I am missing quite some software in 11.4. Is it generally better to install such software from 11.3 repositories or from Factory?
I easily find that software with the package search offered on software.opensuse.org: Download openSUSE 11.4, but not if I select “openSUSE 11.4”. So should I rather choose “openSUSE 11.3” or “openSUSE Factory” by default, or is it more complicated?
For example, I was missing “eclipse” (an IDE for Java), “ghc” (a popular Haskell compiler), etc. I did enable several community repositories.
It’s best to post the results of
zypper lr -d
before analyzing your problem. You generally don’t want to use 11.3 repos for 11.4. Eclipse isn’t available on my system either so it must reside in a specialty repo.
I have a question about how the 11.4 repositories are organised, but I don’t have an actual problem, since installing the applications missing in 11.4 from the Factory repositories apparently worked just fine (although I did not keep the subscription to those repositories). I was just wondering what I should do in the future, or whether presumably popular applications like Eclipse is missing by accident from the 11.4 repositories.
Anyway, here’s what I get:
> zypper lr -d
# | Alias | Name | Aktiviert | Aktualisieren | Priorität | Typ | URI | Dienst
---+-------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------------+-----------+---------------+-----------+--------+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+-------
1 | Aktualisierungen-für-openSUSE-11.4-11.4-0 | Aktualisierungen für openSUSE 11.4 11.4-0 | Ja | Ja | 99 | rpm-md | http://download.opensuse.org/update/11.4/ |
2 | devel:languages:haskell | devel:languages:haskell | Ja | Ja | 99 | rpm-md | http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/devel:/languages:/haskell/openSUSE_Factory/ |
3 | devel:languages:haskell:platform-2010.1 | devel:languages:haskell:platform-2010.1 | Ja | Ja | 99 | rpm-md | http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/devel:/languages:/haskell:/platform-2010.1/openSUSE_Factory/ |
4 | download.nvidia.com-opensuse | NVIDIA Repository | Ja | Ja | 99 | rpm-md | ftp://download.nvidia.com/opensuse/11.4/ |
5 | download.opensuse.org-Extra | openSUSE BuildService - KDE:Extra | Ja | Ja | 99 | rpm-md | http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/KDE:/Extra/openSUSE_11.4/ |
6 | download.opensuse.org-UpdatedApps | openSUSE BuildService - KDE:UpdatedApps | Ja | Ja | 99 | rpm-md | http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/KDE:/UpdatedApps/openSUSE_11.4/ |
7 | download.opensuse.org-games | openSUSE BuildService - Spiele | Ja | Ja | 99 | rpm-md | http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/games/openSUSE_11.4/ |
8 | download.opensuse.org-mozilla | openSUSE BuildService - Mozilla | Ja | Ja | 99 | rpm-md | http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/mozilla/openSUSE_11.4/ |
9 | download.opensuse.org-packages | openSUSE BuildService - Java-Pakete | Ja | Ja | 99 | rpm-md | http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/Java:/packages/openSUSE_11.4/ |
10 | download.opensuse.org-standard | Main Repository (Contrib) | Ja | Ja | 99 | rpm-md | http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/openSUSE:/11.4:/Contrib/standard/ |
11 | ftp.uni-erlangen.de-suse | Packman Repository | Ja | Ja | 99 | rpm-md | http://ftp.uni-erlangen.de/pub/mirrors/packman/suse/openSUSE_11.4/ |
12 | openSUSE-11.4-11.4-0 | openSUSE-11.4-11.4-0 | Ja | Ja | 99 | yast2 | http://download.opensuse.org/distribution/11.4/repo/oss/ |
13 | opensuse-guide.org-repo | libdvdcss repository | Ja | Ja | 99 | rpm-md | http://opensuse-guide.org/repo/11.4/ |
14 | repo-debug | openSUSE-11.4-Debug | Nein | Ja | 99 | NONE | http://download.opensuse.org/debug/distribution/11.4/repo/oss/ |
15 | repo-debug-update | openSUSE-11.4-Update-Debug | Nein | Ja | 99 | NONE | http://download.opensuse.org/debug/update/11.4/ |
16 | repo-non-oss | openSUSE-11.4-Non-Oss | Ja | Ja | 99 | yast2 | http://download.opensuse.org/distribution/11.4/repo/non-oss/ |
17 | repo-source | openSUSE-11.4-Source | Nein | Ja | 99 | NONE | http://download.opensuse.org/source/distribution/11.4/repo/oss/
Thanks for any advice!
Similar question here… I wanted to install TOra on 11.4. Their website advise to use Packman or their repo, however Packman does not have the package and their repo up to 11.3 only. Am I safe to add their repo?
victor@linux-x5ee:~/downloads> zypper lr
# | Alias | Name | Enabled | Refresh
---+----------------------------------+----------------------------------+---------+--------
1 | Updates-for-openSUSE-11.4-11.4-0 | Updates for openSUSE 11.4 11.4-0 | Yes | Yes
2 | X11:wxWidgets:debug | X11:wxWidgets:debug | Yes | Yes
3 | google-chrome | google-chrome | Yes | Yes
4 | openSUSE-11.4-11.4-0 | openSUSE-11.4-11.4-0 | Yes | No
5 | openSUSE:Factory:Contrib | openSUSE:Factory:Contrib | Yes | Yes
6 | packman | packman | Yes | Yes
7 | repo-debug | openSUSE-11.4-Debug | No | Yes
8 | repo-debug-update | openSUSE-11.4-Update-Debug | No | Yes
9 | repo-non-oss | openSUSE-11.4-Non-Oss | Yes | Yes
10 | repo-oss | openSUSE-11.4-Oss | Yes | Yes
11 | repo-source | openSUSE-11.4-Source | No | Yes
Thanks!
Vic.