Why no Quanta+ in LEAP 42????

I upgraded to LEAP 42 and discovered that Quanta+ is no longer in the distro. Why?
I tried installing the 13.2 RPM as well as he latest bz2 from Source Forge but it will not install because ( I’m assuming ) of all the missing dependencies that poped up when I tried installing it from the Source Forge bz2 archive. I do gobs of web development and was a heavy Quanta+ user/lover. I tried Bluefish, Seamonkey and a few others but don’t really care for them.
As I see that KDE has done no development on Quanta since 2008 I wish KDE would fix it so it is again a useable product!>:(
Anyone know of any workarounds?

It’s available from the KDE3 repo for Leap:

https://software.opensuse.org/package/kde3-quanta

The one click install doesn’t work; it defaults to an xml page, so I used http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/KDE:/KDE3/openSUSE_Leap_42.1/ in Yast. For some reason, Yast claims I installed it, but it doesn’t pull up in my app menu. I only get Bluefish as an html editor.

I never use one-click installs. In any case you can just install it as a single package from the web page I linked to.

You need to use a web browser that has YMP as a configured MIME type… Like Firefox distributed by openSUSE which is included in every openSUSE install. My guess is that you’re using some other web browser.

The alternative is what deano suggests… Don’t click on the “One-click Install,” click on the 64-bit package (because you’re running LEAP) to download the RPM package, then you can point Zypper or Yast at your package to install.

You can inspect the package contents to see if a menu item should have been installed, or you need to create one

rpm -ql *packagename *

TSU

I downloaded the rpm in a local directory, Yast sees it, so I install it. At least, I thought I did. When I attempt to pull up the app, leap knows nothing of quanta. When I pull up Yast again, I get the following:



An error occurred during repository initialization.
Error refreshing service Quanta (https://software.opensuse.org/package/kde3-quanta):

Parse error: repoindex.xml[278] Opening and ending tag mismatch: h3 line 278 and h4
History:
- repoindex.xml[123] Entity 'nbsp' not defined
- repoindex.xml[123] Entity 'nbsp' not defined


Upon inspection:

rpm -ql kde3-quanta-3.5.10-140.4.x86_64.rpm
package kde3-quanta-3.5.10-140.4.x86_64.rpm is not installed

But when I look in Yast, it claims that it’s installed. Please Help.

Remove the Quanta repo. If in doubt post the configured repos…

zypper lr -d

After you’ve removed the problematic repo, you can add it again using

sudo zypper ar -f http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/KDE:/KDE3/openSUSE_Leap_42.2/ Quanta

then install with

sudo zypper in kde3-quanta

FWIW, I did the above (for openSUSE 42.2) with a dry-run for test purposes only…

linux-kgxs:/home/dean # zypper in --dry-run kde3-quanta                                                                              
Retrieving repository 'Quanta' metadata --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------\]

New repository or package signing key received:

  Repository:       Quanta                                            
  Key Name:         KDE:KDE3 OBS Project <KDE:KDE3@build.opensuse.org>
  Key Fingerprint:  EAAAB246 1DA8429E F152BE23 AF92960D 7C99E700      
  Key Created:      Mon 20 Feb 2017 21:23:25 NZDT                     
  Key Expires:      Wed 01 May 2019 20:23:25 NZST                     
  Rpm Name:         gpg-pubkey-7c99e700-58aaa77d                      


Do you want to reject the key, trust temporarily, or trust always? [r/t/a/? shows all options] (r): a
Retrieving repository 'Quanta' metadata .....................................................................................................[done]
Building repository 'Quanta' cache ..........................................................................................................[done]
Loading repository data...
Reading installed packages...
Resolving package dependencies...

The following 13 NEW packages are going to be installed:
  kde3-kommander-runtime kde3-quanta kdelibs3 kdelibs3-default-style kdesdk3 kdewebdev3 libart_lgpl_2-2 libdns_sd libIexMath-2_1-11 libImath-2_1-11
  libpcreposix0 qt3 tidy

The following 2 recommended packages were automatically selected:
  kdelibs3-default-style kdewebdev3

13 new packages to install.
Overall download size: 24.9 MiB. Already cached: 0 B. After the operation, additional 79.0 MiB will be used.
Continue? [y/n/...? shows all options] (y): y

