YaST2 Software Management %F error

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With a brand new install, most recent Leap OS, Xfce and including all the repositories allowed in setup/installation iso.

When accessing the System Install/Remove Software at the very beginning, the password is required with ‘details’ set as - [size=4]sbin/yast2 sw_single %F [/size] which gives,

The following packages have not been found on the medium:
%F

I am looking to install Irrlicht and an IDE. It does not show any installed programs, just quits the window to desktop. I’ve had problems with ‘installing’ software on Linux for a month now with many distro’s. That is another issue.

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Are you seeing the same problem if you

  • First open YAST (you will be prompted for your root password)
  • Open the YAST applet “Software Management”

BTW - I don’t see your problem (although I’m using MinX instead of XFCE).
Have you updated your system? Try running the following in a root console and then try opening “Install/Remove Software” again

zypper up

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