Paul R Schmidtbleicher
2023-05-07 00:25:23 UTC
Lately the upgrades offered doing a 'zypper dup' come with numerous
problems. Choices made with 4 problems generate 6 or more as I start over
again with different choices.
Most of the problems generated deal with "xxxx" needs "yyyy" which cannot
be provided. Why set forth an upgrade when a dependency cannot be
provided? I hesitate to use the "Break it" option, since in many cases I
do not know what the package is doing.
I usually select either "Keep the obsolete" or "deinstall." Deinstalling
then creates problems with other packages using the (to be) deinstalled
package as a dependency.
I've had "Tumbleweed" since 7/2020 and regular "zypper dup(s)" have been
mostly straight forward. It seems that this year, beginning in March,
these problems have intensified.
Sometimes I wish a choice was given: (x)Don't upgrade this if it will
generate a problem. The (c) option Cancels the whole upgrade so nothing
gets upgraded.
A second wish would be every (upgrade) package checks all it's
dependencies to see if they are available before being offered.
Any wise counsel?
Paul
problems. Choices made with 4 problems generate 6 or more as I start over
again with different choices.
Most of the problems generated deal with "xxxx" needs "yyyy" which cannot
be provided. Why set forth an upgrade when a dependency cannot be
provided? I hesitate to use the "Break it" option, since in many cases I
do not know what the package is doing.
I usually select either "Keep the obsolete" or "deinstall." Deinstalling
then creates problems with other packages using the (to be) deinstalled
package as a dependency.
I've had "Tumbleweed" since 7/2020 and regular "zypper dup(s)" have been
mostly straight forward. It seems that this year, beginning in March,
these problems have intensified.
Sometimes I wish a choice was given: (x)Don't upgrade this if it will
generate a problem. The (c) option Cancels the whole upgrade so nothing
gets upgraded.
A second wish would be every (upgrade) package checks all it's
dependencies to see if they are available before being offered.
Any wise counsel?
Paul