I removed the repo within Yast already, I think:


zypper lr -d
#  | Alias                           | Name                                    | Enabled | GP
G Check | Refresh | Priority | Type     | URI                                                
                      | Service
---+---------------------------------+-----------------------------------------+---------+---
--------+---------+----------+----------+----------------------------------------------------
----------------------+--------
 1 | download.opensuse.org-non-oss   | Main Repository (NON-OSS)               | No      | --
--      | Yes     |   99     | yast2    | http://download.opensuse.org/distribution/leap/42.1
/repo/non-oss/        |         
 2 | download.opensuse.org-non-oss_1 | Update Repository (Non-Oss)             | No      | --
--      | Yes     |   99     | rpm-md   | http://download.opensuse.org/update/leap/42.1/non-o
ss/                   |         
 3 | download.opensuse.org-oss       | Main Repository (DEBUG)                 | Yes     | (r
 ) Yes  | Yes     |   99     | yast2    | http://download.opensuse.org/debug/distribution/lea
p/42.1/repo/oss/      |         
 4 | download.opensuse.org-oss_1     | Main Repository (OSS)                   | Yes     | (r
 ) Yes  | Yes     |   99     | yast2    | http://download.opensuse.org/distribution/leap/42.1
/repo/oss/            |         
 5 | download.opensuse.org-oss_2     | Main Repository (Sources)               | Yes     | (r
 ) Yes  | Yes     |   99     | yast2    | http://download.opensuse.org/source/distribution/le
ap/42.1/repo/oss/     |         
 6 | download.opensuse.org-oss_3     | Main Update Repository                  | Yes     | (r
 ) Yes  | Yes     |   99     | rpm-md   | http://download.opensuse.org/update/leap/42.1/oss  
                      |         
 7 | ftp.gwdg.de-suse                | Packman Repository                      | Yes     | (r
 ) Yes  | Yes     |   99     | rpm-md   | http://ftp.gwdg.de/pub/linux/packman/suse/openSUSE_
Leap_42.1/            |         
 8 | local_programs                  | local programs                          | No      | --
--      | Yes     |   99     | plaindir | dir:///home/randolph/Programs                      
                      |         
 9 | openSUSE-42.1-0                 | openSUSE-42.1-0                         | No      | --
--      | No      |   99     | yast2    | cd:///?devices=/dev/disk/by-id/ata-ASUS_DRW-24B1ST_
c_CBD0CL044017        |         
10 | repo-debug-non-oss              | openSUSE-Leap-42.1-Debug-Non-Oss        | No      | --
--      | Yes     |   99     | NONE     | http://download.opensuse.org/debug/distribution/lea
p/42.1/repo/non-oss/  |         
11 | repo-debug-update               | openSUSE-Leap-42.1-Update-Debug         | No      | --
--      | Yes     |   99     | rpm-md   | http://download.opensuse.org/debug/update/leap/42.1
/oss                  |         
12 | repo-debug-update-non-oss       | openSUSE-Leap-42.1-Update-Debug-Non-Oss | No      | --
--      | Yes     |   99     | NONE     | http://download.opensuse.org/debug/update/leap/42.1
/non-oss/             |         
13 | repo-source                     | openSUSE-Leap-42.1-Source-Non-Oss       | No      | --
--      | Yes     |   99     | yast2    | http://download.opensuse.org/source/distribution/le
ap/42.1/repo/non-oss/ |         
14 | repo-update                     | openSUSE-Leap-42.1-Update               | Yes     | (r
 ) Yes  | Yes     |   99     | rpm-md   | http://download.opensuse.org/update/leap/42.1/oss/ 


There’s something I’m obviously not seeing and/or looking for:


sudo zypper ar -f http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/KDE:/KDE3/openSUSE_Leap_42.2/ Quanta
                                                                                                                                                
Adding repository 'Quanta' ..............................................................................................................[done]
Repository 'Quanta' successfully added                                                                                                          
Enabled     : Yes                                                                                                                               
Autorefresh : Yes                                                                                                                               
GPG Check   : Yes                                                                                                                               
Priority    : 99                                                                                                                                
URI         : http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/KDE:/KDE3/openSUSE_Leap_42.2/                                                           
                                                                                                                                                
**linux-l0lg:~ #**                                                                                                                                  
**linux-l0lg:~ #** sudo zypper in kde3-quanta                                                                                                       
Refreshing service 'Quanta'.                                                                                                                    
Unexpected exception.                                                                                                                           
Parse error: repoindex.xml[278] Opening and ending tag mismatch: h3 line 278 and h4                                                             
History:                                                                                                                                        
 - repoindex.xml[123] Entity 'nbsp' not defined                                                                                                 
 - repoindex.xml[123] Entity 'nbsp' not defined                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                                
Please file a bug report about this.
See http://en.opensuse.org/Zypper/Troubleshooting for instructions.                   

After you removed the offending repo, maybe run this afterwards…

zypper clean

BTW, in post #3 you mentioned you were using openSUSE 42.1, so you should use ‘http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/KDE:/KDE3/openSUSE_Leap_42.1/’ instead.

