I have uninstalled the gnome-games-recommended FOUR times and yet it keeps re-installing that package.
I have removed the package 4 times and each time I verify the lock, it is locked.
Firefox and Thunderbird are LOCKED also and I still get prompted to “update” via Software Update applet.
I added gnome-games-recommended manually today via “sudo zypper al gnome-games-recommended”
>
>I have uninstalled the gnome-games-recommended FOUR times and yet it
>keeps re-installing that package.
>I have removed the package 4 times and each time I verify the lock, it
>is locked.
>
>Firefox and Thunderbird are LOCKED also and I still get prompted to
>“update” via Software Update applet.
>I added gnome-games-recommended manually today via “sudo zypper al
>gnome-games-recommended”
>
>sudo zypper ll
>
>Code:
>--------------------
>
> # | Name | Type | Repository
> --±------------------------±--------±----------
> 1 | MozillaThunderbird | package | (any)
> 2 | MozillaFirefox | package | (any)
> 3 | gnome-games-recommended | package | (any)
>
>--------------------
>
>
>If I go into Software Manager and find these packages and right click
>the only option I have is Unlock | Select All | Show Column
>
>It’s getting very old.
>
>Any advice/suggestions?
I am still not sure that it is a bug. I have narrowed it down to the installation of one of my favorite non-OpenSUSE application, TaskCoach.
I downloaded the Fedora package from Task Coach previously and installed it.
I de-installed it and installed the OpenSUSE version and the games are installed. Arg!
I have fired off an email to the taskcoach-subscribe@yahoogroups.com user mailing list about it.
and why the install removed the lock on gnome-games-support
On Wed, 13 Jul 2011 02:36:03 +0000, Habitual wrote:
> I am still not sure that it is a bug. I have narrowed it down to the
> installation of one of my favorite non-OpenSUSE application, TaskCoach.
Packagekit (which is what the updater users) apparently has a known issue
with this - it apparently doesn’t know that a package that’s been
uninstalled should not be reinstalled, even if it’s locked out.
I remember reading something to this effect in other posts here - you
might search on packagekit to see what turns up.
The author says “Task Coach only depends on Python and python-wxGTK. Could the culprit be wxGTK” but (after several installs)
--+------------------------+----------------------------------------------+--------
i | python-wxWidgets | Python Bindings for wxWidgets | package
| python-wxWidgets-devel | Everything needed for development with wxGTK | package
i | python-wxWidgets-lang | Languages for package python-wxWidgets | package
I deleted taskcoach via yast and installed as I have in the past, using right mouse click > “Open with Install/Remove Software” and we have the games back.
Certainly seems like PackageKit is the culprit?
Work Around: Leave the silly games installed, or install via c-li
I do love OpenSUSE but this is more of an annoyance more than anything else and your previous post suggests that it is a known issue.
So I guess I will live with it.
On Wed, 13 Jul 2011 15:36:03 +0000, Habitual wrote:
> Certainly -seems like PackageKit is the culprit-?
Fits the pattern from the other posts reporting the issue.
> Work Around: Leave the silly games installed, or install via c-li
Or use YaST - I don’t believe that uses PackageKit.
> Another annoyance:
> zypper ll
>
> Code:
> --------------------
> # | Name | Type | Repository
> --±------------------------±--------±---------- 1 |
> MozillaThunderbird | package | (any) 2 | MozillaFirefox
> | package | (any) 3 | gnome-games-recommended | package | (any) 4 |
> gnome-games-support | package | (any)
> --------------------
>
>
> but # zypper in gnome-games-support allows me to install?
Yes, zypper won’t install it unless you ask it to (directly or by
installing something that requires it), but it won’t automatically
install it unless you ask it to.