Problems updating: "The following package updates will NOT be installed:"

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#1

***My system information: ***
*Processor (CPU): AMD Turion™ II P540 Dual-Core Processor, Speed: 800.00 MHz, Cores: 2, 4GB RAM

OS: Linux 3.4.11-2.16-desktop x86_64
System: openSUSE 12.2 (x86_64)
KDE: 4.8.5 (4.8.5) "release 2

Vendor: ATI Technologies Inc
Model: ATI Mobility Radeon HD Graphics
2D driver: radeon
3D driver: Unknown Gallium (8.0.4)*

I’ve bee having issues trying to update some packages, when I try to update’em through zypper the following happens…

myname@mysystem:~> sudo zypper up
root's password:
Loading repository data...
Reading installed packages...

The following package updates will NOT be installed:
  bind-libs bind-utils cups cups-client cups-libs cups-libs-32bit cyrus-sasl cyrus-sasl-32bit 
  cyrus-sasl-crammd5 cyrus-sasl-digestmd5 cyrus-sasl-gssapi cyrus-sasl-plain foomatic-filters 
  ghostscript ghostscript-fonts-other ghostscript-fonts-std ghostscript-x11 gutenprint hplip 
  hplip-hpijs hplip-sane k3b k3b-lang krb5 krb5-32bit libqca2 libqjson0 manufacturer-PPDs 
  OpenPrintingPPDs OpenPrintingPPDs-ghostscript OpenPrintingPPDs-hpijs 
  OpenPrintingPPDs-postscript openssh openssh-askpass parallel-printer-support ppp rsync vpnc 
  w3m 

Nothing to do.


And when I try zypper patch, this happens...


```
myname@mysystem:~> sudo zypper patch
root's password:
Loading repository data...
Reading installed packages...
Resolving package dependencies...

The following NEW patches are going to be installed:
  openSUSE-2012-577 openSUSE-2012-583 openSUSE-2012-584 openSUSE-2012-657 openSUSE-2012-747 
  openSUSE-2012-803 openSUSE-2012-822 openSUSE-2012-842 

The following packages are going to be REMOVED:
  autoyast2-installation gimp-help-browser gimp-lang gimp-plugins-python gnome-keyring 
  gtk3-immodule-amharic gtk3-immodule-inuktitut libcanberra-gtk3-0 NetworkManager 

9 packages to remove.
After the operation, 36.7 MiB will be freed.
Continue? [y/n/?] (y): y
Removing NetworkManager-0.9.4.0-5.8.1 .................................................[error]
Removal of (64355)NetworkManager-0.9.4.0-5.8.1.x86_64(@System) failed:
Error: Subprocess failed. Error: RPM failed: error: package NetworkManager-0.9.4.0-5.8.1.x86_64 is not installed


Abort, retry, ignore? [a/r/i] (a): i
Removing autoyast2-installation-2.22.5-1.1.1 ..........................................[error]
Removal of (64406)autoyast2-installation-2.22.5-1.1.1.noarch(@System) failed:
Error: Subprocess failed. Error: RPM failed: error: package autoyast2-installation-2.22.5-1.1.1.noarch is not installed


Abort, retry, ignore? [a/r/i] (a): i
Removing gimp-help-browser-2.8.0-3.2.2 ................................................[error]
Removal of (64591)gimp-help-browser-2.8.0-3.2.2.x86_64(@System) failed:
Error: Subprocess failed. Error: RPM failed: error: package gimp-help-browser-2.8.0-3.2.2.x86_64 is not installed


Abort, retry, ignore? [a/r/i] (a): i
Removing gimp-lang-2.8.0-3.2.2 ........................................................[error]
Removal of (64594)gimp-lang-2.8.0-3.2.2.noarch(@System) failed:
Error: Subprocess failed. Error: RPM failed: error: package gimp-lang-2.8.0-3.2.2.noarch is not installed


Abort, retry, ignore? [a/r/i] (a): i
Removing gimp-plugins-python-2.8.0-3.2.2 ..............................................[error]
Removal of (64596)gimp-plugins-python-2.8.0-3.2.2.x86_64(@System) failed:
Error: Subprocess failed. Error: RPM failed: error: package gimp-plugins-python-2.8.0-3.2.2.x86_64 is not installed


Abort, retry, ignore? [a/r/i] (a): i
Removing gnome-keyring-3.4.1-2.1.2 ....................................................[error]
Removal of (64614)gnome-keyring-3.4.1-2.1.2.x86_64(@System) failed:
Error: Subprocess failed. Error: RPM failed: error: package gnome-keyring-3.4.1-2.1.2.x86_64 is not installed


Abort, retry, ignore? [a/r/i] (a): i
Removing gtk3-immodule-amharic-3.4.4-2.8.2 ............................................[error]
Removal of (64677)gtk3-immodule-amharic-3.4.4-2.8.2.x86_64(@System) failed:
Error: Subprocess failed. Error: RPM failed: error: package gtk3-immodule-amharic-3.4.4-2.8.2.x86_64 is not installed


Abort, retry, ignore? [a/r/i] (a): i
Removing gtk3-immodule-inuktitut-3.4.4-2.8.2 ..........................................[error]
Removal of (64679)gtk3-immodule-inuktitut-3.4.4-2.8.2.x86_64(@System) failed:
Error: Subprocess failed. Error: RPM failed: error: package gtk3-immodule-inuktitut-3.4.4-2.8.2.x86_64 is not installed


Abort, retry, ignore? [a/r/i] (a): i
Removing libcanberra-gtk3-0-0.29-2.3.2 ................................................[error]
Removal of (65041)libcanberra-gtk3-0-0.29-2.3.2.x86_64(@System) failed:
Error: Subprocess failed. Error: RPM failed: error: package libcanberra-gtk3-0-0.29-2.3.2.x86_64 is not installed


Abort, retry, ignore? [a/r/i] (a): i
i
```

