Zypper changes vendor to non-existent repo on distribution update

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1

I just saw observed some counter-intuitive zypper behaviour and want to ask about it.

When doing a distribution upgrade allowing vendor change, vendors of several packages are changed,

hujialun@bogon:~> sudo zypper dup --allow-vendor-change --dry-run 
Loading repository data...
Reading installed packages...
Warning: You are about to do a distribution upgrade with all enabled repositories. Make sure these repositories are compatible before you continue. See 'man zypper' for more information about this command.
Computing distribution upgrade...

The following 2 packages are going to be upgraded:
  vlc-codec-gstreamer vlc-vdpau

The following package is going to be downgraded:
  youtube-dl-bash-completion

The following 3 packages are going to change vendor:
  vlc-codec-gstreamer         openSUSE -> http://packman.links2linux.de
  vlc-vdpau                   openSUSE -> http://packman.links2linux.de
  youtube-dl-bash-completion  openSUSE -> http://packman.links2linux.de

2 packages to upgrade, 1 to downgrade, 3  to change vendor.
Overall download size: 271.5 KiB. Already cached: 0 B. No additional space will
be used or freed after the operation.
Continue? [y/n/v/...? shows all options] (y): n

However, the http://packman.links2linux.de repo is not the URI, name or alias of any repo in the list,

hujialun@bogon:~> zypper lr -uan
Repository priorities in effect:                                                                                                                                                                              (See 'zypper lr -P' for details)
      90 (raised priority)  :  1 repository
      99 (default priority) :  5 repositories

#  | Alias                                | Name                       | Enabled | GPG Check | Refresh | URI
---+--------------------------------------+----------------------------+---------+-----------+---------+--------------------------------------------------------------------------
 1 | download.nvidia.com-tumbleweed       | nVidia Graphics Drivers    | Yes     | ( p) Yes  | Yes     | https://download.nvidia.com/opensuse/tumbleweed
 2 | download.opensuse.org-non-oss        | Main Repository (NON-OSS)  | No      | ----      | ----    | http://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/non-oss/
 3 | download.opensuse.org-oss            | Main Repository (OSS)      | No      | ----      | ----    | http://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/
 4 | download.opensuse.org-tumbleweed     | Main Update Repository     | No      | ----      | ----    | http://download.opensuse.org/update/tumbleweed/
 5 | ftp.gwdg.de-openSUSE_Tumbleweed      | Packman Repository         | No      | ----      | ----    | http://ftp.gwdg.de/pub/linux/misc/packman/suse/openSUSE_Tumbleweed/
 6 | https-download.opensuse.org-43719ed0 | openSUSE:Tumbleweed        | No      | ----      | ----    | https://download.opensuse.org/repositories/openSUSE:/Tumbleweed/standard/
 7 | ms-teams                             | ms-teams                   | Yes     | (r ) Yes  | No      | https://packages.microsoft.com/yumrepos/ms-teams/
 8 | repo-debug                           | openSUSE-Tumbleweed-Debug  | No      | ----      | ----    | http://download.opensuse.org/debug/tumbleweed/repo/oss/
 9 | repo-source                          | openSUSE-Tumbleweed-Source | No      | ----      | ----    | http://download.opensuse.org/source/tumbleweed/repo/oss/
10 | skype-stable                         | skype (stable)             | Yes     | (r ) Yes  | Yes     | https://repo.skype.com/rpm/stable/
11 | tuna-non-oss                         | tuna-non-oss               | Yes     | (r ) Yes  | Yes     | https://mirrors.tuna.tsinghua.edu.cn/opensuse/tumbleweed/repo/non-oss/
12 | tuna-oss                             | tuna-oss                   | Yes     | (r ) Yes  | Yes     | https://mirrors.tuna.tsinghua.edu.cn/opensuse/tumbleweed/repo/oss/
13 | ustc-packman                         | ustc-packman               | Yes     | (r ) Yes  | Yes     | https://mirrors.ustc.edu.cn/packman/suse/openSUSE_Tumbleweed/

Any idea how to explain this behaviour?

2

Hi and welcome to the Forum :slight_smile:
That is the Packman build service (Packager/Signer) not the repository defined/enabled.

