For weeks (at least) I have kept getting error messages like this when doing zypper updates:
Installing: Terminal-0.4.4-13.1 [error]
Installation of Terminal-0.4.4-13.1 failed:
(with --nodeps --force) Error: Subprocess failed. Error: RPM failed: error: unpacking of archive failed on file /usr/share/doc/Terminal/da/images: cpio: rename failed - Is a directory
Any ideas on how to deal with this?
Thanks
MEK
Boston
You can safely remove the directory that may be a left over from some other stuff. (But, I really don’t know why such a directory can be left over by some other program).
sudo rm -fr /usr/share/doc/Terminal
(Make sure that you typed it correctly. Double-check before executing!!!)
By the by, why do you need the Terminal program?
kerpan wrote:
> For weeks (at least) I have kept getting error messages like this when
> doing zypper updates:
you say “like this” does that mean that the one for Terminal is an
example of the kinds of errors you get everytime you try to run any
(or most, or almost all) updates?
if so, then the solution is not to remove the Terminal document folder
because that only treats the symptom of the problem and not the
problem itself…
i wonder if it is possible that you are trying to install packages
built for one OS version onto a different version–that could account
for the mismatch between where the rpm seems to ‘think’ the doc should
go and where your system has the doc actually located…
lets try this, do the following two commands in a terminal and copy
paste back to here:
zypper lr -d
cat /etc/SuSE-release
ps: enjoying the snow?
–
palladium
Snow? What snow? ;~}
The only problem program is Terminal. I think this got installed (sort of automatically) as part of the Xfce environment. I’ve never fiddled specifically with this. I just get this message when I do a general “zypper -v update”.
Running “zypper lr -d”, I get:
1 | Compiz/XGL | Compiz/XGL | Yes | Yes | 99 | rpm-md | Index of /repositories/X11:/XGL/openSUSE_11.2 |
2 | Enlightenment | Enlightenment | Yes | Yes | 99 | rpm-md | Index of /repositories/X11:/Enlightenment/openSUSE_11.2 |
3 | Google_Linux | Google Linux | Yes | Yes | 99 | rpm-md | http://dl.google.com/linux/rpm/stable/x86_64 |
4 | KDE4-Factory | KDE4-Factory | No | No | 99 | rpm-md | Index of /repositories/KDE:/KDE4:/Factory:/Desktop/openSUSE_11.2 |
5 | KDE4_Community | KDE4 Community | Yes | Yes | 99 | rpm-md | Index of /repositories/KDE:/KDE4:/Community/openSUSE_11.2_KDE4_Factory_Desktop |
6 | KDE4_Core_1 | KDE4 Core | Yes | Yes | 99 | rpm-md | Index of /repositories/KDE:/KDE4:/Factory:/Desktop/openSUSE_11.2 |
7 | KDE:QT_4.5_Development | KDE: QT 4.5 Development | Yes | Yes | 99 | rpm-md | Index of /repositories/KDE:/Qt45/openSUSE_11.2 |
8 | KDE_Playground_2 | KDE Playground | Yes | Yes | 99 | rpm-md | Index of /repositories/KDE:/KDE4:/Playground/openSUSE_11.2_KDE4_Factory_Desktop |
9 | KDE_QT4 | KDE QT4 | Yes | Yes | 99 | rpm-md | Index of /repositories/KDE:/Qt/openSUSE_11.2 |
10 | Mozilla_beta | Mozilla beta | Yes | Yes | 99 | rpm-md | Index of /repositories/mozilla:/beta/openSUSE_11.2 |
11 | OpenSuse_11.2-_Education | OpenSuse 11.2 - Education | Yes | Yes | 99 | rpm-md | Index of /repositories/Education/openSUSE_11.2 |
12 | download.opensuse.org-2.28 | openSUSE BuildService - GNOME:STABLE:2.28 | Yes | Yes | 99 | rpm-md | Index of /repositories/GNOME:/STABLE:/2.28/openSUSE_11.2 |
13 | download.opensuse.org-Apps | openSUSE BuildService - GNOME:Apps | Yes | Yes | 99 | rpm-md | Index of /repositories/GNOME:/Apps/openSUSE_11.2 |
14 | download.opensuse.org-Backports | openSUSE BuildService - KDE:Backports | Yes | Yes | 99 | rpm-md | Index of /repositories/KDE:/Backports/openSUSE_11.2 |
15 | download.opensuse.org-Community | openSUSE BuildService - KDE:KDE4:Community | Yes | Yes | 99 | rpm-md | Index of /repositories/KDE:/KDE4:/Community/openSUSE_11.2 |
16 | download.opensuse.org-STABLE | openSUSE BuildService - OpenOffice.org | Yes | Yes | 99 | rpm-md | Index of /repositories/OpenOffice.org:/STABLE/openSUSE_11.2 |
17 | download.opensuse.org-Wine | openSUSE BuildService - Wine CVS Builds | Yes | Yes | 99 | rpm-md | Index of /repositories/Emulators:/Wine/openSUSE_11.2 |
