Is a fully patched/updated 15.4a test system now equivalent to a 15.4 current system

I had been testing things sporadically in a 15.4a vm for some months. Now that 15.4 is released is this 15.4a test vm identical to an upgraded 15.3-to-15.4 system or a new install 15.4 system. The repo update list points to 15.4 repos. There is no packman or extra obs repos yet installed.

Other than packman and extra repos is this a 15.4 complete system?

thanks, tom kosvic

When you have the correct repos (you say so, but did not post for inpspection), do a

zypper dup

to be sure you are on fully updated Leap 15.4

For reference on repos:

tom@localhost:~> sudo zypper lr -u[sudo] password for root: 
Repository priorities are without effect. All enabled repositories share the same priority.


#  | Alias                                        | Name                                                                                        | Enabled | GPG Check | Refresh | URI
---+----------------------------------------------+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+---------+-----------+---------+------------------------------------------------------------------------
 1 | ftp.gwdg.de-openSUSE_Leap_$releasever        | Packman Repository                                                                          | Yes     | (r ) Yes  | Yes     | http://ftp.gwdg.de/pub/linux/misc/packman/suse/openSUSE_Leap_15.4/
 2 | opensuse-guide.org-openSUSE_Leap_$releasever | Libdvdcss Repository                                                                        | Yes     | (r ) Yes  | Yes     | http://opensuse-guide.org/repo/openSUSE_Leap_15.4/
 3 | repo-backports-debug-update                  | Update repository with updates for openSUSE Leap debuginfo packages from openSUSE Backports | No      | ----      | ----    | http://download.opensuse.org/update/leap/15.4/backports_debug/
 4 | repo-backports-update                        | Update repository of openSUSE Backports                                                     | Yes     | (r ) Yes  | Yes     | http://download.opensuse.org/update/leap/15.4/backports/
 5 | repo-debug                                   | Debug Repository                                                                            | No      | ----      | ----    | http://download.opensuse.org/debug/distribution/leap/15.4/repo/oss/
 6 | repo-debug-non-oss                           | Debug Repository (Non-OSS)                                                                  | No      | ----      | ----    | http://download.opensuse.org/debug/distribution/leap/15.4/repo/non-oss/
 7 | repo-debug-update                            | Update Repository (Debug)                                                                   | No      | ----      | ----    | http://download.opensuse.org/debug/update/leap/15.4/oss/
 8 | repo-debug-update-non-oss                    | Update Repository (Debug, Non-OSS)                                                          | No      | ----      | ----    | http://download.opensuse.org/debug/update/leap/15.4/non-oss/
 9 | repo-non-oss                                 | Non-OSS Repository                                                                          | Yes     | (r ) Yes  | Yes     | http://download.opensuse.org/distribution/leap/15.4/repo/non-oss/
10 | repo-oss                                     | Main Repository                                                                             | Yes     | (r ) Yes  | Yes     | http://download.opensuse.org/distribution/leap/15.4/repo/oss/
11 | repo-sle-debug-update                        | Update repository with debuginfo for updates from SUSE Linux Enterprise 15                  | No      | ----      | ----    | http://download.opensuse.org/debug/update/leap/15.4/sle/
12 | repo-sle-update                              | Update repository with updates from SUSE Linux Enterprise 15                                | Yes     | (r ) Yes  | Yes     | http://download.opensuse.org/update/leap/15.4/sle/
13 | repo-source                                  | Source Repository                                                                           | No      | ----      | ----    | http://download.opensuse.org/source/distribution/leap/15.4/repo/oss/
14 | repo-update                                  | Main Update Repository                                                                      | Yes     | (r ) Yes  | Yes     | http://download.opensuse.org/update/leap/15.4/oss
15 | repo-update-non-oss                          | Update Repository (Non-Oss)                                                                 | Yes     | (r ) Yes  | Yes     | http://download.opensuse.org/update/leap/15.4/non-oss/
tom@localhost:~> 



zypper dup said: nothing to do

I think my uptodate 15.4a vm is a complete 15.4 install including packman. I added packman.

thanks, tom kosvic

That list looks OK to me. I would, after I instaled libdvdcss from it, disable the libdvdcss repo. Nothing to do there anymore.

And you said you added Packman, I hope you did also use it by doing the vendor switch to it. Else adding it is useless (like subscribing to a the local library, but never go there to hire a book).

I did do the package switch to packman.

Now I think this will stay up to date by using “zypper patch” and “zypper up”. I did some work using this vm during the testing period that I’d like to save rather than just deleting it.

thanks, tom kosvic

Zypper up includes zypper patch. I do not see any use in doing a straight zypper up directly after a zypper patch.

In your case (only Packman as extra repo), a zypper patch will install all from the standard repos and zypper up will do the same (just done,so nothing to do) and those from Packman.