3

The “vendor” is not the same as the name of the repo. Otherwise you could not have mirrors for repos.

4

But you DO have packman. Check the bolded in the following.

However, the http://packman.links2linux.de repo is not the URI, name or alias of any repo in the list,

hujialun@bogon:~> zypper lr -uan
Repository priorities in effect:                                                                                                                                                                              (See 'zypper lr -P' for details)
      90 (raised priority)  :  1 repository
      99 (default priority) :  5 repositories

#  | Alias                                | Name                       | Enabled | GPG Check | Refresh | URI
---+--------------------------------------+----------------------------+---------+-----------+---------+--------------------------------------------------------------------------
 1 | download.nvidia.com-tumbleweed       | nVidia Graphics Drivers    | Yes     | ( p) Yes  | Yes     | https://download.nvidia.com/opensuse/tumbleweed
 2 | download.opensuse.org-non-oss        | Main Repository (NON-OSS)  | No      | ----      | ----    | http://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/non-oss/
 3 | download.opensuse.org-oss            | Main Repository (OSS)      | No      | ----      | ----    | http://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/
 4 | download.opensuse.org-tumbleweed     | Main Update Repository     | No      | ----      | ----    | http://download.opensuse.org/update/tumbleweed/
** 5 | ftp.gwdg.de-openSUSE_Tumbleweed      | Packman Repository         | No      | ----      | ----    | http://ftp.gwdg.de/pub/linux/misc/packman/suse/openSUSE_Tumbleweed/**
 6 | https-download.opensuse.org-43719ed0 | openSUSE:Tumbleweed        | No      | ----      | ----    | https://download.opensuse.org/repositories/openSUSE:/Tumbleweed/standard/
 7 | ms-teams                             | ms-teams                   | Yes     | (r ) Yes  | No      | https://packages.microsoft.com/yumrepos/ms-teams/
 8 | repo-debug                           | openSUSE-Tumbleweed-Debug  | No      | ----      | ----    | http://download.opensuse.org/debug/tumbleweed/repo/oss/
 9 | repo-source                          | openSUSE-Tumbleweed-Source | No      | ----      | ----    | http://download.opensuse.org/source/tumbleweed/repo/oss/
10 | skype-stable                         | skype (stable)             | Yes     | (r ) Yes  | Yes     | https://repo.skype.com/rpm/stable/
11 | tuna-non-oss                         | tuna-non-oss               | Yes     | (r ) Yes  | Yes     | https://mirrors.tuna.tsinghua.edu.cn/opensuse/tumbleweed/repo/non-oss/
12 | tuna-oss                             | tuna-oss                   | Yes     | (r ) Yes  | Yes     | https://mirrors.tuna.tsinghua.edu.cn/opensuse/tumbleweed/repo/oss/
13 | ustc-packman                         | ustc-packman               | Yes     | (r ) Yes  | Yes     | https://mirrors.ustc.edu.cn/packman/suse/openSUSE_Tumbleweed/

Any idea how to explain this behaviour?
5

It is not enabled. This list has an unusual spread of en/disabled repos.

6

Hi
Repo 13 is which is a Packman mirror :wink:

7

Thanks all for the quick and helpful replies! I now understand that http://packman.links2linux.de is not repo-specific and is related to the repository contents instead. The vendor change is directed to the enabled packman mirror correctly.

One thing I am still not very sure about is, where exactly does this “http://packman.links2linux.de” string come from and what is its significance? I don’t think it can be the identity of the GPG key, which should be an email and is packman@links2linux.de upon check.

In other words, would it be possible for me to change this indication to something more human-readable, e.g. Packman? If possible, where should I begin looking into?

Yes, I added local mirrors (11, 12, 13) and disabled the universal ones as a dirty quick fix, because MirrorBrain does not seem to be redirecting traffic to the fastest mirror nearby and the download speed is rather slow. (Not sure why – the mirrors do exist on the list at https://mirrors.opensuse.org/)

8

Hi
No, it’s the embedded Vendor string used when the rpm is built. Pick a Packman package and the look at the zypper if <some-package> output under Vendor:…

9

I missed that. Thanks for noting it.

10

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