So Bandcamp doesn’t support the version of Google Chrome I had. Said I needed a new one. So I tried to get a new one. I got the Google Chrome Stable 32 or whatever it’s called file and tried to install. It said it wouldn’t do it because I already had it. So I went into Kpackagemanager or whatever it’s called and deleted Google Chrome so I could reinstall it from this file, hoping that this would fix everythikng. Instead now I don’t have Chrome at all because it gives me this error when I try to install. [PK_TMP_DIR|dir:///var/tmp/TmpDir.8VCdI4] Repository already exists. I had to copy that by hand because it wouldn’t paste in because Firefox is a horrible browser. I’m having a nervous breakdown over here, please help me get Chrome back, I can’t even make a new text post on Tumblr right now, Firefox won’t let me.
so i’ve googled the hell out of this stuff
i’ve tried zypper
it says i don’t have the repodata
and i can’t find anywhere on the internet where it says how to get the repodata
so i guess i’m gonna have to backup all the stuff i want on this computer
burn the newest version of opensuse onto a dvd and reformat with it
(apparently it’s still 11.4, i tried to update it as well but the repodata stopped that too)
Hi Dave - Show the output of zypper lr -d. Wrap it in CODE tags.
# | Alias | Name | Enabled | Refresh | Priority | Type | URI | Service---+----------------------------------+----------------------------------------------------------------+---------+---------+----------+----------+----------------------------------------------------------------------------------+-------- 1 | 11.4 - VideoLan | 11.4 - VideoLan | Yes | Yes | 99 | rpm-md | http://download.videolan.org/pub/videolan/vlc/SuSE/11.4/ | 2 | Emulators | Emulators | Yes | Yes | 99 | rpm-md | http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/Emulators/openSUSE_12.1/ | 3 | Emulators:Wine | Emulators:Wine | Yes | Yes | 99 | rpm-md | http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/Emulators:/Wine/openSUSE_12.1/ | 4 | Google-Chrome | Google-Chrome | Yes | No | 99 | rpm-md | http://dl.google.com/linux/chrome/rpm/stable/i386 | 5 | Google-Chrome64 | Google-Chrome64 | Yes | Yes | 99 | rpm-md | http://dl.google.com/linux/chrome/rpm/stable/x86_64 | 6 | KDE_Extra | Additional packages maintained by the KDE team (openSUSE_12.3) | Yes | No | 99 | rpm-md | http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/KDE:/Extra/openSUSE_12.3/ | 7 | PK_TMP_DIR | PK_TMP_DIR | Yes | Yes | 99 | plaindir | dir:///var/tmp/TmpDir.OIKNKO | 8 | Packman Repository | Packman Repository | Yes | Yes | 99 | rpm-md | http://ftp.uni-erlangen.de/pub/mirrors/packman/suse/openSUSE_11.4 | 9 | Updates-for-openSUSE-11.4-11.4-0 | Updates for openSUSE 11.4 11.4-0 | No | Yes | 99 | rpm-md | http://download.opensuse.org/update/11.4/ | 10 | games | games | Yes | Yes | 99 | rpm-md | http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/games/openSUSE_12.1/ | 11 | libdvdcss repository | libdvdcss repository | Yes | Yes | 99 | rpm-md | http://opensuse-guide.org/repo/11.4/ | 12 | multimedia:apps | multimedia:apps | Yes | Yes | 99 | rpm-md | http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/multimedia:/apps/openSUSE_11.4/ | 13 | multimedia:libs | multimedia:libs | Yes | Yes | 99 | rpm-md | http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/multimedia:/libs/openSUSE_11.4/ | 14 | network:utilities | network:utilities | Yes | Yes | 99 | rpm-md | http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/network:/utilities/openSUSE_12.1/ | 15 | openSUSE-11.4-11.4-0 | openSUSE-11.4-11.4-0 | Yes | No | 99 | yast2 | cd:///?devices=/dev/disk/by-id/ata-HL-DT-ST_DVDRAM_GSA-T20N_M0081OF0242,/dev/sr0 | 16 | openSUSE:11.3:Update | openSUSE:11.3:Update | Yes | Yes | 99 | rpm-md | http://download.opensuse.org/update/11.3/ | 17 | openSUSE:11.4:Contrib | openSUSE:11.4:Contrib | Yes | Yes | 99 | rpm-md | http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/openSUSE:/11.4:/Contrib/standard/ | 18 | openSUSE:Tumbleweed | openSUSE:Tumbleweed | Yes | Yes | 99 | rpm-md | http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/openSUSE:/Tumbleweed/standard/ | 19 | repo-debug | openSUSE-11.4-Debug | No | Yes | 99 | NONE | http://download.opensuse.org/debug/distribution/11.4/repo/oss/ | 20 | repo-debug-update | openSUSE-11.4-Update-Debug | No | Yes | 99 | NONE | http://download.opensuse.org/debug/update/11.4/ | 21 | repo-non-oss | openSUSE-11.4-Non-Oss | Yes | Yes | 99 | yast2 | http://download.opensuse.org/distribution/11.4/repo/non-oss/ | 22 | repo-oss | openSUSE-11.4-Oss | Yes | Yes | 99 | yast2 | http://download.opensuse.org/distribution/11.4/repo/oss/ | 23 | repo-source | openSUSE-11.4-Source | No | Yes | 99 | yast2 | http://download.opensuse.org/source/distribution/11.4/repo/oss/ | 24 | repo-update | openSUSE-11.4-Update | Yes | No | 99 | rpm-md | http://download.opensuse.org/update/11.4/
I’m not sure how you’ve pasted that, but I can’t read it. You’ll need to remove the tmp repository, followed by a refresh. It looks like it has the alias PK_TMP_DIR, so
zypper rr PK_TMP_DIR
zypper ref
Try adding Chrome after that. The Chrome rpm should add a repository for updates from Google. I have
http://dl.google.com/linux/chrome/rpm/stable/x86_64
linux-pqad:/home/dave12d3 # zypper refRepository ‘11.4 - VideoLan’ is up to date.Repository ‘Emulators’ is up to date.Repository ‘Emulators:Wine’ is up to date.Repository ‘Google-Chrome’ is up to date.Repository ‘Google-Chrome64’ is up to date.Repository ‘Additional packages maintained by the KDE team (openSUSE_12.3)’ is up to date.Repository ‘Packman Repository’ is up to date.Repository ‘games’ is up to date.Repository ‘libdvdcss repository’ is up to date.File ‘/repodata/repomd.xml’ not found on medium 'http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/multimedia:/apps/openSUSE_11.4/'Abort, retry, ignore? [a/r/i/?] (a): what should i do about the repodata thing
What version of openSUSE are you using? 11.4 is no longer supported, and you’ll have a hard time find software supported on that system.
