Need Advices Before zypper dup 11.3 to 11.4.

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#1

I need some advices and several questions before and in process of doing dup on my 11.3 KDE to 11.4.

I already fully back up my data and created image of my partition. So, it would not be problem for reverting back everything in case zypper dup fail. I also already applied any available updates.

My first question is:
I’m currently using KDE 4.6 Factory Repo. Do I need enable this repo during zypper dup process?
I read

Search for updated openSUSE 11.4 compatible third-party repositories that you used before and add them.

at SDB:System upgrade - openSUSE.

If I need to keep them during process, do I need to set its priority higher than 11.4 repos?

#2

You should use just the OSS NON-OSS and Update repos for 11.4 to ‘dup’

I do not suggest you keep using kde-factory anyway.

Once done add back Packman etc and switch to it/them

#3

Thanks Carl,

This is my repo list now:

ari@linux-2tny:~> zypper lr -d

| Alias | Name | Enabled | Refresh | Priority | Type | URI | Service

—±---------------------±----------------------±--------±--------±---------±-------±------------------------------------------------------------------------------±-------
1 | KDE_4.6_Factory_Repo | KDE 4.6 Factory Repo | No | No | 99 | rpm-md | Index of /repositories/KDE:/Distro:/Factory/openSUSE_11.3 |
2 | Mozilla | Mozilla | No | No | 99 | rpm-md | Index of /repositories/mozilla/openSUSE_11.3 |
3 | Non-oss | Non-oss | No | No | 99 | yast2 | Index of /distribution/11.3/repo/non-oss |
4 | Oss | Oss | No | No | 99 | yast2 | Index of /distribution/11.3/repo/oss |
5 | Packman_essentials | Packman_essentials | No | No | 99 | rpm-md | Index of /suse/openSUSE_11.3/Essentials/ |
6 | Update | Update | No | No | 99 | rpm-md | Index of /update/11.3 |
7 | nVidia | nVidia | No | No | 99 | rpm-md | http://download.nvidia.com/opensuse/11.3/ |
8 | repo-11.4-non-oss | openSUSE-11.4 Non-OSS | Yes | Yes | 99 | yast2 | Index of /distribution/11.4/repo/non-oss |
9 | repo-11.4-oss | openSUSE-11.4 OSS | Yes | Yes | 99 | yast2 | Index of /distribution/11.4/repo/oss |
10 | repo-11.4-update | openSUSE-11.4 Updates | Yes | Yes | 99 | rpm-md | Index of /update/11.4 |
ari@linux-2tny:~>

But when I tried to refresh, I got this error:

linux-2tny:~ # zypper ref
Repository ‘openSUSE-11.4 Non-OSS’ is up to date.
Repository ‘openSUSE-11.4 OSS’ is up to date.
Building repository ‘openSUSE-11.4 OSS’ cache [done]
Error building the cache:
‘repo2solv.sh’ ‘-o’ ‘/var/cache/zypp/solv/repo-11.4-oss/solv’ ‘/var/cache/zypp/raw/repo-11.4-oss’

gzip: packages.gz: invalid compressed data–format violated
susetags: bad dependency line: 181071: =Prv: ksym(vaon(0naa:i2c_g71vanillandhwmon_dev7fd__r2t84b3ksym(vani_g71vani26ck_keys_pressed)8a4__r

Skipping repository ‘openSUSE-11.4 OSS’ because of the above error.
Repository ‘openSUSE-11.4 Updates’ is up to date.
Some of the repositories have not been refreshed because of an error.
linux-2tny:~ #

What I have to do to solve this error?

#4

Try this

zypper clean --all

Can I just draw your attention to this:
Upcomming power outage Saturday, 2011-04-30

It might be that it’s not such a good time to proceed.

You don’t have the 11.4 DVD then? That you could use the upgrade from the DVD?
Personally I always fresh install.

#5

Thanks for information.

I think i will proceed later, maybe on Monday.

