I’m learning the command line by reading a tutorial. In the book the author uses the netstat program. I tried to use it but i get the message that it can’t be found. It shows me the package to install it, but when I try installing the package, an error message says that the package conflicts with one already installed. To download it I have to uninstall the other package. I’m not sure what to do.
I won’t be able to read your responses until tomorrow, but thanks for your help.
Here is the complete session with error messages:
The program ‘netstat’ can be found in following packages:
user@localhost:~> zypper install busybox-net-tools
Root privileges are required to run this command.
user@localhost:~> sudo zypper install busybox-net-tools
[sudo] password for root:
Loading repository data…
Reading installed packages…
Resolving package dependencies…
Problem: the to be installed busybox-net-tools-1.35.0-150400.4.5.1.noarch conflicts with ‘net-tools’ provided by the installed net-tools-2.0+git20170221.479bb4a-3.11.x86_64
Solution 1: Following actions will be done:
deinstallation of net-tools-2.0+git20170221.479bb4a-3.11.x86_64
deinstallation of net-tools-lang-2.0+git20170221.479bb4a-3.11.noarch
Solution 2: do not install busybox-net-tools-1.35.0-150400.4.5.1.noarch
Choose from above solutions by number or cancel [1/2/c/d/?] (c):
boven:~ # zypper se -si net-tools
System management is locked by the application with pid 9956 (/usr/bin/ruby.ruby2.5).
Close this application before trying again.
boven:~ # zypper se -si net-tools
Loading repository data...
Reading installed packages...
S | Name | Type | Version | Arch | Repository
---+----------------------+---------+------------------------------+--------+-----------
i | net-tools | package | 2.0+git20170221.479bb4a-3.11 | x86_64 | Main (OSS)
i+ | net-tools-deprecated | package | 2.0+git20170221.479bb4a-3.11 | x86_64 | Main (OSS)
i | net-tools-lang | package | 2.0+git20170221.479bb4a-3.11 | noarch | Main (OSS)
Note: For an extended search including not yet activated remote resources please use 'zypper
search-packages'.
boven:~ #
So I have both packages installed without problems. And the tool netstat is part of the net-tools-deprecatedpackage.
But if you really want to learn, then convert the deprecated netstat command and use the ss command instead as that will be far more beneficial going forward…
Thanks for your response. After running that command it seems like I don’t have the deprecated package installed, which is the package that contains netstat. Any advise?
Here’s the log
user@localhost:~> sudo zypper se -si net-tools
[sudo] password for root:
Loading repository data…
Reading installed packages…
S | Name | Type | Version | Arch | Repository
–±---------------±--------±-----------------------------±-------±---------------
i | net-tools | package | 2.0+git20170221.479bb4a-3.11 | x86_64 | Main Repository
i | net-tools-lang | package | 2.0+git20170221.479bb4a-3.11 | noarch | Main Repository
Oh I had no idea it had been deprecated. I wonder why. This is the first time I’ve heard of ss. I’ll use it from now on like you advised. I really only wanted to use the netstat tool to follow along with the tutorial. Thanks
@determined_suse_noob I think the hint is deprecated in the package name Yes, use the netstat command for the tutorial, but along side that test the ss command also to compare results…
Yes, use the