From: hyperspace.flyover@vogon.gov.invalid   
      
   Paul R Schmidtbleicher wrote:   
   > Lately the upgrades offered doing a 'zypper dup' come with numerous   
   > problems. Choices made with 4 problems generate 6 or more as I start over   
   > again with different choices.   
   >   
   > Most of the problems generated deal with "xxxx" needs "yyyy" which cannot   
   > be provided.  Why set forth an upgrade when a dependency cannot be   
   > provided? I hesitate to use the "Break it" option, since in many cases I   
   > do not know what the package is doing.   
   >   
   > I usually select either "Keep the obsolete" or "deinstall."  Deinstalling   
   > then creates problems with other packages using the (to be) deinstalled   
   > package as a dependency.   
   >   
   > I've had "Tumbleweed" since 7/2020 and regular "zypper dup(s)" have been   
   > mostly straight forward.  It seems that this year, beginning in March,   
   > these problems have intensified.   
   >   
   > Sometimes I wish a choice was given: (x)Don't upgrade this if it will   
   > generate a problem. The (c) option Cancels the whole upgrade so nothing   
   > gets upgraded.   
   > A second wish would be every (upgrade) package checks all it's   
   > dependencies to see if they are available before being offered.   
   >   
   > Any wise counsel?   
   >   
   > Paul   
   >   
      
   Is YaST2 -> Software -> Online Update useable under Tumbleweed?  I only   
   use it under similar circumstances to yours (under Leap) but then it   
   offers more precision with the selections than Zypper does.   
      
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