I have 11.1 KDE ver installed on my thinkpad laptop. The internet
connection is slow here. Onto the question now…
Trying to install texlive ( ultimately for LaTex ) which is a 158 MB
package, I am having a bit of trouble downloading all in one go. Does
not the Yast package management/ downloader cache downloads, so that
even if the user has to abort for now, the download can be resumed the
next time?
Also, what is this UI tool called that downloads and installs packages?
Yum? Packagekit?
a59;1916464 Wrote:
> Hi fellow members,
>
> I have 11.1 KDE ver installed on my thinkpad laptop. The internet
> connection is slow here. Onto the question now…
>
> Trying to install texlive ( ultimately for LaTex ) which is a 158 MB
> package, I am having a bit of trouble downloading all in one go. Does
> not the Yast package management/ downloader cache downloads, so that
> even if the user has to abort for now, the download can be resumed the
> next time?
>
> Also, what is this UI tool called that downloads and installs packages?
> Yum? Packagekit?
>
> thanks,
> a59
If you are downloading the packages with YaST Software Management (this
is GUI), you can’t resume it if you terminate.
‘PackageKit’ (http://en.opensuse.org/PackageKit) is the
opensuseupdater’s backend.
Thank you, Ram88, for the info.
Guess then the ability to resume downloads can be a suggested
improvement for the future. Synaptic does this already, if memory serves
me right.
a59;1916506 Wrote:
> Thank you, Ram88, for the info.
> Guess then the ability to resume downloads can be a suggested
> improvement for the future. Synaptic does this already, if memory serves
> me right.
>
> a59
This is already on YaST wishlist: ‘Feature Wishlist/YAST related -
openSUSE’ (http://tinyurl.com/9vrs3u). BTW It would be great
improvement.
Hello !
You could download all the package you need directly from the ftp
server on your desktop, then double-click on them and it will install.
That way, you could download package one bye one and redownload the one
that aren’t properly finished.
It’s easy from the browser:
‘Webpin’ (http://packages.opensuse-community.org/)
Splitsch, thanks, this is very helpful. But, I’m not able to figure out
how to download a package from the webpin link you specified- it allows
searching for packages, listing their contents, downloading the ymp
installer file ( 1kB or so ). But how does one download the whole
package?
Would appreciate further input.
sorry, new to these things,
a59
a59;1916604 Wrote:
> Splitsch, thanks, this is very helpful. But, I’m not able to figure out
> how to download a package from the webpin link you specified- it allows
> searching for packages, listing their contents, downloading the ymp
> installer file ( 1kB or so ). But how does one download the whole
> package?
>
> Would appreciate further input.
> sorry, new to these things,
> a59
I think you can’t download directly rpm from Webpin. If you’ve found
something what you want to download simply click to the link next to Results from.
Browse the directories here for the package (they are in the iXXX,
noarch, x86_64 directories).