In both my updater applet and in YAST, I keep getting the error that:
download failed:
download.opensuse.org/repositories/KDE:/KDE4:/Community/openSUSE_11.2/repodata/repomd.xml
Does anyone know what’s causing this?
It looks like the KDE Community repository has been removed.
[opensuse-kde] Removing KDE:Community repository](http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-kde/2010-08/msg00014.html)
So what do I do? What about everything I have that’s from that repository?
On 2010-09-01 01:06, 6tr6tr wrote:
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> chief_sealth;2215335 Wrote:
>> It looks like the KDE Community repository has been removed.
>>
>> ‘[opensuse-kde] Removing KDE:Community repository’
>> (http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-kde/2010-08/msg00014.html)
>
> So what do I do? What about everything I have that’s from that
> repository?
For the moment, remove it.
Then, perhaps you can read the archive of the kde and kde3 mail lists, to find out what they have
decided to do - if they have yet decided.
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Cheers / Saludos,
Carlos E. R.
(from 11.2 x86_64 “Emerald” GM (Elessar))
From the message, it looks like some things will be moved to the KDE extra repo or to KDE3.
Community-Packages have moved to KDE:Extra
So just remove KDE4:Community and add KDE:Extra.
Done.
A couple questions:
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So do I add it as:
‘http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/KDE:/KDE:/Extra/openSUSE_11.2/’ -
What will happen to anything I downloaded previously from the Community repository? Do I have to do anything in YAST to move them over to this new repository?
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that’s the correct repo if you’re using openSUSE 11.2
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those packages that have been moved to the extra-repo should show up when you open yast and can be updated, etc., as usual. if i remember correctly, some things moved to different places, like users’ own areas in the build service. you can use software.opensuse.org: Search Results to find packages that seem to have disappeard. (if you don’t find something on first try, use “search options,” where “disable users home dir.” is turned on by default. un-checking that options extends the search to those dir.s.)
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phani.
You might have to change the installed versions over to the extras repo. Do this in Yast software manager by filtering by repository, choose Extras, and click “Switch installed versions to the packages in this repository.”
Wow, that’s crazy and very poor management. Given that they were planning on getting rid of that repo and switching the rpms to many different repos, they should have provided a “map” to show you where your stuff would be going. And there should have been notice given to users. Couldn’t they add some popup to the Updater Applet to explain all this before it happened?
As a user of openSUSE, I’m pretty disappointed.
I see your point.
It could be something to raise here:
https://features.opensuse.org/
There have been several threads similar to this and I posted the original Mailing List Warning.
Wow, that’s crazy and very poor management. Given that they were planning on getting rid of that repo and switching the rpms to many different repos, they should have provided a “map” to show you where your stuff would be going.
wait a sec., i’m not sure if the packages really went to “many different repos.” i just seem to remember that not everything went into KDE/extra, but may be mistaken. the main repo for things from the (ex-) community repo is definitely KDE/extra. this was announced on mailing lists, and again, i seem to remember seeing an article somewhere in planetKDE. there’s an ongoing effort to organize KDE repos more sensible, and this is part of it i understand. i certainly read a lot about it here & there.
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phani.