So I’ve been using “zypper ref” and “zypper up” to update my OpenSUSE 13.1 KDE system and I’ve noticed a long list of packages that zypper says WON’T be upgraded. I thought this was odd since most of the packages on my system arn’t going to be upgraded at any given time, so why mention it?
linux-yauv:/home/autonomous_penguin # zypper ref && zypper up
Repository 'Packman Repository' is up to date.
Repository 'games' is up to date.
Repository 'home:rbos:pipelight' is up to date.
Repository 'libdvdcss repository' is up to date.
Repository 'multimedia:apps' is up to date.
Repository 'multimedia:libs' is up to date.
Repository 'openSUSE-13.1-Non-Oss' is up to date.
Repository 'openSUSE-13.1-Oss' is up to date.
Repository 'openSUSE-13.1-Update' is up to date.
Repository 'openSUSE-13.1-Update-Non-Oss' is up to date.
Repository 'windows:mingw:win32' is up to date.
All repositories have been refreshed.
Loading repository data...
Reading installed packages...
The following package updates will NOT be installed:
alsa alsa-oss alsa-oss-32bit alsa-plugins alsa-plugins-pulse alsa-utils bluedevil cdrdao cdrkit-cdrtools-compat dvd+rw-tools
esound-daemon gdk-pixbuf-loader-libopenraw genisoimage gstreamer gstreamer-0_10 gstreamer-0_10-plugin-esd
gstreamer-0_10-plugins-bad gstreamer-0_10-plugins-base gstreamer-0_10-plugins-good gstreamer-0_10-plugins-qt
gstreamer-0_10-plugins-ugly gstreamer-plugins-base icedax k3b lcms2 libao4 libao-plugin4-esd libao-plugins4 libasound2
libasound2-32bit libaudiofile1 libbluray1 libcdaudio1 libcdda_interface0 libcdda_paranoia0 libcdio14 libcdio_cdda1
libcdio_paranoia1 libcelt0-2 libdc1394-22 libdirac_encoder0 libdiscid0 libdv4 libdvdnav4 libdvdread4 libenca0 libesd0 libfftw3-3
libFLAC++6 libFLAC8 libGLEW1_9 libgme0 libgpod4 libgpod-tools libgsm1 libgsm1-32bit libgstapp-0_10-0 libgstapp-0_10-0-32bit
libgstapp-1_0-0 libgstaudio-1_0-0 libgstbasecamerabinsrc-0_10-23 libgstbasevideo-0_10-23 libgstcodecparsers-0_10-23
libgstinterfaces-0_10-0 libgstpbutils-1_0-0 libgstphotography-0_10-23 libgstreamer-0_10-0 libgstreamer-0_10-0-32bit
libgstreamer-1_0-0 libgstriff-1_0-0 libgstsignalprocessor-0_10-23 libgsttag-1_0-0 libgstvdp-0_10-23 libgstvideo-1_0-0 libiso9660-8
libjack0 libkate1 liblcms1 liblcms2-2 liblcms2-2-32bit liblrdf2 libmediastreamer_base3 libmediastreamer_voip3 libmikmod3
libmjpegutils-2_0-0 libmlt6-modules libmms0 libmodplug1 libmpcdec5 libmusicbrainz3-6 libmusicbrainz4 libmusicbrainz5-0 libofa0
libogg0 liboggkate1 libopenal1 libopenal1-32bit libopenraw1 libopus0 liborc-0_4-0 libpulse0 libpulse-mainloop-glib0
libQtGLib-2_0-0 libQtGStreamer-0_10-0 libquicktime0 libraptor2-0 librasqal3 libraw1394-11 libsamplerate0 libsbc1
libschroedinger-1_0-0 libsidplay1 libsndfile1 libSoundTouch0 libsox2 libspeex1 libspeexdsp1 libstrigi0 libtag1 libtag_c0
libtheora0 libtimidity-0_1-0 libucil2 libunicap2 libvcdinfo0 libvigraimpex4 libvorbis0 libvorbisenc2 libvorbisfile3 libvpx1
libwavpack1 libwebrtc_audio_processing0 libxine2 libxine2-pulse libzvbi0 mjpegtools openal-soft PlayOnLinux pulseaudio
pulseaudio-module-bluetooth pulseaudio-module-jack pulseaudio-module-lirc pulseaudio-module-x11 pulseaudio-module-zeroconf
pulseaudio-utils sbc sox strigi taglib vcdimager vorbis-tools wodim
The following package is going to be upgraded:
pipelight
1 package to upgrade.
Overall download size: 170.6 KiB. After the operation, 1.0 KiB will be freed.
Continue? [y/n/? shows all options] (y):
Do I have a problem preventing me from updating these packages?
Thanks for the help!