[opensuse] YAST2 not displaying package descriptions
I've recently downgraded to the 32-bit version of OpenSuSE 10.3 that is installed from the live version. One annoyance is that I cannot see rpm package descriptions for most of the rpms that came with the DVD. When I browse the DVD using Konqueror, I can see that the descriptions are there, but in YAST2 the description tab is blank of all information except the Package name. I've tried to google this problem, but I've not found any matching descriptions. Has anyone else experienced this? -- Timothy Cahill -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
On Tuesday 08 January 2008 02:33:39 pm Timothy Cahill wrote:
I've recently downgraded to the 32-bit version of OpenSuSE 10.3 that is installed from the live version. One annoyance is that I cannot see rpm package descriptions for most of the rpms that came with the DVD. When I browse the DVD using Konqueror, I can see that the descriptions are there, but in YAST2 the description tab is blank of all information except the Package name. I've tried to google this problem, but I've not found any matching descriptions. Has anyone else experienced this?
-- Timothy Cahill
Missing descriptions are for packages that are not installed. Internet times have spoiled developers ie. files that are not 'downloaded' don't have descriptions. I have to check here is it any different with DVD as installation source. -- Regards, Rajko -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
Rajko M. wrote:
On Tuesday 08 January 2008 02:33:39 pm Timothy Cahill wrote:
I've recently downgraded to the 32-bit version of OpenSuSE 10.3 that is installed from the live version. One annoyance is that I cannot see rpm package descriptions for most of the rpms that came with the DVD. When I browse the DVD using Konqueror, I can see that the descriptions are there, but in YAST2 the description tab is blank of all information except the Package name. I've tried to google this problem, but I've not found any matching descriptions. Has anyone else experienced this?
-- Timothy Cahill
Missing descriptions are for packages that are not installed. Internet times have spoiled developers ie. files that are not 'downloaded' don't have descriptions.
I have to check here is it any different with DVD as installation source.
I used to have that problem when I had an rpm only directory for my local repository (still wishing for a yast that saves rpms ) . It came right when I used createrepo to index the repository. The descriptions you see are contained in the rpm itself and createrepo places them in a gz compressed xml file in the repository. This is what takes a lot of time to download when a large repository refreshes. KPackage, kde's package manager reads the description straight from the rpm. I don,t know what smart does, I've never got it to work properly. Dave -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
On January 9, 2008, Dave Plater wrote:
Rajko M. wrote:
On Tuesday 08 January 2008 02:33:39 pm Timothy Cahill wrote:
installed from the live version. One annoyance is that I cannot see rpm package descriptions for most of the rpms that came with the DVD. When I browse the DVD using Konqueror, I can see that the descriptions are there, but in YAST2 the description tab is blank of all information
I used to have that problem when I had an rpm only directory for my local repository (still wishing for a yast that saves rpms ) . It came right when I used createrepo to index the repository. The descriptions you see are contained in the rpm itself and createrepo places them in a gz compressed xml file in the repository. This is what takes a lot of time to download when a large repository refreshes.
Following your suggestion, I'm considering copying the DVD to harddisk, then running createrepo against the HD version. Too bad the live DVD ships with this problem. Doubly unfortunate that the SuSE team's policy is to leave flawed/broken distributions as is. It seems that this could be an easy thing to fix as a 10.3.01 release. While they were at it they could fix the broken link in YAST2's add community repositories application.
KPackage, kde's package manager reads the description straight from the rpm. I don,t know what smart does, I've never got it to work properly. Dave
I'm now using SMART as my software manager, and it is working perfectly. From these directions http://www.linuxforums.org/forum/suse-linux-help/108589-howto-install-use-sm... I did: # zypper sa -r http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/smart/openSUSE_10.3/smart.repo # zypper ref smart # zypper install smart # smart channel --add http://linux01.gwdg.de/~pbleser/files/smart/opensuse-10.3.txt AFter this, I run smart from the KDE menu System --> configuration Initially, the repositories (called channels by SMART) must be updated, and then I can download any new software or updates. The two most excellent things about smart are 1) if a download times out, you can just Apply the marked changes again, and smart only downloads the items that were not successful the last time. because 2) smart keeps local copies of everything it downloads. Let me know if you'd like further assistance. -- Timothy Cahill 301 Fulford-Ganges Rd. Salt Spring Island, BC, V8K 2K6 250-537-8409 -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
Timothy Cahill wrote:
On January 9, 2008, Dave Plater wrote:
Rajko M. wrote:
On Tuesday 08 January 2008 02:33:39 pm Timothy Cahill wrote:
installed from the live version. One annoyance is that I cannot see rpm package descriptions for most of the rpms that came with the DVD. When I browse the DVD using Konqueror, I can see that the descriptions are there, but in YAST2 the description tab is blank of all information
I used to have that problem when I had an rpm only directory for my local repository (still wishing for a yast that saves rpms ) . It came right when I used createrepo to index the repository. The descriptions you see are contained in the rpm itself and createrepo places them in a gz compressed xml file in the repository. This is what takes a lot of time to download when a large repository refreshes.
Following your suggestion, I'm considering copying the DVD to harddisk, then running createrepo against the HD version. Too bad the live DVD ships with this problem. Doubly unfortunate that the SuSE team's policy is to leave flawed/broken distributions as is. It seems that this could be an easy thing to fix as a 10.3.01 release. While they were at it they could fix the broken link in YAST2's add community repositories application.
KPackage, kde's package manager reads the description straight from the rpm. I don,t know what smart does, I've never got it to work properly. Dave
I'm now using SMART as my software manager, and it is working perfectly. From these directions http://www.linuxforums.org/forum/suse-linux-help/108589-howto-install-use-sm...
