remove libcaca0 zypper dup

English Applications
1

Hello all. This is my first post to this forum, coming from arch/linux mint distros. The remove message is an attempt to upgrade from 11.3 to 11.4 on my acer laptop. My question is if it is safe to remove the package in question? I have seen extreme cases of package removal in my sidux/arch adventures. This looks like a normal removal due to package upgrading.

I hope I’m in the right forum posting this question. If not my apologies in advance.



linux-qze8:~ # zypper dup
Warning: You are about to do a distribution upgrade with all enabled 
repositories. Make sure these repositories are compatible before you continue. 
See 'man zypper' for more information about this command.
Loading repository data...
Reading installed packages...
Computing distribution upgrade...

The following NEW packages are going to be installed:
  ImageMagick OpenOffice_org-base OpenOffice_org-base-drivers-mysql 
OpenOffice_org-filters-optional OpenOffice_org-help-de OpenOffice_org-help-ru 
OpenOffice_org-hyphen
  OpenOffice_org-icon-theme-crystal OpenOffice_org-icon-theme-galaxy 
OpenOffice_org-icon-theme-hicontrast OpenOffice_org-mailmerge OpenOffice_org-
templates-en
  OpenOffice_org-templates-presentation-layouts
OpenOffice_org-thesaurus-de bash-doc desktop-translations digikam digikam-lang 
enblend-enfuse exiftool ft2demos gvfs gvfs-backend-afc
  gvfs-backends gvfs-fuse hugin java-1_6_0-sun java-ca-certificates 
kdeartwork4-weatherwallpapers kdegames4-carddecks-other kipi-plugins-lang 
konversation-lang ktorrent-lang lensfun
  libGLEW1_5 libcaca libcdio_cdda0 libcdio_paranoia0 libgdu0 libgvfscommon0 
libktorrent2 libktorrent2-lang liblensfun0 liblqr-1-0 libmspack0 libpano13-1 
libwpg-0_1-1 libxmi0 make marble
  marble-data openSUSE-release-ftp opensuse-manuals_en plasma-addons-marble 
skanlite tcl usb_modeswitch usb_modeswitch-data wxGTK wxGTK-compat wxGTK-gl 
yast2-qt-graph

The following package is going to be REMOVED:
  libcaca0

The following packages are going to be upgraded:
  amarok choqok gstreamer-0_10 gstreamer-0_10-plugin-gnomevfs k3b k3b-lang 
kaffeine kipi-plugins kipi-plugins-acquireimage konversation ksshaskpass 
ktorrent kupdateapplet
  kupdateapplet-packagekit libass4 libgstapp-0_10-0 libgstinterfaces-0_10-0 
libgstreamer-0_10-0 libkdcraw8 libkexiv2-8
libkipi7 libsndfile libvdpau1 libvpx0 libxine1 libxine1-gnome-vfs
  libxine1-pulse oxygen-molecule python-numpy shared-desktop-ontologies 
smplayer synaptiks taglib

The following packages are going to be downgraded:
  libdca0 liblash1 libmad0 libmpeg2-0 libopencore-amrnb0 libopencore-amrwb0 
libopencv2_2 libopenjpeg2 libprojectM2 projectM xine-ui

The following packages are going to be reinstalled:
  MozillaFirefox-theme-oxygen OpenOffice_org-branding-openSUSE OpenOffice_org-
help-en-US OpenOffice_org-icon-theme-oxygen OpenOffice_org-l10n-de 
OpenOffice_org-l10n-extras
  OpenOffice_org-l10n-ru OpenOffice_org-templates-labels-a4
OpenOffice_org-templates-labels-letter OpenOffice_org-thesaurus-en-US 
PackageKit-branding-openSUSE SuSEfirewall2 adaptec-firmware
  alsa-firmware atmel-firmware autoyast2-installation bootsplash-branding-
openSUSE branding-openSUSE bundle-lang-common-de bundle-lang-common-en bundle-
lang-common-ru bundle-lang-kde-de
  bundle-lang-kde-en bundle-lang-kde-ru ca-certificates ca-certificates-
mozilla cm-unicode command-not-found dejavu desktop-data-openSUSE droid-fonts 
fonts-config fonts-thryomanes freefont
  gimp-branding-openSUSE glib2-branding-openSUSE gtk2-branding-openSUSE gtk2-
metatheme-gilouche gtk2-metatheme-sonar hicolor-icon-theme hicolor-icon-theme-
branding-openSUSE ifnteuro
  igerman98-doc info2html ipw-firmware kde4-l10n-de kde4-l10n-ru kdegames4-
carddecks-default kernel-firmware konqueror-plugins-lang ksmolt liberation-
fonts libfaac0 licenses lsb-release
  manufacturer-PPDs mpt-firmware myspell-american netcfg openSUSE-build-key 
opensuse-codecs-installer oxygen-icon-theme pciutils-ids perl-TimeDate plasma-
theme-aya pm-profiler
  polkit-default-privs pullin-fluendo-mp3 python-urlgrabber scout sil-charis 
sil-doulos suseRegister susehelp susehelp_de susehelp_en terminus-font 
translation-update translation-update-de
  translation-update-ru ulimit wireless-regdb x11-tools xalan-j2 xdg-utils 
xerces-j2 xerces-j2-xml-apis xkeyboard-config xorg-x11-fonts-core yast2-add-on 
yast2-backup yast2-branding-openSUSE
  yast2-firewall yast2-inetd yast2-installation yast2-irda yast2-iscsi-client 
yast2-kerberos-client yast2-ldap-client yast2-metapackage-handler yast2-nfs-
client yast2-nfs-common
  yast2-ntp-client yast2-online-update yast2-online-update-frontend yast2-pam 
yast2-registration yast2-registration-branding-openSUSE
yast2-restore yast2-runlevel yast2-samba-client
  yast2-samba-server yast2-security yast2-sudo yast2-sysconfig yast2-theme-
openSUSE yast2-theme-openSUSE-Oxygen yast2-trans-stats yast2-tv zd1211-
firmware

