Repository mixup problem

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Hello
Looks like there’s something wrong with the repositories on my laptop.
here’s a list of repositories using zypper lr -d

#  | Alias                               | Name                                     | Enabled | GPG Check | Refresh | Priority | Type   | URI                                                                                   | Service
---+-------------------------------------+------------------------------------------+---------+-----------+---------+----------+--------+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+--------
 1 | dvd                                 | dvd                                      | Yes     | (r ) Yes  | Yes     |   99     | rpm-md | http://opensuse-guide.org/repo/openSUSE_Leap_15.0/                                    |        
 2 | firefox_direct                      | firefox                                  | No      | ----      | ----    |   99     | rpm-md | http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/mozilla/openSUSE_Leap_15.0/                 |        
 3 | google-chrome                       | google-chrome                            | Yes     | (r ) Yes  | Yes     |   99     | rpm-md | http://dl.google.com/linux/chrome/rpm/stable/x86_64                                   |        
 4 | home_weberho_tools                  | Miscellaneous tools (openSUSE_Leap_42.2) | No      | ----      | ----    |   99     | rpm-md | http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/home:/weberho:/tools/openSUSE_Leap_42.2/    |        
 5 | http-download.opensuse.org-185c47f1 | multimedia:libs                          | Yes     | (r ) Yes  | Yes     |   99     | rpm-md | http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/multimedia:/libs/openSUSE_Leap_15.0/        |        
 6 | http-download.opensuse.org-2d94f972 | multimedia:apps                          | Yes     | (r ) Yes  | Yes     |   99     | rpm-md | http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/multimedia:/apps/openSUSE_Leap_15.0/        |        
 7 | http-opensuse-guide.org-9684dcc1    | libdvdcss repository                     | Yes     | (r ) Yes  | Yes     |   99     | rpm-md | http://opensuse-guide.org/repo/openSUSE_Leap_15.0/                                    |        
 8 | openSUSE-Leap-42.3-0                | openSUSE-Leap-42.3-0                     | No      | ----      | ----    |   99     | yast2  | hd:///?device=/dev/disk/by-id/usb-SanDisk_Cruzer_Blade_200517394307FCB14AE1-0:0-part2 |        
 9 | packman                             | packman                                  | Yes     | (r ) Yes  | Yes     |   97     | rpm-md | http://packman.inode.at/suse/openSUSE_Leap_15.0/                                      |        
10 | repo-debug                          | openSUSE-Leap-15.0-Debug                 | No      | ----      | ----    |   99     | rpm-md | http://download.opensuse.org/debug/distribution/leap/15.0/repo/oss/                   |        
11 | repo-debug-non-oss                  | openSUSE-Leap-15.0-Debug-Non-Oss         | No      | ----      | ----    |   99     | rpm-md | http://download.opensuse.org/debug/distribution/leap/15.0/repo/non-oss/               |        
12 | repo-debug-update                   | openSUSE-Leap-15.0-Update-Debug          | No      | ----      | ----    |   99     | rpm-md | http://download.opensuse.org/debug/update/leap/15.0/oss/                              |        
13 | repo-debug-update-non-oss           | openSUSE-Leap-15.0-Update-Debug-Non-Oss  | No      | ----      | ----    |   99     | rpm-md | http://download.opensuse.org/debug/update/leap/15.0/non-oss/                          |        
14 | repo-non-oss                        | openSUSE-Leap-15.0-Non-Oss               | Yes     | (r ) Yes  | Yes     |   99     | rpm-md | http://download.opensuse.org/distribution/leap/15.0/repo/non-oss/                     |        
15 | repo-oss                            | openSUSE-Leap-15.0-Oss                   | Yes     | (r ) Yes  | Yes     |   99     | rpm-md | http://download.opensuse.org/distribution/leap/15.0/repo/oss/                         |        
16 | repo-source                         | openSUSE-Leap-15.0-Source                | No      | ----      | ----    |   99     | rpm-md | http://download.opensuse.org/source/distribution/leap/15.0/repo/oss/                  |        
17 | repo-source-non-oss                 | openSUSE-Leap-15.0-Source-Non-Oss        | No      | ----      | ----    |   99     | rpm-md | http://download.opensuse.org/source/distribution/leap/15.0/repo/non-oss/              |        
18 | repo-update                         | openSUSE-Leap-15.0-Update                | Yes     | (r ) Yes  | Yes     |   99     | rpm-md | http://download.opensuse.org/update/leap/15.0/oss/                                    |        
19 | repo-update-non-oss                 | openSUSE-Leap-15.0-Update-Non-Oss        | Yes     | (r ) Yes  | Yes     |   99     | rpm-md | http://download.opensuse.org/update/leap/15.0/non-oss/                                |        
20 | teamviewer                          | TeamViewer - x86_64                      | Yes     | (r ) Yes  | No      |   99     | rpm-md | http://linux.teamviewer.com/yum/stable/main/binary-x86_64/                            |