I did: # zypper sa -r http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/smart/openSUSE_10.3/smart.repo # zypper ref smart # zypper install smart # smart channel --add http://linux01.gwdg.de/~pbleser/files/smart/opensuse-10.3.txt
AFter this, I run smart from the KDE menu System --> configuration
Initially, the repositories (called channels by SMART) must be updated, and then I can download any new software or updates. The two most excellent things about smart are 1) if a download times out, you can just Apply the marked changes again, and smart only downloads the items that were not successful the last time. because 2) smart keeps local copies of everything it downloads.
Let me know if you'd like further assistance.
My problem with smart is, it complains about keys for quite a few packages in my local repo and I have to press enter for each complaint. I tried entering a few keyservers and downloading every pgp key I found in the online repositories, after reading smart's online help, but still no luck. It's the "keeping a copy after install feature I like", at the moment I use yast to find program and dependents, download rpms and then restart yast to install from local repo. I only update the main repositories when I need to search for a newer version or something. Dave -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
On Thu, 10 Jan 2008 22:53:14 +0000, Timothy Cahill wrote:
I'm now using SMART as my software manager, and it is working perfectly. From these directions
Just keep in mind that smart seems ignorant of architecture as it will happily upgrade x86_64 packages with i586 ones and vice versa, i.e. not destinguish between 32 and 64 bit packages. Philipp -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Philipp Thomas schreef:
On Thu, 10 Jan 2008 22:53:14 +0000, Timothy Cahill wrote:
I'm now using SMART as my software manager, and it is working perfectly. From these directions
Just keep in mind that smart seems ignorant of architecture as it will happily upgrade x86_64 packages with i586 ones and vice versa, i.e. not destinguish between 32 and 64 bit packages.
Philipp
Exactly that happened to me a few times in the past, it totaly wrecked my install, that's why i've gotten carefull with it. But i must say, i don not know if this is still happening now. These guys work hard to improve the app, so they deserve to get tested. It is usefull, if one cannot uninstall a particular pkg, because of endless lists of deps, smart just does the job... - -- Have a nice day, M9. Now, is the only time that exists. OS: Linux 2.6.24-rc6-git11-3-default x86_64 Huidige gebruiker: monkey9@tribal-sfn2 Systeem: openSUSE 11.0 (x86_64) Alpha0 KDE: 3.5.8 "release 31" -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v2.0.5 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with SUSE - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iD8DBQFHhz14X5/X5X6LpDgRAhhdAJ9iGRSjkTS26fRqvBIoVdzb1ixhigCeIG3E LZYG4Qi9zVsRxXRSzWO4BhY= =ksd0 -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
* M9. (monkey9@iae.nl) [20080111 10:57]:
These guys work hard to improve the app, so they deserve to get tested.
Yepp. I didn't mean to discourage people, just make them wary that there are issues they should be aware of. Philipp -- Anything whose specification is too complicated to explain easily probably needs to be redesigned. David Abrahams on boost -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
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* M9. (monkey9@iae.nl) [20080111 10:57]:
These guys work hard to improve the app, so they deserve to get tested.
Yepp. I didn't mean to discourage people, just make them wary that there are issues they should be aware of.
Philipp
So was i, you were not blamed.. ;-) - -- Have a nice day, M9. Now, is the only time that exists. OS: Linux 2.6.24-rc6-git11-3-default x86_64 Huidige gebruiker: monkey9@tribal-sfn2 Systeem: openSUSE 11.0 (x86_64) Alpha0 KDE: 3.5.8 "release 31" -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v2.0.5 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with SUSE - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iD8DBQFHh6NuX5/X5X6LpDgRAtxGAJ4i664wYFXIcE+Iu8POdh5elWL4bACeP5ST I0Ra7nunPgE6AgV4GlzHs58= =rYDP -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
On Friday 11 January 2008 04:49:09 am Philipp Thomas wrote:
On Thu, 10 Jan 2008 22:53:14 +0000, Timothy Cahill wrote:
I'm now using SMART as my software manager, and it is working perfectly. From these directions
Just keep in mind that smart seems ignorant of architecture as it will happily upgrade x86_64 packages with i586 ones and vice versa, i.e. not destinguish between 32 and 64 bit packages.
Not true. Anytime you do an install of a package it just knows. If you do a search it will ask you which one you want. Bob S -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 * Bob S <911@sanctum.com> [01-11-08 21:52]:
On Friday 11 January 2008 04:49:09 am Philipp Thomas wrote:
Just keep in mind that smart seems ignorant of architecture as it will happily upgrade x86_64 packages with i586 ones and vice versa, i.e. not destinguish between 32 and 64 bit packages.
Not true. Anytime you do an install of a package it just knows. If you do a search it will ask you which one you want.
No, smart will hickup occasionally and requires attention. But it does not happen often and usually relates to an incorrect package. I have 25 or 30 packages (particular versions) locked to keep i586 packages from being installed on my x86_64 system. Packages where there are x86_64 packages which may have been presented late. - -- Patrick Shanahan Plainfield, Indiana, USA HOG # US1244711 http://wahoo.no-ip.org Photo Album: http://wahoo.no-ip.org/gallery2 Registered Linux User #207535 @ http://counter.li.org -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.2 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQFHiCzQClSjbQz1U5oRAquCAKCnwIMlorbK6Gs8RJwM0Qzz1BN/qgCePRq6 +OBJ+Nd4h726J3xDPDyK8hM= =F3xl -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
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