Zypper refresh && zypper dup take forever

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#1

I am unable to refresh repositories and/or do distribution upgrade due to timeouts. I’ve tried different mirrors (finding Tumbleweed mirrors is another handicap).

[Fri May 03 20:40:36 root@flux /home/flux] 
# zypper ref
Repository 'NVIDIA' is up to date.                                                                                                                                                                                 
Repository 'server:proxy' is up to date.                                                                                                                                                                           
Repository 'system:packagemanager' is up to date.                                                                                                                                                                  
Repository 'server:monitoring' is up to date.                                                                                                                                                                      
Repository 'network:time' is up to date. 
Retrieving repository 'openSUSE:Factory' metadata --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------]
^C

[Fri May 03 22:00:25 root@flux /etc/zypp/repos.d] 
# zypper clean --all
All repositories have been cleaned up.

[Fri May 03 22:00:45 root@flux /etc/zypp/repos.d] 
# zypper ref
Retrieving repository 'NVIDIA' metadata ...................................................................................................................................................................[error]
Repository 'NVIDIA' is invalid.
[NVIDIA|https://download.nvidia.com/opensuse/tumbleweed] Valid metadata not found at specified URL                                                                                                                
Please check if the URIs defined for this repository are pointing to a valid repository.
Skipping repository 'NVIDIA' because of the above error.
Retrieving repository 'server:proxy' metadata ..............................................................................................................................................................[done]
Building repository 'server:proxy' cache ...................................................................................................................................................................[done]
Retrieving repository 'system:packagemanager' metadata --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------\]
^C

During “zupper dup” there are frequent terminations, zypper.log-*.xz shows some errors like this -

2019-05-03 00:00:02 <2> flux(15428) [zypp::plugin] PluginExecutor.cc(doSend):134 Send: script died unexpectedly
2019-05-03 00:00:02 <2> flux(15428) [zypp::plugin] PluginExecutor.cc(doSend):134 History:
2019-05-03 00:00:02 <2> flux(15428) [zypp::plugin] PluginExecutor.cc(doSend):134  - [32-Broken pipe]
2019-05-03 00:00:02 <2> flux(15428) [zypp::plugin] PluginExecutor.cc(doSend):134  
2019-05-03 00:00:02 <2> flux(15428) [zypp::plugin] PluginExecutor.cc(doSend):140 Bad plugin response from PluginScript[15493] /usr/lib/zypp/plugins/commit/snapper.py: PluginFrame](0){0}
2019-05-03 00:00:02 <2> flux(15428) [zypp::plugin] PluginExecutor.cc(doSend):141 (Expected ACK or _ENOMETHOD)
2019-05-03 00:00:02 <1> flux(15428) [zypp::plugin++] PluginScript.cc(close):229 Close:PluginScript[15493] /usr/lib/zypp/plugins/commit/snapper.py
2019-05-03 00:00:02 <1> flux(15428) [zypp::plugin++] PluginScript.cc(send):272 PluginScript[15493] /usr/lib/zypp/plugins/commit/snapper.py ->send PluginFrame[_DISCONNECT](0){0}
2019-05-03 00:00:02 <3> flux(15428) [zypp::plugin] PluginScript.cc(send):326 write(): [32-Broken pipe]
2019-05-03 00:00:02 <5> flux(15428) [zypp] Exception.cc(log):166 PluginScript.cc(send):328 THROW:    Send: script died unexpectedly
2019-05-03 00:00:02 <5> flux(15428) [zypp] Exception.cc(log):166 History:
2019-05-03 00:00:02 <5> flux(15428) [zypp] Exception.cc(log):166  - [32-Broken pipe]
2019-05-03 00:00:02 <5> flux(15428) [zypp] Exception.cc(log):166

Where I can find complete urls for Tumbleweed rpm mirrors for these repositories -