Problem: I’ve installed Firefox from the Oss repository, but every once in a while, a sudo zypper up downloads an updated firefox from the Update repository.
This causes www.dailymotion.com to break (firefox wants to play videos using Flash, but allowing Flash causes the tab to crash. Reverting back to the Firefox from Oss repository downgrades Firefox to a slightly lower point release version, and the above problem is avoided, this version of Firefox can play dailymotion videos without requiring Flash.)

Problem 2: Yast reports updated versions of certain packages, but right-click and update has no effect. Here’s an example:
https://s33.postimg.cc/jva6w7sj3/yast.png

https://s33.postimg.cc/duchzbdof/yast2.png

How do I correct this problem? Please help… :frowning:

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Here it goes again:

sudo zypper up -d
Loading repository data...                                                                                                                                                                      
Reading installed packages...                                                                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                                                                                
The following 70 package updates will NOT be installed:                                                                                                                                         
  alsa-devel ffmpeg freshplayerplugin gstreamer-plugins-bad gstreamer-plugins-bad-lang gstreamer-plugins-base gstreamer-plugins-base-devel gstreamer-plugins-base-lang gstreamer-plugins-good   
  gstreamer-plugins-good-lang gstreamer-plugins-libav gstreamer-plugins-ugly gstreamer-plugins-ugly-lang libasound2 libavcodec57 libavdevice57 libavfilter6 libavformat57 libavresample3        
  libavutil55 libgstadaptivedemux-1_0-0 libgstallocators-1_0-0 libgstapp-1_0-0 libgstaudio-1_0-0 libgstbadaudio-1_0-0 libgstbadvideo-1_0-0 libgstbasecamerabinsrc-1_0-0 libgstcodecparsers-1_0-0
  libgstfft-1_0-0 libgstgl-1_0-0 libgstmpegts-1_0-0 libgstpbutils-1_0-0 libgstphotography-1_0-0 libgstriff-1_0-0 libgstrtp-1_0-0 libgstrtsp-1_0-0 libgstsdp-1_0-0 libgsttag-1_0-0               
  libgsturidownloader-1_0-0 libgstvideo-1_0-0 libgstwayland-1_0-0 libpostproc54 libqmmp1 libqmmp-plugins libquicktime0 libsox3 libswresample2 libswscale4 libxine2 libxine2-pulse libxine-devel 
  mpv mpv-bash-completion mpv-zsh-completion qmmp qmmp-plugin-pack-goom qmmp-plugin-pack-mpg123 smplayer smplayer-lang sox typelib-1_0-GstAllocators-1_0 typelib-1_0-GstApp-1_0                 
  typelib-1_0-GstAudio-1_0 typelib-1_0-GstGL-1_0 typelib-1_0-GstPbutils-1_0 typelib-1_0-GstRtp-1_0 typelib-1_0-GstRtsp-1_0 typelib-1_0-GstSdp-1_0 typelib-1_0-GstTag-1_0                        
  typelib-1_0-GstVideo-1_0                                                                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                                                                                
The following application is going to be REMOVED:                                                                                                                                               
  "Firefox Web Browser"                                                                                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                                                                                
The following package is going to be upgraded:                                                                                                                                                  
  MozillaFirefox                                                                                                                                                                                

1 package to upgrade.
Overall download size: 41.2 MiB. Already cached: 0 B. Download only.
Continue? [y/n/...? shows all options] (y):

If I continue, Firefox will change to the Update repository instead of the Oss repository.
https://s33.postimg.cc/uxf9v1zkv/fire.png

I installed it from the LAST offer in the above list, but it has auto-changed to the Update repo

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That is the default behaviour. If you want a specific version to persist no-matter-what you should lock it.
With YaST2-Software, right-click on the package name and select “Protected – Do Not Modify”.
Or via the command line:

zypper addlock MozillaFirefox

If and when you change your mind you should remove that lock before updating.