so the thing i said earlierabout getting an iso, copying my files to a dvd and reformattingthat would probably be the best thing?
Personally I do a clean install (reformat). I even format /home, as many changes can be made over several releases. A distribution upgrade is usually recommended for jumping one release, not two or three. In doing so, you would have to remove your old 11.4 repositories.
On 2013-07-14 01:16, dave12d3 wrote:
>
> so the thing i said earlierabout getting an iso, copying my files to a
> dvd and reformattingthat would probably be the best thing?
11.4 is supported via the evergreen project - read this and apply:
However, not all repositories are maintained. Apparently, the multimedia
repo is not, so you have to disable it.
Or, you might attempt to upgrade to a newer version, like 12.3,
carefully reading these documents:
Online upgrade
method Offline
upgrade method
Chapter 16. Upgrading the System and System Changes
openSUSE 12.3 Release Notes
However, I think that any of those procedures would be too complex for
you, so the best thing would probably be that you instead install 12.3
fresh.
–
Cheers / Saludos,
Carlos E. R.
(from 12.3 x86_64 “Dartmouth” at Telcontar)
personally, i am amazed that your system boots, because i see a
horrible mixture of potential software clashes from 11.3, 11.4, 12.1,
12.3 and even Tumbleweed–in your repos i see:
http://download.opensuse.org/update/11.3/
http://download.opensuse.org/update/11.4/
http://download.videolan.org/pub/videolan/vlc/SuSE/11.4/
http://ftp.uni-erlangen.de/pub/mirrors/packman/suse/openSUSE_11.4
http://opensuse-guide.org/repo/11.4/
http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/Emulators/openSUSE_12.1/
http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/games/openSUSE_12.1/
http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/KDE:/Extra/openSUSE_12.3/
http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/openSUSE:/Tumbleweed/
and strongly suggest you read the paragraph beginning with
“IMPORTANT” in this post http://tinyurl.com/33qc9vu
and, while i use openSUSE 11.4 Evergreen daily, your system has had
no security updates since November of last year (when 11.4 went
into Evergreen) and therefore is a system that i would never connect
directly to the internet.
On 2013-07-14 07:15, dd wrote:
> personally, i am amazed that your system boots, because i see a
> horrible mixture of potential software clashes from 11.3, 11.4, 12.1,
> 12.3 and even Tumbleweed–in your repos i see:
>
> http://download.opensuse.org/update/11.3/
> http://download.opensuse.org/update/11.4/
> http://download.videolan.org/pub/videolan/vlc/SuSE/11.4/
> http://ftp.uni-erlangen.de/pub/mirrors/packman/suse/openSUSE_11.4
> http://opensuse-guide.org/repo/11.4/
> http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/Emulators/openSUSE_12.1/
> http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/games/openSUSE_12.1/
> http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/KDE:/Extra/openSUSE_12.3/
> http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/openSUSE:/Tumbleweed/
>
Wow. You took the time to decipher that mess of a post :-o 
- thanks.
dave12d3: please learn how to properly post things in code tags, or
readers here, like me and everybody else except DD, simply do not read
carefully your post bypassing important info, because it is so difficult
to read. DD took pains to decipher it for us to see.
Next time please use code tags for printouts and commands (the ‘#’
button). Posting in Code Tags - A Guide
DD is absolutely right - after clearing the formatting *~#?ø of the
post and seeing the actual repo list, it is clearly a repo mess and it
is amazing that your system works at all.
> and strongly suggest you read the paragraph beginning with “IMPORTANT”
> in this post http://tinyurl.com/33qc9vu
>
> and, while i use openSUSE 11.4 Evergreen daily, your system has had no
> security updates since November of last year (when 11.4 went into
> Evergreen) and therefore is a system that i would never connect directly
> to the internet.
Absolutely.
–
Cheers / Saludos,
Carlos E. R.
(from 12.3 x86_64 “Dartmouth” at Telcontar)