Hi
I am using Kupdater on Suse 11.1 (with the version of KDE that comes with 11.1 - 4.1.3?). The updater icon appears in the systray, but no auto checks are ever done (apart from at system startup) despite it being set to check every 6 hours. However if I right-click the icon and select “Check Now”, it works fine and pulls down the correct updates. Any thoughts as to why this works but the scheduled checks don’t?
Thanks
Fred
open a terminal a type:
zypper lr -d
post result for us
Here you go! -
fred@fredmain:~> zypper lr -d
# | Alias | Name | Enabled | Refresh | Priority | Type | URI | Service
---+-----------------------+-----------------------+---------+---------+----------+--------+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+--------
1 | Libdvdcss repository | Libdvdcss repository | Yes | Yes | 99 | rpm-md | http://suse.linuxin.dk/repo/11.1/ |
2 | Packman Repository | Packman Repository | Yes | Yes | 99 | rpm-md | [Index of /pub/packman/suse/11.1](http://ftp.skynet.be/pub/packman/suse/11.1/) |
3 | games | games | Yes | Yes | 99 | rpm-md | [Index of /repositories/games/openSUSE_11.1](http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/games/openSUSE_11.1/) |
4 | openSUSE-11.1-Updates | openSUSE-11.1-Updates | Yes | Yes | 99 | rpm-md | [Index of /update/11.1](http://download.opensuse.org/update/11.1) |
5 | openSUSE:11.1:NonFree | openSUSE:11.1:NonFree | Yes | Yes | 99 | yast2 | [Index of /distribution/11.1/repo/non-oss](http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/openSUSE:/11.1:/NonFree/standard/) |
6 | repo-debug | openSUSE-11.1-Debug | No | Yes | 100 | NONE | [Index of /debug/distribution/11.1/repo/oss](http://download.opensuse.org/debug/distribution/11.1/repo/oss/) |
7 | repo-non-oss | openSUSE-11.1-Non-Oss | Yes | Yes | 100 | yast2 | [Index of /distribution/11.1/repo/non-oss](http://download.opensuse.org/distribution/11.1/repo/non-oss/) |
8 | repo-oss | openSUSE-11.1-Oss | Yes | Yes | 100 | yast2 | [Index of /distribution/11.1/repo/oss](http://download.opensuse.org/distribution/11.1/repo/oss/) |
9 | repo-source | openSUSE-11.1-Source | No | Yes | 100 | NONE | [Index of /source/distribution/11.1/repo/oss](http://download.opensuse.org/source/distribution/11.1/repo/oss/) |
10 | repo-update | openSUSE-11.1-Update | Yes | Yes | 20 | rpm-md | [Index of /update/11.1](http://download.opensuse.org/update/11.1/) |
fred@fredmain:~>
delete #4 and #5
Disable #1
Then open a terminal and become su and do:
zypper ref
zypper up
fred@fredmain:~> su
Password:
fredmain:/home/fred # zypper ref
Repository 'Libdvdcss repository' is up to date.
Repository 'Packman Repository' is up to date.
Repository 'games' is up to date.
Repository 'openSUSE-11.1-Updates' is up to date.
Repository 'openSUSE:11.1:NonFree' is up to date.
Repository 'openSUSE-11.1-Non-Oss' is up to date.
Repository 'openSUSE-11.1-Oss' is up to date.
Repository 'openSUSE-11.1-Update' is up to date.
All repositories have been refreshed.
fredmain:/home/fred # zypper up
Loading repository data...
Reading installed packages...
The following packages are going to be upgraded:
dbus-1-glib dbus-1-python dbus-1-qt3 dbus-1-x11 desktop-translations FlightGear
FlightGear-startup-manual freealut libdirac_encoder0 libmodplug0 libmp4v2
libmpg123-0 libxine1 libxine1-codecs libxine1-gnome-vfs libxine1-pulse mpg123 yast2
yast2-online-update yast2-online-update-frontend
Overall download size: 22.3 M. After the operation, additional 2.3 M will be used.
Continue? [YES/no]: n
fredmain:/home/fred #
let it rip - Y
should be fine, you are fairly up to date
OK, and thanks, but I’m not sure where I stand with my original question. From what I’ve learned here, it looks like the updater applet was only pulling a subset of updates - I did get a number of security and other updates when I prompted the updater to check. Perhaps this was because of the pending update to YAST? Is it likely after this download that the applet will work as it should, doing the scheduled checks correctly?
I have disable the updater from starting. It’s a PITA as far as I’m concerned. Post the result of this again :
zypper lr -d
OK.
fred@fredmain:~> zypper lr -d
# | Alias | Name | Enabled | Refresh | Priority | Type | URI | Service
---+-----------------------+-----------------------+---------+---------+----------+--------+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+--------
1 | Libdvdcss repository | Libdvdcss repository | Yes | Yes | 99 | rpm-md | http://suse.linuxin.dk/repo/11.1/ |
2 | Packman Repository | Packman Repository | Yes | Yes | 99 | rpm-md | http://ftp.skynet.be/pub/packman/suse/11.1/ |
3 | games | games | Yes | Yes | 99 | rpm-md | http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/games/openSUSE_11.1/ |
4 | openSUSE-11.1-Updates | openSUSE-11.1-Updates | Yes | Yes | 99 | rpm-md | http://download.opensuse.org/update/11.1 |
5 | openSUSE:11.1:NonFree | openSUSE:11.1:NonFree | Yes | Yes | 99 | yast2 | http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/openSUSE:/11.1:/NonFree/standard/ |
6 | repo-debug | openSUSE-11.1-Debug | No | Yes | 100 | NONE | http://download.opensuse.org/debug/distribution/11.1/repo/oss/ |
7 | repo-non-oss | openSUSE-11.1-Non-Oss | Yes | Yes | 100 | yast2 | http://download.opensuse.org/distribution/11.1/repo/non-oss/ |
8 | repo-oss | openSUSE-11.1-Oss | Yes | Yes | 100 | yast2 | http://download.opensuse.org/distribution/11.1/repo/oss/ |
9 | repo-source | openSUSE-11.1-Source | No | Yes | 100 | NONE | http://download.opensuse.org/source/distribution/11.1/repo/oss/ |
10 | repo-update | openSUSE-11.1-Update | Yes | Yes | 20 | rpm-md | http://download.opensuse.org/update/11.1/ |
fred@fredmain:~>
And I don’t know what ‘PITA’ means! :shame: (OK, found it now in a “urban dictionary”!)
