Terminal problems for updating gnome..

I want to update my gnome to the latest version (2.30) because I have 2.28 so I go to terminal and enter the command “apt-get” or try “zypper dup” which both ask for root so I just add “sudo” before the commands and when it ask for the password it doesnt let me write it.

Why is this happening?

And of course, How do I fix this?

Are we to assume you already have the repos in place for this update?

Become su -
Like this
Become su in Terminal - HowTo - openSUSE Forums

But maybe you should post your repos for me:

zypper lr -d

Ok I only have the repos that opensuse brings plus packman and chrome browser.

I search for the gnome repos and a lot of bs pops out so I entered a result that brought me to the opensuse site with all the gnome repos but when I entered them it’s says something like the URL doesn’t work. I’m currently on the road now so when i get home I’ll check.

This are my repos…

[Repos]# | Alias | Name | Enabled | Refresh | Priority | Type | URI | Service
—±--------------------------------------------------------------------±--------------------------------------------------------------------±--------±--------±---------±-------±------------------------------------------------------------------------------±-------
1 | Banshee | Banshee | Yes | Yes | 99 | rpm-md | Index of /repositories/Banshee/openSUSE_11.2 |
2 | Libdvdcss repository | Libdvdcss repository | Yes | Yes | 99 | rpm-md | Index of /pub/vlc/SuSE/11.2/ |
3 | Packman | Packman | Yes | Yes | 99 | rpm-md | Index of /suse/11.2 |
4 | Packman Repository | Packman Repository | Yes | Yes | 99 | rpm-md | Index of /pub/packman/suse/11.2 |
5 | google-chrome | google-chrome | Yes | Yes | 99 | rpm-md | http://dl.google.com/linux/rpm/stable/x86_64 |
6 | home:Lord_LT | home:Lord_LT | Yes | Yes | 99 | rpm-md | Index of /repositories/home:/Lord_LT/openSUSE_11.2_Update |
7 | Index of /repositories/home:/msvec/openSUSE_11.2 | Index of /repositories/home:/msvec/openSUSE_11.2 | Yes | Yes | 99 | rpm-md | Index of /repositories/home:/msvec/openSUSE_11.2 |
8 | repo-debug | openSUSE-11.2-Debug | No | Yes | 99 | NONE | Index of /debug/distribution/11.2/repo/oss |
9 | repo-non-oss | openSUSE-11.2-Non-Oss | Yes | Yes | 99 | yast2 | Index of /distribution/11.2/repo/non-oss |
10 | repo-oss | openSUSE-11.2-Oss | Yes | Yes | 99 | yast2 | Index of /distribution/11.2/repo/oss |
11 | repo-source | openSUSE-11.2-Source | Yes | Yes | 99 | yast2 | Index of /source/distribution/11.2/repo/oss |
12 | repo-update | openSUSE-11.2-Update | Yes | Yes | 99 | rpm-md | Index of /update/11.2 |
[/Repos]

Ok i got it now… (dont know if im missing a repo tho)

But I answer yes to the 2 questions and it started to perform the update after a few minutes I check it back and the only thing in the terminal is

Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y

is it normal? They dont seem to end…

I’ll check back here tomorrow, I have to crash now. But those repos need editing by the looks.
:slight_smile:

If the terminal was performing an update you would see the list of packages as they installed.

