From: prschmi@Zfrontier.com   
      
   On Sun, 19 Jul 2020 10:37:58 UTC, "Carlos E.R."   
    wrote:   
      
   > On 19/07/2020 04.20, PaulRS wrote:   
   > > On Sat, 18 Jul 2020 14:36:42 UTC, grinch  wrote:   
   > >   
   > >> On 16/07/2020 23:22, PaulRS wrote:   
   > >>> I have Suse Tumbleweed 15.1.  When it comes to updates (which I expect   
   > >>> being on "cutting edge); upon giving the go-ahead he first time I   
   > >>> received a "Problem with certain updates," I waited a couple of days   
   > >>> and re-tried the "Update All,"  and the problems had somehow been   
   > >>> resolved.  I now have a new series of updates waiting and 6 or seven   
   > >>> have registered problems (prior to install.   
   > >>> My Question: Is it ok to go through the "Problem List" and UNCHECK   
   > >>> those updates with problems.  Will I possibly be breaking other things   
   > >>> OR is this the best thing to do.  Another option would be to wait   
   > >>> longer than a couple of days.  Give me some recomendations.   
   > >>>     Thanks   
   > >>>       Paul   
   > >>>   
   > >>   
   > >> Hi Paul ,there is no such thing as tumbleweed 15.1 there is tumbleweed   
   > >> which is aimed at Linux professionals and software developers and there   
   > >> is OS leap 15.1.   
   > >>   
   > >> Judging by your questions you like me are not a Linux professional, so   
   > >> you would be better running the latest stable leap release.   
   > >>   
   > >> Leap 15.1 goes end of life in I think November this year so Leap 15.2 is   
   > >> the latest stable release.   
   > >>   
   > >> I would format the disk and start from a fresh install ,after first   
   > >> backing up all your data, usual methods.   
   > >>   
   > >> I have done 3 15.2 updates so far and the only issue is my ancient   
   > >> Thinkpad T410 which does not like the Nvidia_neuneu driver but works   
   > >> with the normal X drivers.   
   >   
   >   
   > > --   
   >   
   > First, never use that line as separator of text. It is reserved for   
   > signatures. Editors have to remove the text below it when replying. I   
   > had to copy paste your text to be able to see it here.   
   >   
   > >  15.1 was actually a mistake.  I have Tumbleweed 15.2 downloaded   
   > > 6/4/2020   
   >   
   > Impossible, there is no such thing.   
   >   
   > You either have Tumbleweed plain and simple, or you have Leap 15.2.   
   >   
   > Please paste the output of "cat /etc/os-release" in a terminal.   
   >   
   >   
   > > Since I posted, I went ahead and installed the updates ignoring the   
   > > warnings.  They were all associated with 'ffmpeg.'   The system took   
   > > care of most of it in switching vendors for certain files, downgrading   
   > > .2 to .1 on others.  What I was left to do was delete the orphaned   
   > > files. under Yast.  In any case it all seems to have been corrected.   
   > > There were 8 problem files.  I think (???) the system took the best   
   > > options in their view.   
   >   
   > Impossible to know for certain unless you paste the error text complete.   
   >   
   >   
   >   
      
   Thanks Carlos for your input.  By 'cat /etc/os-release' my version is   
   20200716.  I hope this helps you shed some light on my original   
   question in the post.   
      
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   Paul   
      
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