Right Click (RPM) >> Open With >> YaST

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1

Rather than “Open With” Apper (which doesn’t work). Is there an added package needed for doing this? If so, which one, etc

Thanks

2

Do you mean that what you do in the title of this thread is not working? When that is the case, please describe what is the problem. Any errors or what?

3

Right click (on an RPM) to open with “Apper” doesn’t always work, as has been discussed a few times (“Your current backend does not support”) I remember someone saying you’re better off doing the same only with Yast anyway. How do you do that - get Yast in the right click “Open With” context menu?

4

Hello,

You can add an “open with YaST”.

In ~/.local/share/applications, add:

[Desktop Entry]
Encoding=UTF-8
Name=YaST Software Installer
Name[fr]=Installateur de logiciels YaST
GenericName=Install/Remove Software
GenericName[fr]=Installation et suppression de logiciels
Exec=xdg-su -c "/sbin/yast2 sw_single %F"
Icon=yast-sw_single
Terminal=false
Type=Application
Categories=System;PackageManager;X-SuSE-ControlCenter-System;
MimeType=application/x-rpm;application/x-redhat-package-manager;
StartupNotify=true
  • mimeapps.list
[Added Associations]
application/x-rpm=yast2-packager.desktop;

Then reopen Dolphin.

Regards,

Antoine

5

So, your question is, how do I get "open witth YaST in the list of offered applications? (I guess you allways can use the “OPen with …” item to open it with YaST.

I allways thought that that functions automaticaly. But I am running 13.1 and I have not installed Apper. My KDE System Settings > Filename Associations (or how it is called in English, I have a Dutch version), shows for *.rpm Ark and Software install/deinstall. The last one then should open YaST Software management.

6

Default 13.2 install seems to put Apper and Ark in there but not Yast and adding Yast just gave me a bouncing Yast icon that never loaded? Who knows. However…

Works. So that’s good to know for anyone else who gets the same. Thanks Antoine.

7

You’re welcome :wink:

8

Yes, indeed.

9

On 2014-12-09 19:16, 1Antoine1 wrote:
>
> Hello,
>
> You can add an “open with YaST”.
>
> In ~/.local/share/applications, add:
>
>
> - ‘yast2-packager.desktop’ https://github.com/yast/yast-packager/blob/master/desktop/yast2-packager.desktop

Very interesting.

> Code:
> --------------------
> [Desktop Entry]
> Exec=xdg-su -c “/sbin/yast2 sw_single %F”
> --------------------

But was is my understanding that in 13.2 this call runs zypper instead of the GUI? Ah, I see, the syntax is different from the old one:


oS-13-2:~ # yast2 --install /var/cache/zypp/nfs_packages/LocalRPMs/wtf-20071004-2.1.noarch.rpm
DEPRECATED. Use zypper directly: zypper --non-interactive install /var/cache/zypp/nfs_packages/LocalRPMs/wtf-20071004-2.1.noarch.rpm
Loading repository data...
Reading installed packages...
'wtf = 0:20071004-2.1' is already installed.
No update candidate for 'wtf-20071004-2.1.noarch'. The highest available version is already installed.
Resolving package dependencies...

Nothing to do.
oS-13-2:~ #

But “yast2 sw_single name.rpm” does install the package via GUI. Thanks, I wanted this feature.

–
Cheers / Saludos,

Carlos E. R.
(from 13.1 x86_64 “Bottle” at Telcontar)

10

why not just use the terminal
for example installing Libreoffice


su -
cd /to/the/location/of/the/rpm

zypper in ProgramName.rpm 
--- or for office --
zypper in *.rpm

there is the handy
“open terminal here” in the r-click menu

11

On 2014-12-19 23:26, JohnVV wrote:
>
> why not just use the terminal

Because we like graphical tools and mice? :slight_smile:

–
Cheers / Saludos,

Carlos E. R.
(from 13.1 x86_64 “Bottle” at Telcontar)