Error with Install/remove software

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Hi team OpenSUSE i need some help on this error i get when trying to open up software and install

The following packages have not been found on the medium:
%F

I have looked at this and have made sure everything was good

https://en.opensuse.org/SDB:System_upgrade

it said nothing to do

I have also looked at this page right here

https://forums.opensuse.org/showthread.php/482072-Error-message-trying-to-open-Software-Manager

And did

su - zypper patch

also said nothing to do

If somebody can help me with this issue be very great full thank you

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Unclear how you install?? if use the RPM command you must provide all the dependencies. So if it says XYZ is needed you must install XYZ before you can install the package. Note all possible dependencies are NOT provides by the default repos and you may need to search

Give specific information on the things your trying to install and where you got them

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NO gogalthorp https://forums.opensuse.org/images/novell/user-online.png](https://forums.opensuse.org/member.php/37208-gogalthorp)you are misunderstanding the situation

I’m trying to open up software and install Install/remove software from the Settings in xfce

get this error

The following packages have not been found on the medium:
%F

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Did you remove the install media from the repo list??

Show repos

zypper lr -d

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#  | Alias                               | Name                                    | Enabled | GPG Check | Refresh | Priority | Type   | URI                                                                          | Service---+-------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------+---------+-----------+---------+----------+--------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------+--------
 1 | download.nvidia.com-leap            | nVidia Graphics Drivers                 | Yes     | (r ) Yes  | Yes     |   99     | rpm-md | http://download.nvidia.com/opensuse/leap/42.1                                |        
 2 | ftp.gwdg.de-suse                    | Packman Repository                      | Yes     | (r ) Yes  | Yes     |   99     | rpm-md | http://ftp.gwdg.de/pub/linux/packman/suse/openSUSE_Leap_42.1/                |        
 3 | google-chrome                       | google-chrome                           | Yes     | (r ) Yes  | Yes     |   99     | rpm-md | http://dl.google.com/linux/chrome/rpm/stable/x86_64                          |        
 4 | http-download.opensuse.org-94f1b821 | home:breed808                           | Yes     | (r ) Yes  | Yes     |   99     | rpm-md | http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/home:/breed808/openSUSE_Leap_42.1/ |        
 5 | http-download.opensuse.org-9d444c70 | home:gottcode                           | Yes     | (r ) Yes  | Yes     |   99     | rpm-md | http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/home:/gottcode/openSUSE_Leap_42.1/ |        
 6 | repo-debug                          | openSUSE-Leap-42.1-Debug                | Yes     | (r ) Yes  | Yes     |   99     | yast2  | http://download.opensuse.org/debug/distribution/leap/42.1/repo/oss/          |        
 7 | repo-debug-non-oss                  | openSUSE-Leap-42.1-Debug-Non-Oss        | No      | ----      | Yes     |   99     | NONE   | http://download.opensuse.org/debug/distribution/leap/42.1/repo/non-oss/      |        
 8 | repo-debug-update                   | openSUSE-Leap-42.1-Update-Debug         | Yes     | (r ) Yes  | Yes     |   99     | rpm-md | http://download.opensuse.org/debug/update/leap/42.1/oss                      |        
 9 | repo-debug-update-non-oss           | openSUSE-Leap-42.1-Update-Debug-Non-Oss | No      | ----      | Yes     |   99     | NONE   | http://download.opensuse.org/debug/update/leap/42.1/non-oss/                 |        
10 | repo-non-oss                        | openSUSE-Leap-42.1-Non-Oss              | No      | ----      | Yes     |   99     | yast2  | http://download.opensuse.org/distribution/leap/42.1/repo/non-oss/            |        
11 | repo-oss                            | openSUSE-Leap-42.1-Oss                  | Yes     | (r ) Yes  | Yes     |   99     | yast2  | http://download.opensuse.org/distribution/leap/42.1/repo/oss/                |        
12 | repo-source                         | openSUSE-Leap-42.1-Source               | Yes     | (r ) Yes  | Yes     |   99     | yast2  | http://download.opensuse.org/source/distribution/leap/42.1/repo/oss/         |        
13 | repo-update                         | openSUSE-Leap-42.1-Update               | Yes     | (r ) Yes  | Yes     |   99     | rpm-md | http://download.opensuse.org/update/leap/42.1/oss/                           |        
14 | repo-update-non-oss                 | openSUSE-Leap-42.1-Update-Non-Oss       | No      | ----      | Yes     |   99     | rpm-md | http://download.opensuse.org/update/leap/42.1/non-oss/                       |
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Looks OK. I’d suggest using yast or zypper to install. Don’t know xfce maybe the tool there is broken?

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That “tool there” is YaST.

It rather seems that XFCE is “broken”…

The “Install/remove software” menu entry contains:

Exec=xdg-su -c "/sbin/yast2 sw_single %F"

The %F should be expanded by the desktop or file manager and replaced by the list of currently selected files.
This allows to install .rpm packages by “opening” them.

See Recognized desktop entry keys

Apparently XFCE literally passes the %F though, hence the error message (there indeed is no package named “%F”…).

A workaround would be to copy /usr/share/applications/yast2-packager.desktop to /usr/local/share/applications/ or ~/.local/share/applications and remove that %F with a text editor (or do that with a menu editor, I don’t know if XFCE has one though).
This would also break the possibility to install rpms via the file manager though.

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So how can if be fixed? I’m i able to change that to where it needs to be found

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Seems it is a bug. just run Yast - software management or use zypper to install. Maybe report bug in bugzilla

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opeenSUSE needs to fix it. :open_mouth: That’s what i have been using is YaST. Thank you for your help.:wink:

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I’m guessing the problem is in YAST, not the libzypp backend, so you should be able to install using zypper with the following console command (I checked, the following won’t throw an error)

zypper in -t pattern xfce

TSU

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I already told you how to “fix” it:
Remove the %F from yast2-packager.desktop.

You should of course also be able to run YaST manually in a terminal window:

xdg-su -c yast2

And/or create a new menu entry that does that.

Or run YaST and choose “Software Management” in the main menu.

Have you filed a bug report?

It’s not a problem “in YAST” either.

The problem is how XFCE calls YaST. It basically tells it to install the package “%F”, hence the error message “The following packages have not been found on the medium: %F”…