I just did the 'ignore' thing here so you could see that it's the same thing for all packages, but even if I try to do 'retry', nothing happens.

~~~

And even if I follow apper's way, I'm still unable to succed.
I'll leave some screenshots...
[screenshot 1](https://www.dropbox.com/s/vbflihtz599ab14/Apper%20Software%20Management.png)
[screenshot 2](https://www.dropbox.com/s/4sb1vf39cjwlu8e/Additional%20changes.png)

It does as if it were actually doing the update, but id doesn't work, and it reloads the "screenshot 1" window again and again, it never succeeds to install/update.

~~~

Any ideas?
Thank you for your time folks!
#2

nobody really?..

PLS Help! :wink:

#3

Please be patient. We’re all volunteers here, and not always online. Meanwhile, post your configured repos

zypper lr -d

If you have undertaken package switching (eg Packman repo packages), then the situation you reported in your opening post is normal.

For example, I get

# zypper up
Retrieving repository 'Printing' metadata .............................................................[done]
Building repository 'Printing' cache ..................................................................[done]
Retrieving repository 'packman-multimedia' metadata ...................................................[done]
Building repository 'packman-multimedia' cache ........................................................[done]
Loading repository data...
Reading installed packages...

The following package updates will NOT be installed:
  amarok amarok-lang cups-libs-32bit foomatic-filters ghostscript ghostscript-fonts-other 
  ghostscript-fonts-std ghostscript-x11 gstreamer-0_10 gstreamer-0_10-lang gstreamer-0_10-plugin-esd 
  gstreamer-0_10-plugin-gnomevfs gstreamer-0_10-plugins-bad gstreamer-0_10-plugins-base 
  gstreamer-0_10-plugins-base-lang gstreamer-0_10-plugins-good gstreamer-0_10-plugins-good-lang 
  gstreamer-0_10-plugins-ugly gstreamer-0_10-plugins-ugly-lang gutenprint hplip hplip-hpijs hplip-sane jack 
  k3b kdenlive libavutil51-32bit libdvdcss2 libfreebl3 libfreebl3-32bit libgstapp-0_10-0 
  libgstapp-0_10-0-32bit libgstbasecamerabinsrc-0_10-23 libgstbasevideo-0_10-23 libgstcodecparsers-0_10-23 
  libgstinterfaces-0_10-0 libgstphotography-0_10-23 libgstreamer-0_10-0 libgstreamer-0_10-0-32bit 
  libgstsignalprocessor-0_10-23 libgstvdp-0_10-23 libjack0 libmjpegutils-2_0-0 libmlt++3 libmlt5 
  libmlt5-data libmlt5-modules libopencv2_4 libquicktime0 libsoftokn3 libsoftokn3-32bit libsox2 libstrigi0 
  libtag1 libtag1-32bit libtag_c0 libxine2 libxine2-pulse linphone manufacturer-PPDs melt mjpegtools 
  MozillaFirefox MozillaFirefox-branding-openSUSE MozillaFirefox-translations-common 
  mozilla-kde4-integration mozilla-nspr mozilla-nspr-32bit mozilla-nss mozilla-nss-32bit mozilla-nss-certs 
  mozilla-nss-certs-32bit OpenPrintingPPDs OpenPrintingPPDs-ghostscript OpenPrintingPPDs-hpijs 
  OpenPrintingPPDs-postscript parallel-printer-support sox strigi taglib 

The following packages are going to be upgraded:
  cups cups-client cups-libs
#4

Some more reading for you:

https://en.opensuse.org/SDB:Vendor_change_update

https://forums.opensuse.org/english/get-technical-help-here/how-faq-forums/new-user-how-faq-read-only/477124-new-users-opensuse-12-2-pre-installation-please-read.html

#5

On 2013-02-03 01:46, 5m4rt1 wrote:
>
> nobody really?..
>
> PLS Help! :wink:

Please be patient. We are volunteers, not paid support. It is also weekend.