18 | download.opensuse.org-database | openSUSE BuildService - Database | Yes | Yes | 99 | rpm-md | Index of /repositories/server:/database/openSUSE_11.2 |
19 | download.opensuse.org-games | openSUSE BuildService - Games | Yes | Yes | 99 | rpm-md | Index of /repositories/games/openSUSE_11.2 |
20 | download.opensuse.org-mozilla | openSUSE BuildService - Mozilla | Yes | Yes | 99 | rpm-md | Index of /repositories/mozilla/openSUSE_11.2 |
21 | download.opensuse.org-standard | Main Repository (Contrib) | Yes | Yes | 99 | rpm-md | Index of /repositories/openSUSE:/11.2:/Contrib/standard |
22 | download.opensuse.org-xfce | openSUSE BuildService - XFCE | Yes | Yes | 99 | rpm-md | Index of /repositories/X11:/xfce/openSUSE_11.2 |
23 | download.videolan.org-SuSE_1 | VideoLan Repository | Yes | Yes | 99 | rpm-md | Index of /pub/videolan/vlc/SuSE/11.2/ |
24 | ftp.skynet.be-suse | Packman Repository | Yes | Yes | 99 | rpm-md | http://ftp.skynet.be/pub/packman/suse/11.2/ |
25 | google-chrome | google-chrome | Yes | Yes | 99 | rpm-md | http://dl.google.com/linux/rpm/stable/x86_64 |
26 | home:Nijel | home:Nijel | Yes | Yes | 99 | rpm-md | Index of /repositories/home:/Nijel/openSUSE_11.2 |
27 | http-download.opensuse.org-11b507b0 | Updates for openSUSE 11.2-0 | Yes | Yes | 99 | rpm-md | Index of /update/11.2 |
28 | openSUSE 11.2-0 | openSUSE 11.2-0 | Yes | No | 99 | yast2 | cd:/// |
29 | repo-debug | openSUSE-11.2-Debug | No | No | 99 | NONE | Index of /debug/distribution/11.2/repo/oss |
30 | repo-non-oss | openSUSE-11.2-Non-Oss | Yes | Yes | 99 | yast2 | Index of /distribution/11.2/repo/non-oss |
31 | repo-oss | openSUSE-11.2-Oss | Yes | Yes | 99 | yast2 | Index of /distribution/11.2/repo/oss |
32 | repo-source | openSUSE-11.2-Source | No | No | 99 | NONE | Index of /source/distribution/11.2/repo/oss
Running “cat /etc/SuSE-release”, I get:
openSUSE 11.2 (x86_64)
VERSION = 11.2
I’m surprised no one else has had a problem – as I don’t think I’ve done anmything idiosyncratic (as to this – at least).
(I haven’t tried deleting anything manually yet).
MEK
I’m surprised no one else has had a problem …]
I’m surprised your system is starting at all. How could this list of repositories ever happen?
And please put such stuff in code-tags.
kerpan wrote:
> (I haven’t tried deleting anything manually yet).
well, let me make a friendly suggestion: read this posting:
and please very close attention to the part about having only FOUR
repos enabled…
i am surprised you don’t have all kinds of problems…
for sure you need to disable all but the recommended four repos…
and, then i have no idea what to do next…
well, i could suggest you read documentation along the way and not try
to guess your way though this…it is just complicated and far too
many different ways to kill your system by just clicking around…
–
palladium
I’m not a new user.
Your way of managing software is n00bish, though (no offense meant). The shown combination of repositories makes no sense at all (two various Qt-sources, two various Mozilla-sources, contradicting KDE-repos, home:-repos, developer-repos…). I’d hardly know how to tidy this mess.
> Your way of managing software is n00bish,
Be that as it may, I’ve been using SUSE since SuSe 5.3 and have not seen this particular error before.
(I’ve disabled a couple of overlooked repositories that I had thought I had already disabled).
Deleting the directory worked fine, btw.
kerpan wrote:
> I’m not a new user.
i never said you were…
i can find the same information in 20 dozen other places other than a
thread made for folks new to openSUSE…if you are offended it is only
that i knew exactly how to find the cite i offered the quickest for me…
so, read it any way you wish my friend…i’ve tried my best to help
you, and failed…sorry…
and, you are absolutely correct in that you may set your machine up
with every repo on earth, if you wish…but when you then come here
asking for help you do need to say that you don’t take kindly to
following normal practices…because it make a big difference in how
i would help you…
–
palladium