Error Adding Installation Source [SLES 10.2]

user · May 22, 2009, 10:06pm

Hi All,

I want to install gcc on my machine with SLES 10.2 installed on it.
On searching for gcc in Yast -> Software -> Software Management, I just found libgcc and cpp. I want to install gcc command. I tried to add sles 10.2 installation dvd as Installation source but it is giving me this error:

dvd:///
Unknown Error: Invalid path name component
‘// suse/setup/descr/dvd-11.1-71.1.i586.pat.gz’

So… Now, I mounted the drive, copied the contents of the drive to a local directory and modified suse sub-directory name to " suse" [please note there is an empty space before suse in previous error] and tried if I can access " suse/setup/descr/dvd-11.1-71.1.i586.pat.gz"… All is good…

I am still seeing the same error… I tried to add this local directory as installation source and I received this error:

dir:///home/DOMAIN/USERNAME/Desktop/dvd
Unknown Error: Invalid path name component ‘/home/AMR/skotla/Desktop/
dvd/ suse/setup/descr/dvd-11.1-71.1.i586.pat.gz’

Why am I seeing this error even after changing the directory name
PLease Help… I need gcc installed on my system to get going with my other projects.

Thanks
SKotla

hro1 · May 22, 2009, 11:04pm

At least for SLED it was easy.
gcc was found in SLED10-SP2-Pool repo. When i registered the product, repo was added to yast. Relevant packages are:

~ # rpm -qa | grep gcc
gcc-info-4.1.2_20070115-0.22
gcc-c++-4.1.2_20070115-0.22
libgcc-4.1.2_20070115-0.22
gcc-4.1.2_20070115-0.22

user · May 22, 2009, 11:17pm

By Default I just have SLE_10 Repo added… I dont see gcc listed in there… I just have libgcc installed on my system by default…
COMMAND: rpm -qa | grep gcc
OUTPUT: libgcc-4.1.2_20070115-0.14

hro1 · May 23, 2009, 8:25am

See what installation sources you have by

zypper service-list

If your misspelled directory is still listed, remove it by

zypper service-delete your-bad-dir-name-here

You may have/want to do this again with yast in order to get ZENworks aligned with yast

Add your directory

zypper service-add your-good-dir-name-here

Refresh services

zypper refresh

You can post your problem in SLES forum. Maybe they know some tricks you can do with zdm to resolve this problem.

user · May 23, 2009, 8:37am

this is the openSUSE (free!) linux forum…

what you have is the commercial (non-free) Linux from Novell…yes,
the open side and the commercial side are related, but NOT the same…

though it may be helpful you should ignore all advice you get here
and, instead join the correct forum for your SUPPORTED software, at:

‘SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES) - NOVELL FORUMS’
(http://tinyurl.com/69jvat)

or

‘SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop (SLED) - NOVELL FORUMS’
(http://tinyurl.com/5lcm75)

in your case it may be necessary to register and buy a subscription
in order to fetch the capability you need…

free alternatives are of course available here…but trying to load
from the openSUSE repos is not gonna be pretty…better to load up
openSUSE…

and, by the way, the latest SLED is 11…

–
decorated_warrior

hro1 · May 23, 2009, 11:18pm

In response to above post:

Some of the installation sources found in opensuse site are specific to SLE_10 (SLES/SLED) and I suppose they are intended for SLE_10 users, for example: Index of /repositories/KDE:/KDE3/SLE_10. Some people from community backport applications to SLE 10 and also these can be found in opensuse site. Same goes for SLE_11.
OS 10.3, 11.0 and 11.1 installation sources are not compatible with SLE_10, so they cannot be used.

Latest SLED is 11 - Ok. But you can get support for SLED 10 till 2013 and use installation sources till 2016. My license was bundled with a computer and is valid well into 2012 and there are good reasons not to migrate.

user · May 24, 2009, 7:22am

thank you for that info…i knew none of it…

the back story:
several months ago i saw a question from (if i recall correctly) a
new HP laptop owner complaining of a problem with his “SUSE 10”…it
was worded in a way that i thought s/he had SLED 10…

however, the prompt community answer given (obviously from someone who
had NO clue as to what SLED is) was to immediately ‘upgrade’ to
openSUSE 11.1 via a format/install…

i posted a note something like mine above hoping to get him/her over
to the novell site BEFORE the format began…

later i suggested this forum “do something” to help avoid such
destructive ‘help’ to Novell customers in the future…the community
responded by adding three references to SLE_ on the opening page
<http://forums.opensuse.org/> (with no info on why)

which is, i guess all, “we” can do…that is, we can’t FORCE the new
owners of (say) an HP or Dell to actually READ enough about SLED and
openSUSE know that our 10.3, 11.0 and 11.1 repos are toxic to their
systems…

i kinda wish Novell would provide case stickers with each license
which directed proud new HP/Dell/whatever with SLED 11 owners to the
right place…and, warn them of overeager responders here without the
first clue…

ymmv

decorated_warrior