AFAIK, no.
I was going to suggest 'zypper al', would that not work ?
Yes, but you have to block one by one, not a pattern. I think! Now I don't know.
PS> No, you can block wildcards. E.g., ATM I have 5 | gtk3-* | package | (any) PS> because some gtk3 update broke XCompose handling.... PS> So 'zypper al "*-lang"' should work... Unfortunately now every package follows this idea like below gtk2-immodule-amharic gtk2-immodule-inuktitut gtk2-immodule-thai gtk2-immodule-tigrigna gtk2-immodule-vietnamese gtk3-immodule-amharic gtk3-immodule-inuktitut gtk3-immodule-thai gtk3-immodule-tigrigna gtk3-immodule-vietnamese
Per Jessen wrote:
Carlos E. R. wrote:
On 17/03/2021 19.12, Michael Spartana wrote:
Hi,
Is there a way to tell zypper not to fetch -lang packages?
AFAIK, no.
I was going to suggest 'zypper al', would that not work ?
IIRC there are some packages that require their -lang package, so those might cause trouble. Another solution is to use "solver.onlyRequires = true" in zypp.conf, AFAIK the -lang packages (at least most of them) are only recommended. But not everyone likes that setting. I use it, and don't have langs
Peter Suetterlin composed on 2021-03-17 19:13 (UTC):
Per Jessen wrote:
Carlos E. R. wrote:
Michael Spartana wrote:
Is there a way to tell zypper not to fetch -lang packages?
AFAIK, no.
I was going to suggest 'zypper al', would that not work ?
I've been using zypper al *-lang for quite some time. A few other unnecessary space wasters: adobe*fonts glibc-local? google*fonts gtk?-immodule* intlfont*
IIRC there are some packages that require their -lang package, so those might cause trouble.
It's a nuisance, but not serious. What I do is lock the packages that complain, which avoids the update interruption to answer break on each applicable package, and leave them "broken", which they aren't really on an EN-only installtion. When I have time to waste and allow updates that might actually matter, I either remove the individual package locks and repeat the up/dup, or install the specific packages and answer "break" to each. Supposed "breaks" of branding packages I only waste time on at major upgrade times or after a fresh installation.
Another solution is to use "solver.onlyRequires = true" in zypp.conf, AFAIK the -lang packages (at least most of them) are only recommended. But not everyone likes that setting. I use it, and don't have langs
Same here, for many years. onlyRequires true avoids some non-breaking "breaks" trouble, and occasionally leads to discovery of packaging errors that need reporting. I filed bugs about some of this 17 months ago and 5 years ago: <https://bugzilla.opensuse.org/show_bug.cgi?id=992519> <https://bugzilla.opensuse.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1153854> -- Evolution as taught in public schools, like religion, is based on faith, not on science. Team OS/2 ** Reg. Linux User #211409 ** a11y rocks! Felix Miata *** http://fm.no-ip.com/
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