Start by posting the output of “zypper lr --details” inside code tags.

–
Cheers / Saludos,

Carlos E. R.
(from 12.1 x86_64 “Asparagus” at Telcontar)

#6

@deano_ferrari

I know guys I wasn’t trying to be rude, I was just a little rushed, but anyways, Thank you all for your help!

myname@mysystem:~> zypper lr -d
#  | Alias                     | Name                               | Enabled | Refresh | Priority | Type   | URI                                                                          | Service
---+---------------------------+------------------------------------+---------+---------+----------+--------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------+--------
 1 | Network12.2               | Network12.2                        | Yes     | Yes     |   99     | rpm-md | http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/network/openSUSE_12.2/             |        
 2 | OpenSuse_Printing_Repos   | OpenSuse Printing Repos            | Yes     | Yes     |   99     | rpm-md | http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/Printing/openSUSE_12.2/            |        
 3 | google-chrome             | google-chrome                      | Yes     | Yes     |   99     | rpm-md | http://dl.google.com/linux/chrome/rpm/stable/x86_64                          |        
 4 | google-earth              | google-earth                       | Yes     | Yes     |   99     | rpm-md | http://dl.google.com/linux/earth/rpm/stable/x86_64                           |        
 5 | kde-extra                 | kde-extra                          | Yes     | Yes     |   99     | rpm-md | http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/KDE:/Extra/openSUSE_12.2/          |        
 6 | libdvdcss                 | DVD Repository                     | Yes     | Yes     |   99     | rpm-md | http://opensuse-guide.org/repo/12.2/                                         |        
 7 | openSUSE-12.2-1.6         | openSUSE-12.2-1.6                  | No      | No      |   99     | yast2  | cd:///?devices=/dev/disk/by-id/ata-HL-DT-STDVDRAM_GT30F_M57A8HD0859,/dev/sr0 |        
 8 | packman                   | Packman repository (openSUSE_12.2) | Yes     | Yes     |   99     | rpm-md | http://packman.inode.at/suse/openSUSE_12.2                                   |        
 9 | repo-debug                | openSUSE-12.2-Debug                | Yes     | Yes     |   99     | yast2  | http://download.opensuse.org/debug/distribution/12.2/repo/oss/               |        
10 | repo-debug-update         | openSUSE-12.2-Update-Debug         | Yes     | Yes     |   99     | rpm-md | http://download.opensuse.org/debug/update/12.2/                              |        
11 | repo-debug-update-non-oss | openSUSE-12.2-Update-Debug-Non-Oss | Yes     | Yes     |   99     | rpm-md | http://download.opensuse.org/debug/update/12.2-non-oss/                      |        
12 | repo-non-oss              | openSUSE-12.2-Non-Oss              | Yes     | Yes     |   99     | yast2  | http://download.opensuse.org/distribution/12.2/repo/non-oss/                 |                                                                                              
13 | repo-oss                  | openSUSE-12.2-Oss                  | Yes     | Yes     |   99     | yast2  | http://download.opensuse.org/distribution/12.2/repo/oss/                     |                                                                                              
14 | repo-source               | openSUSE-12.2-Source               | Yes     | Yes     |   99     | yast2  | http://download.opensuse.org/source/distribution/12.2/repo/oss/              |        
15 | repo-update               | openSUSE-12.2-Update               | Yes     | Yes     |   99     | rpm-md | http://download.opensuse.org/update/12.2/                                    |        
16 | repo-update-non-oss       | openSUSE-12.2-Update-Non-Oss       | Yes     | Yes     |   99     | rpm-md | http://download.opensuse.org/update/12.2-non-oss/                            |

this is what i get.

#7

any suggestions?

#8

You have the Printing repo enabled, and so when (cups) updates are available from the Updates repo, they will not be installed, unless you switch the packages, and they are likely to be later version from the printing repo anyway. The same sort of methodology applies to multimedia packages when you have deliberately switched to the Packman packages. It is deliberate.