Btw, i tried the clear command. Then once again refresh but still get the error.

linux-2tny:~ # zypper ref
Retrieving repository ‘openSUSE-11.4 Non-OSS’ metadata [done]
Building repository ‘openSUSE-11.4 Non-OSS’ cache [done]
Retrieving repository ‘openSUSE-11.4 OSS’ metadata /]
Digest verification failed for packages.gz. Expected 758462513ab24f3b2c01b2644c2408a8d6c07e19, found 7a524b095f4e2894e118a4c6e4ac1f6d23086c86. Continue? [yes/no] (no): n
Retrieving repository ‘openSUSE-11.4 OSS’ metadata [error]
Repository ‘openSUSE-11.4 OSS’ is invalid.
packages.gz has wrong checksum
Please check if the URIs defined for this repository are pointing to a valid repository.
Skipping repository ‘openSUSE-11.4 OSS’ because of the above error.
Retrieving: 11.4 [error]
Error: Download interrupted at 15%
Abort, retry, ignore? [a/r/i] (a): a]

I don’t have dvd image but i have a live-cd. It doesn’t work on my PC. Everything i boot into it the display is flickering. I tried every boot mode but none of them worked.
Iso and cd media md5 is checked and fine, burned it twice though.

#6

I’m not sure what the problem is. You could try as su -

rpmdb --rebuilddb
#7

On 04/30/2011 11:06 AM, caf4926 wrote:
>
> I’m not sure what the problem is

maybe power out at software.opensuse.org <http://tinyurl.com/3sdnugp> ?

–
CAVEAT: http://is.gd/bpoMD
[openSUSE 11.3 + KDE4.5.5 + Thunderbird3.1.8 via NNTP]
HACK Everything → http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j5b4CCe9pS8&NR=1

#8

On 2011-04-30 06:36, jasbutut wrote:
>
> I need some advices and several questions before and in process of doing
> dup on my 11.3 KDE to 11.4.

http://en.opensuse.org/Upgrade

> I already fully back up my data and created image of my partition. So,
> it would not be problem for reverting back everything in case zypper dup
> fail. I also already applied any available updates.

That’s very wise.

> My first question is:
> I’m currently using KDE 4.6 Factory Repo. Do I need enable this repo
> during zypper dup process?

Disable all repos, except oss, non-oss, and updates. Run the upgrade, and
when everything works, consider readding repos.

–
Cheers / Saludos,

Carlos E. R.
(from 11.2 x86_64 “Emerald” at Telcontar)

#9

Thanks, it works :smiley:

Now, I can succesfully run zypper ref.

#10

[QUOTE=DenverD;2332673]On 04/30/2011 11:06 AM, caf4926 wrote:
>
> I’m not sure what the problem is

maybe power out at software.opensuse.org <http://tinyurl.com/3sdnugp> ?

–
CAVEAT: C A V E A T
[openSUSE 11.3 + KDE4.5.5 + Thunderbird3.1.8 via NNTP]
HACK Everything → https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=

This is also could be the case.
Was the power already up at 3.00 pm (UTC)?
I did zypper ref by then.

#11

You should be good to go

#12

Thanks.
I use clonezilla for easily create and restore image.

I continued the process to
zypper up zypper, and
zypper dup
But it likes to upgrade and downgrade many packages that I can’t wait that long to finish, maybe i will continue this later when I have decent connection.

Thanks for all of your help, Carl, Carlos, and DenverD.

I have one last question regarding this.
Now, that I still want to use 11.3, should i keep KDE 4.6 Factory Repo or disable it?

#13

Use the release 46 repo
Factory will go nuclear with the 12.1 development starting

#14

This one Index of /repositories/KDE:/Distro:/Stable/openSUSE_11.3 ?
There are updatedapps and extra repo available too. Would I need only the stable, or i will also need the update/extra?

#15

No
This

Index of /repositories/KDE:/Release:/46/openSUSE_11.3