ok no problem thank

From your repo list I see nothing that will let you upgrade gnome


#  | Alias                                                                | Name                                                                |  Enabled | Refresh | Priority | Type   | URI                                                                            | Service
---+---------------------------------------------------------------------+---------------------------------------------------------------------+---------+---------+----------+--------+-------------------------------------------------------------------------------+--------
1  | Banshee                                                              | Banshee                                                             |  Yes     | Yes     |   99     | rpm-md | [Index of /repositories/Banshee/openSUSE_11.2](http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/Banshee/openSUSE_11.2/)               |        
2  | Libdvdcss repository                                                 | Libdvdcss repository                                                |  Yes     | Yes     |   99     | rpm-md | [Index  of /pub/vlc/SuSE/11.2/](http://download.videolan.org/pub/vlc/SuSE/11.2/)                               |        
3  | Packman                                                              | Packman                                                             |  Yes     | Yes     |   99     | rpm-md | [Index of  /suse/11.2](http://packman.unixheads.com/suse/11.2/)                                       |        
4  | Packman Repository                                                   | Packman Repository                                                  |  Yes     | Yes     |   99     | rpm-md | [Index  of /pub/packman/suse/11.2](http://ftp.skynet.be/pub/packman/suse/11.2/)                                   |         
5  | google-chrome                                                        | google-chrome                                                       |  Yes     | Yes     |   99     | rpm-md | http://dl.google.com/linux/rpm/stable/x86_64                                   |        
6  | home:Lord_LT                                                         | home:Lord_LT                                                        |  Yes     | Yes     |   99     | rpm-md | [Index of  /repositories/home:/Lord_LT/openSUSE_11.2_Update](http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/home:/Lord_LT/openSUSE_11.2_Update/) |        
7  | [Index of /repositories/home:/msvec/openSUSE_11.2](http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/home:/msvec/openSUSE_11.2) | [Index of /repositories/home:/msvec/openSUSE_11.2](http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/home:/msvec/openSUSE_11.2) |  Yes     | Yes     |   99     | rpm-md | [Index of /repositories/home:/msvec/openSUSE_11.2](http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/home:/msvec/openSUSE_11.2)            |        
8  | repo-debug                                                           | openSUSE-11.2-Debug                                                 |  No      | Yes     |   99     | NONE   | [Index of /debug/distribution/11.2/repo/oss](http://download.opensuse.org/debug/distribution/11.2/repo/oss/)                 |        
9  | repo-non-oss                                                         | openSUSE-11.2-Non-Oss                                               |  Yes     | Yes     |   99     | yast2  | [Index of /distribution/11.2/repo/non-oss](http://download.opensuse.org/distribution/11.2/repo/non-oss/)                   |        
10 | repo-oss                                                             | openSUSE-11.2-Oss                                                   |  Yes     | Yes     |   99     | yast2  | [Index of /distribution/11.2/repo/oss](http://download.opensuse.org/distribution/11.2/repo/oss/)                       |        
11 | repo-source                                                          | openSUSE-11.2-Source                                                |  Yes     | Yes     |   99     | yast2  | [Index of /source/distribution/11.2/repo/oss](http://download.opensuse.org/source/distribution/11.2/repo/oss/)                |        
12 | repo-update                                                          | openSUSE-11.2-Update                                                |  Yes     | Yes     |   99     | rpm-md | [Index  of /update/11.2](http://download.opensuse.org/update/11.2/)                                     |        

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First let me correct something else.
Repo number 2 needs removing; To do that, open a terminal and become su -
Do:

zypper rr 2

Now we need to do more to correct the fact that you had that repo enabled, but we shall sort out gnome first.

You need to add this repo:
Index of /repositories/GNOME:/Factory/openSUSE_11.2

You can do it from a su - terminal

zypper ar -f http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/GNOME:/Factory/openSUSE_11.2/ gnome

then

zypper ref

accept licence/key

Now try this, if it throws questions you can’t answer, quit it, come back

zypper dup -r gnome

I get this now… so what do I select?

I obviously forgot to say I was 64bit sorry It’s my first system so I forget its an important detail

Resolving dependencies…
Computing distribution upgrade…
\6 Problems:
Problem: nothing provides udisks needed by libgdu0-2.30.1-16.50.x86_64
Problem: nothing provides xscreensaver-data needed by gnome-screensaver-2.30.0-58.1.x86_64
Problem: nothing provides libzypp.so.619()(64bit) needed by PackageKit-0.5.1-62.3.x86_64
Problem: libgdu-lang-2.30.1-16.50.noarch requires libgdu = 2.30.1, but this requirement cannot be provided
Problem: nothing provides libzypp.so.619()(64bit) needed by PackageKit-0.5.1-62.3.x86_64
Problem: nothing provides libzypp.so.619()(64bit) needed by PackageKit-0.5.1-62.3.x86_64

Problem: nothing provides udisks needed by libgdu0-2.30.1-16.50.x86_64
Solution 1: keep obsolete libgdu0-2.28.1-2.1.1.x86_64
Solution 2: break libgdu0 by ignoring some of its dependencies

Choose from above solutions by number or skip, retry or cancel [1/2/s/r/c] (c):

Be patient with me whilst I test this on my machine.
Within the hour I’ll be back

OK, I’m back.
I don’t like the look of it.

Remove that repo for now and let me look in to this…

Originally you said the above.

Updates are done this way:

First learn to become su -
Become su in Terminal - HowTo - openSUSE Forums
Note the point made about passwords. They do not show as you type

In su - terminal do this

zypper ref

then

zypper up

Leave gnome as it is for now

ok thank you…

Sorry for taking your time…