#9

Why are you trying to run ‘sudo zypper patch’? If you want to update all available packages and preserve package switching, just do

zypper up

If you want to install just applicable patches, then

zypper up -t patch

and to check for any unresolved dependencies or package inconsistencies

zypper ve
#10

Hi, welcome

Please understand that the forums are not some kind of paid support centre. All of us, i.e. all of us, are volunteers trying to help out where and when they can, all this in their spare time. So, take it easy, give those volunteers the time and chance to lookup things. Bumping a thread after 11 minutes is probably gonna do more bad than good. :D.

#11

On 2013-02-04 06:06, 5m4rt1 wrote:
>
> any suggestions?

You still have not answered my question…

–
Cheers / Saludos,

Carlos E. R.
(from 12.1 x86_64 “Asparagus” at Telcontar)

#12

Please let zypper be more verbose, so that we can see from which repos the updates come from.

zypper -vv up

If you agree to a specific vendor change you can allow it with

zypper dup --from $REPO
#13

I understand it very well, and I appreciate you guys big time for your noble help and time. My self too, my schedule is so tight lately that I burly have time to use my pc.

Thank you all!

#14

This is the output.

#15

You should typically have done this:
https://dl.dropbox.com/u/10573557/Switcher%20Pics/packman_12.2.jpg

After that, don’t use zypper patch
Only:

zypper up

Or like this: https://dl.dropbox.com/u/10573557/system_update_all.mkv

If you use zypper up
You will still see that some packages will not be installed…
Because the switch is holding them to Packman

#16

On 2013-02-08 04:36, 5m4rt1 wrote:
> This is the output.

Unreadable. Please use code tags for printouts and commands. Advanced
editor, ‘#’ button.
Posting in
Code Tags - A Guide

–
Cheers / Saludos,

Carlos E. R.
(from 12.1 x86_64 “Asparagus” at Telcontar)

#17

Most packages that zypper does not update come from obs://build.opensuse.org/network and obs://build.opensuse.org/Printing. Have you installed packages from this repos via 1-click-install? Then are this repos enabled and there are newer packages in this repos, but zypper does them not install them because a “zypper up” does not allow a vendor change. Be careful with enabling repos from obs, it can break your system. If you want only one or few packages better download and install them from a local repo or with “zypper in <url-to-package.rpm>”. If you are 100% sure you want all updates from specific repos you can run “zypper dup --from $REPO” (for your own risk).

#18

is there a way I can restore to default my repos list?.. And perhaps go back to its original settings without having to reinstall the whole system?..
-See, because it is very annoying that I cannot update/upgrade all the packages, but I understand that it is due to conflicts in repos, dependencies of old and new packages and stuff like that.
I did install few 1-click install programs, but I do not recall what it was specifically (I’ve install so many things!).

Thanks again gentlemen.

#19

Yes, it is possible to go back to the default repos and update with ‘zypper dup’, but be aware that you then will lose useful multimedia support (via packman multimedia packages and associated restricted codecs).

#20

This is the default repo list:

 1 | repo-debug                | openSUSE-12.2-Debug                | Nein      | Ja            |   99      | NONE     | http://download.opensuse.org/debug/distribution/12.2/repo/oss/      |       
 2 | repo-debug-update         | openSUSE-12.2-Update-Debug         | Nein      | Ja            |   99      | NONE     | http://download.opensuse.org/debug/update/12.2/                     |       
 3 | repo-debug-update-non-oss | openSUSE-12.2-Update-Debug-Non-Oss | Nein      | Ja            |   99      | NONE     | http://download.opensuse.org/debug/update/12.2-non-oss/             |       
 4 | repo-non-oss              | openSUSE-12.2-Non-Oss              | Ja        | Ja            |   99      | yast2    | http://download.opensuse.org/distribution/12.2/repo/non-oss/        |       
 5 | repo-oss                  | openSUSE-12.2-Oss                  | Ja        | Ja            |   99      | yast2    | http://download.opensuse.org/distribution/12.2/repo/oss/            |       
 6 | repo-source               | openSUSE-12.2-Source               | Nein      | Ja            |   99      | NONE     | http://download.opensuse.org/source/distribution/12.2/repo/oss/     |       
 7 | repo-update               | openSUSE-12.2-Update               | Ja        | Ja            |   80      | rpm-md   | http://download.opensuse.org/update/12.2/                           |       
 8 | repo-update-non-oss       | openSUSE-12.2-Update-Non-Oss       | Ja        | Ja            |   80      | rpm-md   | http://download.opensuse.org/update/12.2-non-oss/                   |

Packman repo is trustworthy and can remain activated.

Run with the cleaned repo list “zypper dup” and look at the output. I think you will have to delete or downgrade some packages.