Are there services defined in /etc/zypp/services.d/?

ls - l /dev/zypper/services.d/

Check

zypper ls

If applicable remove with

sudo zypper rs Quanta

This is what happens when I try to multi-task. I’m having a mystery right now. I don’t see the Quanta Repo in Yast, but I do here:


**linux-l0lg:~ #** zypper clean
All repositories have been cleaned up.
**linux-l0lg:~ #** ls - l /dev/zypper/services.d/
ls: cannot access -: No such file or directory
ls: cannot access l: No such file or directory
ls: cannot access /dev/zypper/services.d/: No such file or directory
**linux-l0lg:~ #** zypper ls
#  | Alias                           | Name                                    | Enabled | GPG Check | Refresh | Type     
---+---------------------------------+-----------------------------------------+---------+-----------+---------+---------
1  | service                         | Quanta                                  | Yes     | ----      | Yes     | ris      
2  | download.opensuse.org-non-oss   | Main Repository (NON-OSS)               | No      | ----      | Yes     | yast2    
3  | download.opensuse.org-non-oss_1 | Update Repository (Non-Oss)             | No      | ----      | Yes     | rpm-md   
4  | download.opensuse.org-oss       | Main Repository (DEBUG)                 | Yes     | (r ) Yes  | Yes     | yast2    
5  | download.opensuse.org-oss_1     | Main Repository (OSS)                   | Yes     | (r ) Yes  | Yes     | yast2    
6  | download.opensuse.org-oss_2     | Main Repository (Sources)               | Yes     | (r ) Yes  | Yes     | yast2    
7  | download.opensuse.org-oss_3     | Main Update Repository                  | Yes     | (r ) Yes  | Yes     | rpm-md   
8  | ftp.gwdg.de-suse                | Packman Repository                      | Yes     | (r ) Yes  | Yes     | rpm-md   
9  | local_programs                  | local programs                          | No      | ----      | Yes     | plaindir
10 | openSUSE-42.1-0                 | openSUSE-42.1-0                         | No      | ----      | No      | yast2    
11 | repo-debug-non-oss              | openSUSE-Leap-42.1-Debug-Non-Oss        | No      | ----      | Yes     | NONE     
12 | repo-debug-update               | openSUSE-Leap-42.1-Update-Debug         | No      | ----      | Yes     | rpm-md   
13 | repo-debug-update-non-oss       | openSUSE-Leap-42.1-Update-Debug-Non-Oss | No      | ----      | Yes     | NONE     
14 | repo-source                     | openSUSE-Leap-42.1-Source-Non-Oss       | No      | ----      | Yes     | yast2    
15 | repo-update                     | openSUSE-Leap-42.1-Update               | Yes     | (r ) Yes  | Yes     | rpm-md   
**linux-l0lg:~ #** sudo zypper rs Quanta
Service 'Quanta' not found by alias, number or URI.

My bad, that should have been /etc/zypp/services.d/

Anyway remove it by number

sudo zypper rs 1

There may be something wrong with the rpm. I still can’t find Quanta in Leap after install. If only I could find recently installed apps in leap - maybe it’s under a different name / category. Here is some konsole output:


