From: robin_listas@es.invalid   
      
   On 2023-05-07 15:21, Don Spam's Reckless Son wrote:   
   > 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?   
      
   No.   
      
   The only supported method on TW, is "zypper dup".   
      
   --   
   Cheers, Carlos.   
      
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