[Fri May 03 22:44:52 root@flux /home/flux] 
# zypper lr -d
#  | Alias                                | Name                                  | Enabled | GPG Check | Refresh | Priority | Type   | URI                                                                       
            | Service
---+--------------------------------------+---------------------------------------+---------+-----------+---------+----------+--------+---------------------------------------------------------------------------
------------+--------
 1 | NVIDIA                               | NVIDIA                                | Yes     | (r ) Yes  | Yes     |   99     | rpm-md | https://download.nvidia.com/opensuse/tumbleweed                           
            |         
 2 | http-download.opensuse.org-0f1ab5fb                     | server:proxy                          | Yes     | (r ) Yes  | Yes     |   99     | rpm-md | http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/server:/proxy/openSUSE_Factory/ 
            |         
 3 | http-download.opensuse.org-25894e09                   | system:packagemanager                 | Yes     | (r ) Yes  | Yes     |   99     | rpm-md | http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/system:/packagemanager/openSUSE_
Tumbleweed/ |         
 4 | http-download.opensuse.org-373b59f4                    | server:monitoring                     | Yes     | (r ) Yes  | Yes     |   99     | rpm-md | http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/server:/monitoring/openSUSE_Fact
ory/        |         
 5 | http-download.opensuse.org-7fdf6ec2                     | network:time                          | Yes     | (r ) Yes  | Yes     |   99     | rpm-md | http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/network:/time/openSUSE_Factory/ 
            |         
 6 | http-download.opensuse.org-8fe498bb                    | openSUSE:Factory                      | Yes     | ( p) Yes  | Yes     |   99     | rpm-md | http://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/                         
            |         
 7 | http-download.opensuse.org-d6443855                   | system:snappy                         | Yes     | ( p) Yes  | Yes     |   99     | rpm-md | http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/system:/snappy/openSUSE_Tumblewe
ed/         |         
 8 | openSUSE-20190205-0                                                 | openSUSE-20190205-0                   | No      | ----      | ----    |   99     | rpm-md | hd:/?device=/dev/disk/by-id/usb-SanDisk_Cruzer_Blade_200429081002E24171B4-
0:0-part2   |         
 9 | openSUSE_Tools                                                            | openSUSE.org tools (openSUSE_Factory) | Yes     | ( p) Yes  | No      |   99     | rpm-md | http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/openSUSE:/Tools/openSUSE_Factory
/           |         
10 | packman.inode.at-openSUSE_Tumbleweed         | Packman Repository                    | Yes     | ( p) Yes  | Yes     |   99     | rpm-md | http://packman.inode.at/suse/openSUSE_Tumbleweed/                         
            |         
11 | repo-debug                                                                    | openSUSE-Tumbleweed-Debug             | No      | ----      | ----    |   99     | NONE   | http://download.opensuse.org/debug/tumbleweed/repo/oss/                   
            |         
12 | repo-non-oss                                                                | openSUSE-Tumbleweed-Non-Oss           | Yes     | ( p) Yes  | Yes     |   99     | rpm-md | https://mirror.freemirror.org/opensuse/opensuse/tumbleweed/repo/non-oss/  
            |         
13 | repo-oss                                                                        | openSUSE-Tumbleweed-Oss               | Yes     | ( p) Yes  | Yes     |   99     | rpm-md | https://mirror.freemirror.org/opensuse/opensuse/tumbleweed/repo/oss/      
            |         
14 | repo-source                                                                  | openSUSE-Tumbleweed-Source            | No      | ----      | ----    |   99     | NONE   | http://download.opensuse.org/source/tumbleweed/repo/oss/                  
            |         
15 | repo-update                                                                  | openSUSE-Tumbleweed-Update            | Yes     | ( p) Yes  | Yes     |   99     | rpm-md | http://download.opensuse.org/update/tumbleweed/
#2

Could well be a transient or cache problem. Repo works fine here:

erlangen:~ # zypper lr nvidia
Alias          : nvidia                                          
Name           : nvidia                                          
URI            : https://download.nvidia.com/opensuse/tumbleweed/
Enabled        : Yes                                             
GPG Check      : (r ) Yes                                        
Priority       : 99 (default priority)                           
Autorefresh    : On                                              
Keep Packages  : Off                                             
Type           : rpm-md                                          
GPG Key URI    :                                                 
Path Prefix    :                                                 
Parent Service :                                                 
Keywords       : ---                                             
Repo Info Path : /etc/zypp/repos.d/nvidia.repo                   
MD Cache Path  : /var/cache/zypp/raw/nvidia                      
erlangen:~ #

Try “zypper refresh --force”.

