[opensuse] 11.4 won't upgrade to 4.6 release
Hi, I am installing 11.4 on a friend's computer that had 11.1 on it, as a format and fresh install of both the home and / partitions. It installs correctly, but when I add the software repository for KDE 4.6 release and then do zypper dup, it goes awry. After the upgrades are installed, it won't boot to desktop (I had it set for automatic login). It boots up to KDM login screen, and neither the root or user password (Only one user on the computer) works to allow a boot to desktop. I have tried the install, then zypper dup procedure twice with the same results. The computer in question is a pentium 4 32 bit system with an nvidia graphics card. I installed the nvidia proprietary driver after the first install then did zypper dup. On the second install I didn't install the nvidia driver, I just tried to install the 4.6 release update before installing the graphics driver. Any ideas about how to get this to work? -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
On Monday 14 March 2011 17:27:18 Mark Misulich wrote:
Any ideas about how to get this to work?
Some people are reporting that they need to select the new name for the session from the KDM session menu. Try selecting the "KDE Plasma Workspace" session, the previous name was "kde4". I at least had an alert/warning about this, but when it slipped my mind on boot I couldn't login until I selected the aforementioned session name. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
On Mon, 2011-03-14 at 18:18 +0100, Graham Anderson wrote:
On Monday 14 March 2011 17:27:18 Mark Misulich wrote:
Any ideas about how to get this to work?
Some people are reporting that they need to select the new name for the session from the KDM session menu. Try selecting the "KDE Plasma Workspace" session, the previous name was "kde4".
I at least had an alert/warning about this, but when it slipped my mind on boot I couldn't login until I selected the aforementioned session name.
Hi, that fixed the problem that I was having and allowed the computer to boot to desktop. I am having my friend's wife do the mechanics of login for me, as I am home at the moment. I plan on going over to their place again this evening to finish installing programs and updating the installation. Do you know what the name of the configuration file for the desktop selection would be so that I may make this default? Thanks -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
On Monday 14 March 2011 19:03:01 Mark Misulich wrote:
On Mon, 2011-03-14 at 18:18 +0100, Graham Anderson wrote:
On Monday 14 March 2011 17:27:18 Mark Misulich wrote:
Any ideas about how to get this to work?
Some people are reporting that they need to select the new name for the session from the KDM session menu. Try selecting the "KDE Plasma Workspace" session, the previous name was "kde4".
I at least had an alert/warning about this, but when it slipped my mind on boot I couldn't login until I selected the aforementioned session name.
Hi, that fixed the problem that I was having and allowed the computer to boot to desktop.
I am having my friend's wife do the mechanics of login for me, as I am home at the moment. I plan on going over to their place again this evening to finish installing programs and updating the installation.
Do you know what the name of the configuration file for the desktop selection would be so that I may make this default?
Thanks
I'm not sure where this is saved/stored, however KDM behaviour is to pick the previous session on login; so now that the correct "new" name for the KDE4 session has been selected, until manually changed it will be selected again. And if manually changed via the selection menu, it would be a valid session name for say gnome or xfce anyway. Cheers, Graham -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
On Mon, Mar 14, 2011 at 12:27 PM, Mark Misulich <munguanaweza@gmail.com> wrote:
Hi, I am installing 11.4 on a friend's computer that had 11.1 on it, as a format and fresh install of both the home and / partitions. It installs correctly, but when I add the software repository for KDE 4.6 release and then do zypper dup, it goes awry.
Why are you not just using KDE 4.6 from the main 11.4 OSS repo. ie. 11.4 shipped with KDE 4.6, so there is no need for extra repos. Greg -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
On Mon, 2011-03-14 at 13:38 -0400, Greg Freemyer wrote:
On Mon, Mar 14, 2011 at 12:27 PM, Mark Misulich <munguanaweza@gmail.com> wrote:
Hi, I am installing 11.4 on a friend's computer that had 11.1 on it, as a format and fresh install of both the home and / partitions. It installs correctly, but when I add the software repository for KDE 4.6 release and then do zypper dup, it goes awry.
Why are you not just using KDE 4.6 from the main 11.4 OSS repo. ie. 11.4 shipped with KDE 4.6, so there is no need for extra repos.
Greg
Hi, I think that I must have misunderstood the correct repo to install. I installed 11.4 on my desktop at milestone 5 of 6, and added the 4.6 release repo to it. I thought that it was the correct repo to install at the time, but perhaps I was even mistaken about that. I just carried adding this repo installation to the 11.4 final version dvd install on this other computer. When I added the 4.6 release repo to the milestone 5 of 6 11.4 installation, it did upgrade the kde version. I thought it went from a 4.5x number to 4.6x number, but time has passed and I am not sure of the exact number anymore. Do you recommend taking that 4.6 release repo out of the repo list now? -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
On Mon, Mar 14, 2011 at 2:10 PM, Mark Misulich <munguanaweza@gmail.com> wrote:
On Mon, 2011-03-14 at 13:38 -0400, Greg Freemyer wrote:
On Mon, Mar 14, 2011 at 12:27 PM, Mark Misulich <munguanaweza@gmail.com> wrote:
Hi, I am installing 11.4 on a friend's computer that had 11.1 on it, as a format and fresh install of both the home and / partitions. It installs correctly, but when I add the software repository for KDE 4.6 release and then do zypper dup, it goes awry.
