[opensuse] Compiling firefox can be fun too
I am on opensuse 42.2 I was trying firefox nightly but the menu didn't work. So I decided to compile it, which I did, and the menu works. But to compile it I needed some clang/llvm packages from Tumbleweed, and gcc-7. So I added the repository with a lower priority than the others, then installed the packages. I thought these would all be developement packages, or things that I am not currently using, so it wouldn't matter. The first odd thing was that zypper ps -s showed some things that were using deleted files, like bash, and xdm. So now that I have compiled firefox I thought I should go and remove all the packages that came from Tumbleweed. But in Yast when I select to display packages from Tumbleweed it lists various things which are not actually installed from Tumbleweed. I can see from the zypper log the list. But I think what I want is a list of all the packages where the installed version is higher than the available version, which are shown in red in Yast. So, how do I get a list of packages in Yast which came from Tumbleweed and are a higher version than the installed so I can remove them easily? And if I remove them, will firefox stop working? If I don't remove them, is my system broken? Some examples: gcc7 libncurses6 glibc libstdc++6 -- ~ -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner@opensuse.org
On 2017-08-16 10:49, Richmond wrote:
I am on opensuse 42.2
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So, how do I get a list of packages in Yast which came from Tumbleweed and are a higher version than the installed so I can remove them easily? And if I remove them, will firefox stop working? If I don't remove them, is my system broken?
yes, yes... (both probably). -- Cheers / Saludos, Carlos E. R. (from 42.2 x86_64 "Malachite" at Telcontar)
"Carlos E. R." <robin.listas@telefonica.net> writes:
On 2017-08-16 10:49, Richmond wrote:
I am on opensuse 42.2
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So, how do I get a list of packages in Yast which came from Tumbleweed and are a higher version than the installed so I can remove them easily? And if I remove them, will firefox stop working? If I don't remove them, is my system broken?
yes, yes... (both probably).
In yast2 in the versions tab for glibc I see tick glibc-2.25-2.6 radio button selected glibc-2.22-4.9.1 radio button unselected glibc-2.22-4.6.3 etc So there does not seem to be a way of downgrading other than to downgrade two versions and then back up one. How can I downgrade to 2.22-4.9.1? -- ~ -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner@opensuse.org
On 2017-08-16 20:00, Richmond wrote:
"Carlos E. R." <> writes:
So there does not seem to be a way of downgrading other than to downgrade two versions and then back up one. How can I downgrade to 2.22-4.9.1?
Highlight the proper version, then context menu, upgrade unconditionally. -- Cheers / Saludos, Carlos E. R. (from 42.2 x86_64 "Malachite" at Telcontar)
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