Non-functioning updates in KPackageKit

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This KPackageKit issue is driving me up the wall. When I do a command-line software update, I see this…

> su -c "zypper ref; zypper up"
Password: 
Repository 'Updates for openSUSE 11.4 11.4-0' is up to date.
Repository 'Packman' is up to date.
Repository 'libdvdcss repository' is up to date.
Repository 'openSUSE-11.4-OssopenSUSE-11.4-Oss' is up to date.
Repository 'openSUSE:11.4:Contrib' is up to date.
Repository 'openSUSE:11.4:NonFree' is up to date.
Repository 'openSUSE-11.4-Debug' is up to date.
Repository 'openSUSE-11.4-Update-Debug' is up to date.
All repositories have been refreshed.
Loading repository data...
Reading installed packages...

The following package updates will NOT be installed:
  clucene-core-devel dropbox gstreamer-0_10 gstreamer-0_10-plugins-bad 
  gstreamer-0_10-plugins-base gstreamer-0_10-plugins-good 
  gstreamer-0_10-plugins-good-lang kaffeine libgstbasecamerabinsrc-0_10-0 
  libgstreamer-0_10-0 libgstreamer-0_10-0-32bit liblash1 libproxy1 
  libproxy1-config-gnome libproxy1-config-kde4 libproxy1-networkmanager 
  libproxy1-pacrunner-mozjs libshout3 libsidplay1 libtag-extras1 libvpx0 
  libxine1 libxine1-gnome-vfs libxine1-pulse libxml2-32bit libxmmsclient6 
  libxmmsclient-glib1 linphone luvcview python-numpy x11vnc xmms2 
  xmms2-plugin-base 

Nothing to do.

When I pull up KPackageKit, I see these two updates:

http://i.imgur.com/2TrSR.png

When I select them and install updates, I see this error.

http://i.imgur.com/3SDbv.png

patch:libproxy-5021.noarch conflicts with libproxy1.x86_64 < 0.4.7-6.3.1 provided by libproxy1-0.4.6-12.1.x86_64
adobeair-2.6.0-19170.x86_64 requires /usr/lib/libxml2.so.2, but this requirement cannot be provided

My repos:

http://i.imgur.com/HjlnL.png

Why am I seeing non-functioning updates in KPackageKit that aren’t visible in zypper?

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I think it’s fair to say there’s a general consensus here that KPackagekit shouldn’t be used. Zypper or Yast all the way, for now at least.

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On 11/04/2011 12:36 PM, pdedecker wrote:
> Why am I seeing non-functioning updates in KPackageKit

because kpackagekit in 11.4 is broken…and has been broken for a long
long time…

you should choose from one of these three:

  1. ignore it
  2. disable it
  3. uninstall it < this is what i chose

and, use either YaST Online Update, or zipper up only.

more:
http://www.google.com/search?q=site%3Aforums.opensuse.org+kpackagekit+broken

–
DD
http://tinyurl.com/DD-Caveat
openSUSE®, the “German Automobiles” of operating systems

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But it ships with openSUSE 11.4 by default? Hopefully this will have changed in the upcoming version.

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Read here how they are still trying to replace a perfectly working piece of software with something new where you and I did not ask for:
kpackagekit’s sister

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Yes, it comes by default, and I doubt it will be dropped in 12.1. It’s a KDE thing, not sure if openSUSE could simply leave it out. Wish they would…