** Reply to message from "Rajko M." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> on Wed, 17 Oct 2007 14:40:51 -0500
> On Wednesday 17 October 2007 01:10:30 pm Stan Goodman wrote: > > ** Reply to message from "Rajko M." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> on Wed, 17 Oct > ... > > > Run 'zypper ref' and see is there any changes to "Pending". > > > > ***** > > # zypper ref > > Refreshing 20070714-101018 > > URI: cd:///?devices=/dev/hda > > DONE > > > > Refreshing 20070714-155626 > > URI: http://download.opensuse.org/distribution/10.2/repo/oss/ > > DONE > > > > Refreshing update102 > > URI: http://ftp.skynet.be/pub/ftp.suse.com/suse/update/10.2/ > > DONE > > > > Refreshing guru102 > > > > ***** > >... From the above, I see understand that > > It has defined the upgrade necessary from my original CD set to the current > > release. But the "DONE" URLs above still do not appear in the window of Software Updates. > It will be still openSUSE 10.2 but updated with all patches. Aha! Then I should run <zypper ref> again and hope that it will do that. On the other hand, it just sat there inertly before, and I don't see a reason why it should be different next time. > It is the same as anywhere. For instance Windows XP SP2 is patched, but still > XP not Vista. ???? I know nothing whatever about Windows. I have been running OSes since CP/M, and have seen a lot of sky since, but I have never run Windows. I am a virgin. > To install openSUSE 10.3 the best way is to use: > http://software.opensuse.org/ Are you telling me to update the whole system to 10.3? Do I need this? From what I have seen (not only now, but when I first installed 10.2 a few months ago), these repositories are exceedingly slow. Making a DVD proved to be unfeasible because of the slowness, even with various mirrors, so I fell back on making a set of CDs. I do NOT want to start an operation that will take days to complete, if indeed it doesn't drop out in the middle and leave me with an unusable system. > > Please tell me if that is correct. It seems then to say that it > > knows about the update URL, and is now "Refreshing guru102. Actually, I > > think it is doing nothing, > > It could be. I can't recall all problems with initial installation of > openSUSE > 10.2, and I would strongly recommend to update your system first. > There is a lot of patches pending after initial installation and few are > about > package management system (zypper, libzypp, YaST) that solve some bugs there. > > > but the > > system crashed when I entered "konqueror" in thesearch field of the lizard > > menu (per your suggesstion below), in the course of which a bug > > announcement came up, with an invitation to send in a bug report. > > Konqueror is blue globe icon on left side of taskbar, or Main Menu > > Applications > Internet > Web Browser > Konqueror Yes, I know. I did that aautomatically without thinking. Probably if I had used the icon I would not have had the crash. Maybe that's one of the fixed bugs. > > Please tell me what it was trying to do whtn it said "Refreshing guru102", > > so that I know whether to repeat <zypper ref> again, or do something else. > > I would skip 'guru102' and any other repository except official, before you > update system, otherwise you can end up with messed system. That is one of > problems that update solves. So this is "System Update" in YaST? > The guru also changed location recently and links may not be correct (I > haven't checked this). > > > > > After the same exercise with the update URL, there is a line at the > > > > bottom of the window, saying: "Adding > > > > ftp://mirrors.netbg.com/opensuse/update/10.2";. It doesn't go away, and > ... > > > This is 10.2 update link: > > > ftp://mirrors.netbg.com/suse/update/10.2 > > > > That is indeed the URL that I have been trying to use for update -- with > > the result I have reported. > > You can compare them side by side: > ftp://mirrors.netbg.com/suse/update/10.2 > ftp://mirrors.netbg.com/opensuse/update/10.2 > > That is the change between opensuse 10.2 and 10.3, update directory went > from 'suse' to 'opsnsuse', but from zypper listing above I can see that you > are using another server, so that problem is solved. I did overlook that difference. Explains a lot. -- Stan Goodman Qiryat Tiv'on Israel "We don't like their sound. Groups of guitars are on the way out." -- Decca Recording Co. executive, in turning down The Beatles in 1962. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
