From: malcolmlewis@linuxmail.org.invalid   
      
   On 13 Oct 2021 00:56:19 GMT   
   Paul R Schmidtbleicher  wrote:   
      
   > On Tue, 12 Oct 2021 22:39:47 +0200, Carlos E. R. wrote:   
   >   
   > > On 12/10/2021 18.39, Paul R Schmidtbleicher wrote:   
   > >> This post is dealing specifically with "dosbox" under Tumbleweed.   
   > >> My earlier version of 0.74.3 works far better with (what used to   
   > >> be) Geos/Emsemble than the new version 0.77.x. I tried locking my   
   > >> old version under Yast Software assuming LOCKING could not be   
   > >> overridden except by me.  I do want other Tumbleweed updates, but   
   > >> when I accept them, they also update "dosbox" even as the "Lock   
   > >> symbol" remains on it.  This is my problem.   
   > >   
   > > Not possible. Something else must be going on.   
   > >   
   > >   
   > >> (1) Is there a better answer?   
   > >> (2) I thought about changing the name of my 0.74.3 version of   
   > >> "dosbox," but noticed in the file list given under "Yast Software"   
   > >> that the executable in /bin isn't even listed.  There may be   
   > >> others???  Would this work or does Yast keep track of name changes   
   > >> and it would still be updated?   
   > >   
   > > No, the packages have names inside.   
   > >   
   > >   
   > > zypper ll   
   > >   
   > > should list the locks.   
   > >   
   > > And   
   > >   
   > > cat /etc/zypp/locks   
   >   
   > First: I was using the Yast Graphic Interface of Tumbleweed.  I log   
   > into Tumbleweed.  It says, "X Number of Updates." I click install.   
   > In the "Yast Software" under "System" I put a "lock" (little padlock)   
   > on dosbox. This obviously did nothing!   
   >   
   > Your "cat etc/zupp/locks" yielded nothing   
   > I tried Malcolm's advise as Superuser: "zypper al dosbox"   
   > This worked! Thanks   
   > A second try at "cat /etc/zupp/locks"  showed "dosbox" as locked   
   > (SUCCESS)   
   >   
   > Now, in an effort to understand the MAN Page on zypper please define   
   > the "al" in the command Malcolm gave me.   
   >   
   > Thanks   
   >   Paul   
   >   
   >   
   >   
   Hi Paul   
   The safe/best way to update Tumbleweed is via zypper dup command as   
   root user.   
      
   I actually add verbosity to see more information;   
      
   zypper -vvv dup   
      
   No YaST or GUI software updaters...   
      
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