Why are you not just using KDE 4.6 from the main 11.4 OSS repo. ie. 11.4 shipped with KDE 4.6, so there is no need for extra repos.
Greg
Hi, I think that I must have misunderstood the correct repo to install. I installed 11.4 on my desktop at milestone 5 of 6, and added the 4.6 release repo to it. I thought that it was the correct repo to install at the time, but perhaps I was even mistaken about that. I just carried adding this repo installation to the 11.4 final version dvd install on this other computer.
When I added the 4.6 release repo to the milestone 5 of 6 11.4 installation, it did upgrade the kde version. I thought it went from a 4.5x number to 4.6x number, but time has passed and I am not sure of the exact number anymore.
Do you recommend taking that 4.6 release repo out of the repo list now?
11.4 shipped with KDE 4.6, so I don't know of any specific reason you would want to have the separate kde 4.6 repo also in your list. If and only if you have a specific reason should you be including an extra repo. Obviously, when 4.7 comes out, you may want to add that one. Greg -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
El Lunes, 14 de Marzo de 2011 19:16:22 Greg Freemyer escribió:
On Mon, Mar 14, 2011 at 2:10 PM, Mark Misulich <munguanaweza@gmail.com> wrote:
On Mon, 2011-03-14 at 13:38 -0400, Greg Freemyer wrote:
On Mon, Mar 14, 2011 at 12:27 PM, Mark Misulich <munguanaweza@gmail.com> wrote:
Hi, I am installing 11.4 on a friend's computer that had 11.1 on it, as a format and fresh install of both the home and / partitions. It installs correctly, but when I add the software repository for KDE 4.6 release and then do zypper dup, it goes awry.
Why are you not just using KDE 4.6 from the main 11.4 OSS repo. ie. 11.4 shipped with KDE 4.6, so there is no need for extra repos.
Greg
Hi, I think that I must have misunderstood the correct repo to install. I installed 11.4 on my desktop at milestone 5 of 6, and added the 4.6 release repo to it. I thought that it was the correct repo to install at the time, but perhaps I was even mistaken about that. I just carried adding this repo installation to the 11.4 final version dvd install on this other computer.
When I added the 4.6 release repo to the milestone 5 of 6 11.4 installation, it did upgrade the kde version. I thought it went from a 4.5x number to 4.6x number, but time has passed and I am not sure of the exact number anymore.
Do you recommend taking that 4.6 release repo out of the repo list now?
11.4 shipped with KDE 4.6, so I don't know of any specific reason you would want to have the separate kde 4.6 repo also in your list.
If and only if you have a specific reason should you be including an extra repo. Obviously, when 4.7 comes out, you may want to add that one.
Perhaps he wants to have the latest KDE 4.6.x release? :-) Cheers, -- Javier Llorente
On Sat, 2011-03-19 at 15:58 +0100, Javier Llorente wrote:
El Lunes, 14 de Marzo de 2011 19:16:22 Greg Freemyer escribió:
On Mon, Mar 14, 2011 at 2:10 PM, Mark Misulich <munguanaweza@gmail.com> wrote:
On Mon, 2011-03-14 at 13:38 -0400, Greg Freemyer wrote:
On Mon, Mar 14, 2011 at 12:27 PM, Mark Misulich <munguanaweza@gmail.com> wrote:
Hi, I am installing 11.4 on a friend's computer that had 11.1 on it, as a format and fresh install of both the home and / partitions. It installs correctly, but when I add the software repository for KDE 4.6 release and then do zypper dup, it goes awry.
Why are you not just using KDE 4.6 from the main 11.4 OSS repo. ie. 11.4 shipped with KDE 4.6, so there is no need for extra repos.
Greg
Hi, I think that I must have misunderstood the correct repo to install. I installed 11.4 on my desktop at milestone 5 of 6, and added the 4.6 release repo to it. I thought that it was the correct repo to install at the time, but perhaps I was even mistaken about that. I just carried adding this repo installation to the 11.4 final version dvd install on this other computer.
When I added the 4.6 release repo to the milestone 5 of 6 11.4 installation, it did upgrade the kde version. I thought it went from a 4.5x number to 4.6x number, but time has passed and I am not sure of the exact number anymore.
Do you recommend taking that 4.6 release repo out of the repo list now?
11.4 shipped with KDE 4.6, so I don't know of any specific reason you would want to have the separate kde 4.6 repo also in your list.
If and only if you have a specific reason should you be including an extra repo. Obviously, when 4.7 comes out, you may want to add that one.
Perhaps he wants to have the latest KDE 4.6.x release? :-)
Cheers, Can't answer that question, he doesn't know the difference anyways. That is why I work on their computer for them.
I did find that the correct current repo is the following, so I removed the upstream release. Then I inserted this repo: http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/KDE:/UpdatedApps/openSUSE_11.4/ My reason for asking about removing the repo was because I wasn't sure if zypper could do the downgrade once the upstream release repo was removed, but it did just fine. Learn something new every day. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
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