zypper refresh problem

**lordhelmchen00** · 12-Nov-2009, 19:51

Hi, I just installed openSuse 11.2, 64bit. I also installed the Nvidia binary display driver (for CUDA). I am unable to use any repositories in Yast. An error comes up when I try to add new repositories. I deleted all existing repositories from the profile and only added the OSS repository by using "specify url" method. When doing a refresh, zypper pops up a window with "Download failed and History: [AbstractCommand.cc:195] URI=http://download.opensuse.org/distribution/11.2/repo/oss/media.1/media.

I am behind a proxy server. I put the url+authentification into Yast under Proxy. The internet connection is available.

Any help would be appreciated! Thank you.

**mattm3a** · 13-Nov-2009, 07:41

See this thread:
YAST is unable to update - Page 3 - openSUSE Forums

**lordhelmchen00** · 15-Nov-2009, 19:20

Thanks. Apparently the problem is not caused by the repositories but by the updated libzypp which uses aria2. It does not work behind a proxy (I get 407s in /var/log/zypper.log).

So what I had to do is export ZYPP_ARIA2C=0 in a root shell and then using the zypper command line to add repositories and install software. Unfortunately I am not able to use Yast2 to install software, which would be more confortable. Any suggestion, how I can do that? Thanks in advance!!

**nardusg** · 16-Nov-2009, 02:03

This is LAME !!!

I am also behind a proxy... Needed to figure out why it is not working and found this post... Thanks for the fix but this should have been picked up way before a release

**lordhelmchen00** · 16-Nov-2009, 22:54

I agree, this is a show-stopper bug and shouldn't be in a release. Anyway, now that we have it, how about a patch for zypper to make it working like 11.1 again?

**melano_chole** · 24-Nov-2009, 09:03

OpenSUSE 11.2 64-bit

I decided to inform about the same problem. Hope, more posts will make bugfixing faster

Actually, I encouraged two problems:

1. YaST is unable to work via authorizated proxy (export ZYPP_ARIA2C=0 helps, but only command line software manipulation is possible)

2. When I go to Control Center -> System -> Network Proxy -> Advanced,

(I use Russian version of the system so not sure the names fully match to the English one)

...and check "Use authorization", then input Username and Password for the Proxy, they disappear after system reboots. Programs which use proxy can not access Internet using system proxy settings (e.g. Firefox), though Username and Password still stay in YaST.

So, I would appreciate if anybody already knows how to fix the problem (1) - whick packages should I download manually and install?

And what is the meaning of the Proxy settings in the Control Center when the same ones are in Yast? Is it possible to make it remember proxy settings?

**lwfinger** · 24-Nov-2009, 12:09

On 11/24/2009 10:06 AM, melano chole wrote:
>
> OpenSUSE 11.2 64-bit
>
> I decided to inform about the same problem. Hope, more posts will make
> bugfixing faster

Bugfixing is not done based on this forum. A bug must be in the Bugzilla
database, otherwise _NOTHING_ will happen!

**chestnet** · 15-Dec-2009, 17:38

Originally Posted by lwfinger

On 11/24/2009 10:06 AM, melano chole wrote:
Bugfixing is not done based on this forum. A bug must be in the Bugzilla
database, otherwise _NOTHING_ will happen!

Well there is this in bugzilla. Bug 556299 - aria2 does not handle (the lack of) IPv6 properly, which doesn't address proxy issues but seems to cover zypper updating in non-IPv6 environments. Vote it up if you can.