you didn’t edit the repos as I suggested.
Do as above and you should be fine
“you didn’t edit the repos as I suggested.”
Sorry, I didn’t spot that instruction - which post was it in?
OK, now looks like this.
fred@fredmain:~> zypper lr -d
# | Alias | Name | Enabled | Refresh | Priority | Type | URI | Service
---+-----------------------+-----------------------+---------+---------+----------+--------+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+--------
1 | Libdvdcss repository | Libdvdcss repository | No | No | 99 | rpm-md | http://suse.linuxin.dk/repo/11.1/ |
2 | Packman Repository | Packman Repository | Yes | Yes | 99 | rpm-md | http://ftp.skynet.be/pub/packman/suse/11.1/ |
3 | games | games | Yes | Yes | 99 | rpm-md | http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/games/openSUSE_11.1/ |
4 | openSUSE-11.1-Updates | openSUSE-11.1-Updates | Yes | Yes | 99 | rpm-md | http://download.opensuse.org/update/11.1 |
5 | openSUSE:11.1:NonFree | openSUSE:11.1:NonFree | Yes | Yes | 99 | yast2 | http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/openSUSE:/11.1:/NonFree/standard/ |
6 | repo-debug | openSUSE-11.1-Debug | No | Yes | 100 | NONE | http://download.opensuse.org/debug/distribution/11.1/repo/oss/ |
7 | repo-non-oss | openSUSE-11.1-Non-Oss | Yes | Yes | 100 | yast2 | http://download.opensuse.org/distribution/11.1/repo/non-oss/ |
8 | repo-oss | openSUSE-11.1-Oss | Yes | Yes | 100 | yast2 | http://download.opensuse.org/distribution/11.1/repo/oss/ |
9 | repo-source | openSUSE-11.1-Source | No | Yes | 100 | NONE | http://download.opensuse.org/source/distribution/11.1/repo/oss/ |
10 | repo-update | openSUSE-11.1-Update | Yes | Yes | 20 | rpm-md | http://download.opensuse.org/update/11.1/ |
fred@fredmain:~>
You still need to delete 4 and 5
OK, all the ones you indicated disabled. I guess it should all work now?
fred@fredmain:~> zypper lr -d
# | Alias | Name | Enabled | Refresh | Priority | Type | URI | Service
---+-----------------------+-----------------------+---------+---------+----------+--------+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+--------
1 | Libdvdcss repository | Libdvdcss repository | No | No | 99 | rpm-md | http://suse.linuxin.dk/repo/11.1/ |
2 | Packman Repository | Packman Repository | Yes | Yes | 99 | rpm-md | http://ftp.skynet.be/pub/packman/suse/11.1/ |
3 | games | games | Yes | Yes | 99 | rpm-md | http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/games/openSUSE_11.1/ |
4 | openSUSE-11.1-Updates | openSUSE-11.1-Updates | No | No | 99 | rpm-md | http://download.opensuse.org/update/11.1 |
5 | openSUSE:11.1:NonFree | openSUSE:11.1:NonFree | No | No | 99 | yast2 | http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/openSUSE:/11.1:/NonFree/standard/ |
6 | repo-debug | openSUSE-11.1-Debug | No | Yes | 100 | NONE | http://download.opensuse.org/debug/distribution/11.1/repo/oss/ |
7 | repo-non-oss | openSUSE-11.1-Non-Oss | Yes | Yes | 100 | yast2 | http://download.opensuse.org/distribution/11.1/repo/non-oss/ |
8 | repo-oss | openSUSE-11.1-Oss | Yes | Yes | 100 | yast2 | http://download.opensuse.org/distribution/11.1/repo/oss/ |
9 | repo-source | openSUSE-11.1-Source | No | Yes | 100 | NONE | http://download.opensuse.org/source/distribution/11.1/repo/oss/ |
10 | repo-update | openSUSE-11.1-Update | Yes | Yes | 20 | rpm-md | http://download.opensuse.org/update/11.1/ |
fred@fredmain:~>
Should be fine. Unless there is some difference in the setting for the updater applet. Have a look, I don’t have it. Right click and check it’s settings.
Well, three days days on and, while I’m grateful that I now have the correct repositories, the update applet is still not initiating any update requests. As explained in my original post, the applet works fine if I right-click and select “check now”. But left alone, the applet never checks, although set to run hourly. Any suggestions on this specific issue would be welcome!
Right click configure
Check all the settings carefully to see it is set to check for updates automatically.
You need someone who uses the darn thing to reply really. I never use it and don’t intend to enable it to experiment ATM.
OK caf, thanks for your efforts on this anyway. 