The following packages are going to change vendor:
  amarok                          openSUSE ->
obs://build.opensuse.org/KDE
  choqok                          openSUSE ->
obs://build.opensuse.org/KDE
  gstreamer-0_10                  openSUSE ->
http://packman.links2linux.de
  gstreamer-0_10-plugin-gnomevfs  openSUSE -> http://packman.links2linux.de
  k3b                             http://packman.links2linux.de ->
obs://build.opensuse.org/KDE
  k3b-lang                        http://packman.links2linux.de ->
obs://build.opensuse.org/KDE
  kaffeine                        openSUSE ->
obs://build.opensuse.org/KDE
  kipi-plugins                    openSUSE ->
obs://build.opensuse.org/KDE
  kipi-plugins-acquireimage       openSUSE ->
obs://build.opensuse.org/KDE
  konversation                    openSUSE ->
obs://build.opensuse.org/KDE
  ksshaskpass                     openSUSE ->
obs://build.opensuse.org/KDE
  ktorrent                        openSUSE ->
obs://build.opensuse.org/KDE
  kupdateapplet                   openSUSE ->
obs://build.opensuse.org/KDE
  kupdateapplet-packagekit        openSUSE ->
obs://build.opensuse.org/KDE
  libass4                         openSUSE ->
http://packman.links2linux.de
  libgstapp-0_10-0                openSUSE ->
http://packman.links2linux.de
  libgstinterfaces-0_10-0         openSUSE ->
http://packman.links2linux.de
  libgstreamer-0_10-0             openSUSE ->
http://packman.links2linux.de
  libkdcraw8                      openSUSE ->
obs://build.opensuse.org/KDE
  libkexiv2-8                     openSUSE ->
obs://build.opensuse.org/KDE
  libkipi7                        openSUSE ->
obs://build.opensuse.org/KDE
  libsndfile                      openSUSE ->
http://packman.links2linux.de
  libvdpau1                       openSUSE ->
http://packman.links2linux.de
  libvpx0                         http://packman.links2linux.de ->
obs://build.opensuse.org/openSUSE:11.3:Contrib
  libxine1                        openSUSE ->
http://packman.links2linux.de
  libxine1-gnome-vfs              openSUSE ->
http://packman.links2linux.de
  libxine1-pulse                  openSUSE ->
http://packman.links2linux.de
  oxygen-molecule                 openSUSE ->
obs://build.opensuse.org/KDE
  python-numpy                    openSUSE ->
http://packman.links2linux.de
  shared-desktop-ontologies       openSUSE ->
obs://build.opensuse.org/KDE
  smplayer                        http://packman.links2linux.de ->
obs://build.opensuse.org/KDE
  synaptiks                       openSUSE ->
obs://build.opensuse.org/KDE
  taglib                          openSUSE ->
http://packman.links2linux.de


33 packages to upgrade, 11 to downgrade, 62 new, 120 to reinstall, 1 to 
remove, 33  to change vendor.
Overall download size: 342.1 MiB. After the operation, additional
505.9 MiB will be used.
Continue? [y/n/?] (y): n
2

It should be fine
Though post install I would look at re-installing it

Thing is the package it is installing to replace it is: libcaca
But that’s not showing as available in my 11.4 repos, so it begs the question as to what repos you have

3

Thanks caf4926. I miss to mention that my repos are all 11.3. I read somewhere that to upgrade i have to disable all 11.3 repos and enable/add 11.4. Strange that I still get updates even without doing so. What 11.4 repos are recommended to do so? Sorry I cant post my repo list as I’m away from my openSUSE laptop atm. But later on I will do so.

4

You know there is a guide here
SDB:System upgrade - openSUSE

5

Thanks for the good ol link. But it still begs the question why I get such amount of upgrades despite not changing repos. I reckon those upgrades apply only to 11.3?

And should I switch to 11.4 repos and do a zypper dup, I expect another set of upgrades different from 11.3? Of course the best way to know is to switch repos and check the output messages. Thats my intent later on when I access my opensuse box.

6

Just what do you want?

If you want to upgrade you should change the repos to 11.4 as shown in the guide.

zypper dup with your current repos ? why, what is the intention?

Sorry, I just thought you wanted to go from 11.3 > 11.4

7

Sorry for getting you confused. Yep it’s my bad, no sense at all of dist-upgrading to current repos. Thanks for keeping up with me caf4926 :slight_smile:

8

On 2011-03-19 06:06, bibimidi wrote:
>
> Hello all. This is my first post to this forum, coming from arch/linux
> mint distros. The remove message is an attempt to upgrade from 11.3 to
> 11.4 on my acer laptop.

One comment more.

> I hope I’m in the right forum posting this question. If not my
> apologies in advance.

The install forum is more appropriate, I think.

> linux-qze8:~ # zypper dup
> Warning: You are about to do a distribution upgrade with all enabled
> repositories. Make sure these repositories are compatible before you continue.

This warning is very important. I notice later it bites:

> The following packages are going to change vendor:
> amarok openSUSE ->
> obs://build.opensuse.org/KDE

You should have only three active repos (11.4): oss, non-oss, and update.
The rest must be disabled. Yes, this means later activating packman, it is
a bore, but it is soooooo much safer.

After your system is running properly, then add repos. Wait a week or a
month if need be.

And read the suggested wiki page. :slight_smile:

–
Cheers / Saludos,

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