I have installed OpenSuSE Leap 15.6 and then upgraded to OpenSuSE Leap 16.1 via the migration tool. I have cockpit active on my Firefox browser. Now the Overview tells me under ‘HEALTH’ that it is checking for package updates. This checking however is going on forever without any sign that the internet is browsed for such updates.
I wonder why a system may be going on forever to check for updates and never one seconds contemplates sending the message that something is clearly wrong.
The command 'sudo zypper ref ’ tells that all repos are up to date.
sudo zypper ref
Refreshing service ‘NVIDIA’.
Refreshing service ‘openSUSE’.
Repository ‘repo-non-free (16.1)’ is up to date.
Repository ‘repo-openh264 (16.1)’ is up to date.
Repository ‘repo-oss (16.1)’ is up to date.
Repository ‘Packman’ is up to date.
All repositories have been refreshed.
The command ‘sudo zypper update’ gives me a list of package updates that will NOT be installed.
sudo zypper update
Refreshing service ‘NVIDIA’.
Refreshing service ‘openSUSE’.
Loading repository data…
Reading installed packages…
The following 12 package updates will NOT be installed:
ffmpeg-7 libavcodec61 libavdevice61 libavfilter10 libavformat61 libavutil59 libpostproc58 libquicktime0 libswresample5 libswscale8 nvidia-modprobe nvidia-persistenced
Nothing to do.
Something seems to hold back the system from updating.
Here the outcome of the command uname -a:
Linux 2001-1c00-0c32-c900-9599-58ce-6c2d-4fc8 6.12.0-160099.43-default #1 SMP PREEMPT_DYNAMIC Wed May 20 19:47:43 UTC 2026 (331585d) x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux
As @malcolmmacvean pointed out, it is a Info: The following 12 package updates will NOT be installed:
For libavcodec61:
LANG=C zypper se -s libavcodec61
Loading repository data...
Reading installed packages...
S | Name | Type | Version | Arch | Repository
---+------------------------+---------+------------------+--------+-------------------
i+ | libavcodec61 | package | 7.1.2-160000.3.2 | x86_64 | Packman_Goettingen
v | libavcodec61 | package | 7.1.4-160000.1.1 | x86_64 | OSS
v | libavcodec61 | package | 7.1.2-160000.1.1 | x86_64 | OSS
v | libavcodec61 | package | 7.1.1-160000.2.2 | x86_64 | OSS
| libavcodec61-debuginfo | package | 7.1.2-160000.3.2 | x86_64 | Packman_Goettingen
Note: For an extended search including not yet activated remote resources please use 'zypper
search-packages'.
linux64:/home/stephan #
Installed from Packman in a lower Version/Release as from OSS Repo, but I want this lib from Packman because openSUSE does not build with x264 or x265 codecs, Packman do.
And zypper up or zypper dup does not switch by default an installed packages to a Version from another Repo.
More alpha than beta I fear…
In the more than 20 years that I use OpenSuSE, this OpenSuse Leap 16.0/16.1 is the worst I have ever experienced.
A week or two ago I downgraded to OpenSuSE Leap 15.6 in desperation, only to find out that it was not supported anymore.
Let’s hope that in the near future OpenSuSE will come up with a system that works as smooth as all former editions did since 2002.
For my 16.1 install, Myrlyn is installed as default, as I show below … it’s in the System menu (I use KDE Plasma)
You can run it as a user, but in “read only” mode. For doing updates, you have to elevate to root. (personally, I always use “zypper up” for updating.)
No doubt a flaw in the code. I’ve seen other minor issues, which I also continue to see with the new Agama installer … which is also browser based, that runs in Firefox.
EDIT: I see Agama do the endless looping too … since it’s a browser, just tap the “Reload” icon to see if it helps.
Most likely because some module is missing. That said, I don’t use that feature. FWIW, there’s a post of mine in Open Chat re. cockpit-client-launcher. With that you don’t need to run it in a browser yourself.