#3

NVIDIA repo does that occasionally but repo-non-oss, server:proxy & repo-oss die often.

#4

Seems to be a connection or networking problem. I have eight repositories using download.opensuse.org and never experienced such problems since a decade:

erlangen:~ # zypper lr -uEP 
#  | Alias                               | Name                                      | Enabled | GPG Check | Refresh | Priority | URI                                                                                       
---+-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------------+---------+-----------+---------+----------+-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 3 | Packman                             | Packman                                   | Yes     | (r ) Yes  | Yes     |   90     | http://ftp.fau.de/packman/suse/openSUSE_Tumbleweed/                                       
 5 | download.opensuse.org-non-oss       | Haupt-Repository (NON-OSS)                | Yes     | (r ) Yes  | Yes     |   99     | http://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/non-oss/                                     
 6 | download.opensuse.org-oss           | Haupt-Repository (OSS)                    | Yes     | (r ) Yes  | Yes     |   99     | http://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/                                         
 7 | download.opensuse.org-tumbleweed    | Hauptaktualisierungs-Repository           | Yes     | (r ) Yes  | Yes     |   99     | http://download.opensuse.org/update/tumbleweed/                                           
 1 | Application_Geo                     | Application_Geo                           | Yes     | (r ) Yes  | Yes     |  100     | http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/Application:/Geo/openSUSE_Tumbleweed/           
 2 | Google-Chrome                       | Google-Chrome                             | Yes     | (r ) Yes  | Yes     |  100     | http://dl.google.com/linux/chrome/rpm/stable/x86_64                                       
 9 | home_malcolmlewis_TESTING           | Testing packages... (openSUSE_Tumbleweed) | Yes     | (r ) Yes  | Yes     |  100     | http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/home:/malcolmlewis:/TESTING/openSUSE_Tumbleweed/
10 | home_seife_testing                  | testing (openSUSE_Factory)                | Yes     | (r ) Yes  | Yes     |  100     | http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/home:/seife:/testing/openSUSE_Factory/          
11 | http-download.opensuse.org-75c214b0 | home:Herbster0815                         | Yes     | (r ) Yes  | Yes     |  100     | http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/home:/Herbster0815/openSUSE_Tumbleweed/         
14 | http-opensuse-guide.org-37124e10    | libdvdcss repository                      | Yes     | (r ) Yes  | Yes     |  100     | http://opensuse-guide.org/repo/openSUSE_Tumbleweed/                                       
15 | jalbum                              | jalbum                                    | Yes     | (  ) No   | Yes     |  100     | http://jalbum.net/download/software/yumrepo/                                              
16 | myrepo                              | myrepo                                    | Yes     | ( p) Yes  | Yes     |  100     | dir:/home/karl/Downloads/myrepo                                                           
erlangen:~ #
#5

Network is fine. If I find proper repo mirrors I will be fine.

[Sat May 04 02:45:28 flux@flux ~] # speedtest-cli 
Retrieving speedtest.net configuration...
Testing from XXXXXXXXXXXXX (XXX.XX.XXX.XX)...
Retrieving speedtest.net server list...
Selecting best server based on ping...
Hosted by Starry, Inc. (Ashburn, VA) [0.98 km]: 3.827 ms
Testing download speed................................................................................
Download: 21.88 Mbit/s
Testing upload speed......................................................................................................
Upload: 20.34 Mbit/s
#6

Sure, but what about: https://mirrors.opensuse.org/ Select a mirror nearby instead of download.opensuse.org.