/etc/zypp/services.d/
-bash: /etc/zypp/services.d/: Is a directory
**linux-l0lg:~ #** sudo zypper rs 1
Removing service 'Quanta':
Service 'Quanta' has been removed.
**linux-l0lg:~ #** zypper ls        
#  | Alias                           | Name                                    | Enabled | GP
G Check | Refresh | Type     
---+---------------------------------+-----------------------------------------+---------+---
--------+---------+---------
1  | download.opensuse.org-non-oss   | Main Repository (NON-OSS)               | No      | --
--      | Yes     | yast2   
2  | download.opensuse.org-non-oss_1 | Update Repository (Non-Oss)             | No      | --
--      | Yes     | rpm-md  
3  | download.opensuse.org-oss       | Main Repository (DEBUG)                 | Yes     | (r
 ) Yes  | Yes     | yast2    
4  | download.opensuse.org-oss_1     | Main Repository (OSS)                   | Yes     | (r
 ) Yes  | Yes     | yast2    
5  | download.opensuse.org-oss_2     | Main Repository (Sources)               | Yes     | (r
 ) Yes  | Yes     | yast2    
6  | download.opensuse.org-oss_3     | Main Update Repository                  | Yes     | (r
 ) Yes  | Yes     | rpm-md   
7  | ftp.gwdg.de-suse                | Packman Repository                      | Yes     | (r
 ) Yes  | Yes     | rpm-md   
8  | local_programs                  | local programs                          | No      | --
--      | Yes     | plaindir
9  | openSUSE-42.1-0                 | openSUSE-42.1-0                         | No      | --
--      | No      | yast2   
10 | repo-debug-non-oss              | openSUSE-Leap-42.1-Debug-Non-Oss        | No      | --
--      | Yes     | NONE    
11 | repo-debug-update               | openSUSE-Leap-42.1-Update-Debug         | No      | --
--      | Yes     | rpm-md  
12 | repo-debug-update-non-oss       | openSUSE-Leap-42.1-Update-Debug-Non-Oss | No      | --
--      | Yes     | NONE    
13 | repo-source                     | openSUSE-Leap-42.1-Source-Non-Oss       | No      | --
--      | Yes     | yast2   
14 | repo-update                     | openSUSE-Leap-42.1-Update               | Yes     | (r
 ) Yes  | Yes     | rpm-md   
**linux-l0lg:~ #** sudo zypper ar -f http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/KDE:/KDE3/openSUSE_Leap_42.1/ Quanta 
Adding repository 'Quanta' ..............................................................................................................[done]
Repository 'Quanta' successfully added                                                                                                          
Enabled     : Yes                                                                                                                               
Autorefresh : Yes                                                                                                                               
GPG Check   : Yes                                                                                                                               
Priority    : 99                                                                                                                                
URI         : http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/KDE:/KDE3/openSUSE_Leap_42.1/                                                       
                                                                                                                                                
**linux-l0lg:~ #** sudo zypper in kde3-quanta
Retrieving repository 'Quanta' metadata .................................................................................................[done]
Building repository 'Quanta' cache ......................................................................................................[done]
Retrieving repository 'Main Update Repository' metadata .................................................................................[done]
Building repository 'Main Update Repository' cache ......................................................................................[done]
Retrieving repository 'Packman Repository' metadata .....................................................................................[done]
Building repository 'Packman Repository' cache ..........................................................................................[done]
Retrieving repository 'openSUSE-Leap-42.1-Update' metadata ..............................................................................[done]
Building repository 'openSUSE-Leap-42.1-Update' cache ...................................................................................[done]
Loading repository data...                                                                                                                      
Reading installed packages...                                                                                                                   
Resolving package dependencies...                                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                                
The following NEW package is going to be installed:
  kde3-quanta                                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                                
1 new package to install.                                                                                                                       
Overall download size: 3.8 MiB. Already cached: 0 B. After the operation, additional 14.8 MiB will be used.                                     
**Continue? [y/n/? shows all options] (y): **y
Retrieving package kde3-quanta-3.5.10-140.4.x86_64                                                        (1/1),   3.8 MiB ( 14.8 MiB unpacked)
Retrieving: kde3-quanta-3.5.10-140.4.x86_64.rpm ...........................................................................[done (847.2 KiB/s)]
Checking for file conflicts: ............................................................................................................[done]
(1/1) Installing: kde3-quanta-3.5.10-140.4.x86_64 .......................................................................................[done]
zypper ls
#  | Alias                           | Name                                    | Enabled | GPG Check | Refresh | Type                           
---+---------------------------------+-----------------------------------------+---------+-----------+---------+---------                       
1  | Quanta                          | Quanta                                  | Yes     | (r ) Yes  | Yes     | rpm-md                         
2  | download.opensuse.org-non-oss   | Main Repository (NON-OSS)               | No      | ----      | Yes     | yast2                          
3  | download.opensuse.org-non-oss_1 | Update Repository (Non-Oss)             | No      | ----      | Yes     | rpm-md                         
4  | download.opensuse.org-oss       | Main Repository (DEBUG)                 | Yes     | (r ) Yes  | Yes     | yast2                          
5  | download.opensuse.org-oss_1     | Main Repository (OSS)                   | Yes     | (r ) Yes  | Yes     | yast2                          
6  | download.opensuse.org-oss_2     | Main Repository (Sources)               | Yes     | (r ) Yes  | Yes     | yast2                          
7  | download.opensuse.org-oss_3     | Main Update Repository                  | Yes     | (r ) Yes  | Yes     | rpm-md                         
8  | ftp.gwdg.de-suse                | Packman Repository                      | Yes     | (r ) Yes  | Yes     | rpm-md                         
9  | local_programs                  | local programs                          | No      | ----      | Yes     | plaindir                       
10 | openSUSE-42.1-0                 | openSUSE-42.1-0                         | No      | ----      | No      | yast2    

Ok, so the service has been successfully removed. Now try installing as explained in post #8. (I had no issues with that a you can see from the output.)