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BTW, are there any real differences between these two repos?

dvd                                 | dvd                                      | Yes     | (r ) Yes  | Yes     |   99     | rpm-md | http://opensuse-guide.org/repo/openSUSE_Leap_15.0/
http-opensuse-guide.org-9684dcc1    | libdvdcss repository                     | Yes     | (r ) Yes  | Yes     |   99     | rpm-md | http://opensuse-guide.org/repo/openSUSE_Leap_15.0/
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Thanks for your reply
@OrsoBruno,
If I lock Firefox, I wouldn’t receive security updates for firefox would I?
If this is the default behavior, perhaps there’s something else wrong that’s causing the problem.
I have proceeded with the update again and this is the version that was installed in the update:
https://s33.postimg.cc/hlv9de127/image.png

Now if I try playing a video in dailymotion, this is what happens:
https://s33.postimg.cc/z1pferfcv/crash.png

This problem is NOT present with the older version of Firefox, it only starts after the update.
Is there a workaround I can try?

@susesteve,
Looks like they are the same. Perhaps one was carried over from 42.3 when I edited the urls and zypper dup 'ed to 15.0, and the other was installed when I performed the “1-click multimedia support” procedure after upgrading to 15.0?

Could someone suggest if I should remove one of them? (And which one?)

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Please check that you have flash-player 30.0.0.113 from Packman installed (and no similar leftover from 42.3):

bruno@LT_B:~> zypper info flash-player
Loading repository data...
Reading installed packages...


Information for package flash-player:
-------------------------------------
Repository     : Packman Essentials                      
Name           : flash-player                            
Version        : 30.0.0.113-1.1                          
Arch           : x86_64                                  
Vendor         : http://packman.links2linux.de           
Installed Size : 33,0 MiB                                
Installed      : Yes                                     
Status         : up-to-date                              
Source package : flash-player-30.0.0.113-1.1.src         
Summary        : Adobe Flash Plugin and Standalone Player
Description    :                                         
    This package contains Adobe's Flash Plugin for the supported Web
    browsers in addition to a standalone flash player application.

bruno@LT_B:~>

I see no problems here with Firefox 60.1.0esr (but I’m currently on Leap 42.3…)

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Brilliant :slight_smile:
I had some “freshplayerplugin” installed instead of Adobe Flash Player, and this was causing the problem.
Removed it and installed Flash Player from Pacman, and the issue is RESOLVED! :slight_smile:
Dailymotion videos play fine now.

Regarding the problem pointed out above by susesteve, I have 2 repositories pointing to the same location. Shall I remove one of them?

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Those are not two repositories pointing to the same location, but that are two entries pointing to the same repository. And yes, then one is superfluous.

BTW, I would give the one you keep a better understandable name and alias.

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Thanks hcvv,
I’m keeping the one named dvd, that’s a pretty understandable name.

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I think you have mixed firefox packages and that’s what’s causing your issue
either get all firefox packages from the mozilla repo (repo #2) or stay with Firefox esr from the update repo (as you’ve noticed firefox from the oss repo will remain the version it was when LEAP 15 was released)
if you want to stay with Firefox ESR remove the mozilla repo and do a vendor change to the update (and packman) repo to make sure you don’t have packages from it, or if you want to use Firefox 61 release do a vendor change to the mozilla repo

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??? as I read the OP, repo #2 “firefox_direct” is NOT enabled currently, so no problem from that at the moment…

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Well, when you think it is an understandable name and when you see “dvd” and then think: Oh yes, that is the libdvdcss repo, that is fine.

On my system I also have that repo with he same URL in the list and the name is “Libdvdcss Repository”, what I find pretty understandable.

After you installed the only package you need from it (libdvdcss) you can disable it, because libdvdcss is already the same for many years and is unlikely to change.