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   Carlos E.R. to Paul R Schmidtbleicher   
   Re: Handling "Not Available Problems" us   
   21 Nov 21 12:38:44   
   
   From: robin_listas@es.invalid   
      
   On 21/11/2021 04.00, Paul R Schmidtbleicher wrote:   
   > System: Tumbleweed   
   >     Looking for advice on "zypper dup" when installation problems are   
   > presented and the main issue is that to install a particular package it   
   > says something it needs cannot be provided.   
   >     At this time there are three such problems.  One option is (s) or skip   
   > which I assumed it meant just don't install that package.  However, after   
   > skipping all three the 3 problems just repeat.   
   >     If I try option 1 or 2 its presents even more installation problems.   
   > It seems that the package it needs may be available on    
   > but is not installable.  I finally his the "c" option to cancel the   
   > upgrade.   
   >     Meanwhile YAST is telling me there are 1085 new updates (patches from   
   > what I have learned)   
   >     Looking for advice . . .  So far I'm choosing no upgrade.   
      
   I would suggest to post on the opensuse mail list, but pasting actual   
   error sequence from the terminal, not your description.   
      
      
   Meanwhile, try "zypper refresh" before the dup.   
      
      
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   Cheers, Carlos.   
      
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