Re: A better way to make yast refresh its version info?

Gunnar Grim adjusted his/her tinfoil beanie to post:

> Hi,
>
> I've added a directory as an installation source for yast. To this
> directory I download rpm's from suse's ftp. In order to make yast
> refresh its information about what is in this directory I do the
> following:
>
> 1) As root I klick on an rpm and choose to "Use directory as source> with YaST".
> 2) In yast control center I use "Change source of installation". I
now
> have two entries for my download dir so I remove the first of them.> 3) Now I can use "Install and remove software" and the new files and

> versions are visible.
>
> There must be a better way to do this!
>
> TIA,
> Gunnar

Hi Gunnar,

If you have already added that dir and then d/loaded more files to itwhat happens if you just go straight to Install&Remove?

Yast should automatically re-read that install dir and update the
contents into the list so that they can be installed ( at least that
is
what I think should happen

HTH
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Mark
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baskitcaise wrote:

> Gunnar Grim adjusted his/her tinfoil beanie to post:
>
>> Hi,
>>
>> I've added a directory as an installation source for yast. To this>> directory I download rpm's from suse's ftp. In order to make yast
>> refresh its information about what is in this directory I do the
>> following:
>>
>> 1) As root I klick on an rpm and choose to "Use directory as source

>> with YaST".
>> 2) In yast control center I use "Change source of installation". I
now
>> have two entries for my download dir so I remove the first of them.

>> 3) Now I can use "Install and remove software" and the new files
and
>> versions are visible.
>>
>> There must be a better way to do this!
>>
>> TIA,
>> Gunnar
>
> Hi Gunnar,
>
> If you have already added that dir and then d/loaded more files to
it
> what happens if you just go straight to Install&Remove?
>
> Yast should automatically re-read that install dir and update the
> contents into the list so that they can be installed ( at least that
is
> what I think should happen
>
> HTH

I was just about to answer myself (for the record) when I saw your
reply, so
I start by answering you:

What happens is absolutely nothing. Yast does not check the directory
to see
if files has been added or updated.

Now, to answer myself:

You can select the entry in the installation source list and pull down
the
Edit menu/button and choose Refresh.

Much better. Even better would be if it was possible to refresh a
source
while in "Install and remove software". That way you could download amissing dependency and make it available without having to back out of
all
the searching and selecting you may have done.