[packman] unsupported format (solved)

[Carlos E. R.]

On 2024-02-18 15:02, Felix Miata wrote:
> Carlos E. R. composed on 2024-02-18 12:26 (UTC+0100):
> 
>> On 2024-02-18 04:07, Felix Miata wrote:
>>> Masaru Nomiya composed on 2024-02-18 11:51 (UTC+0900):
>>>    
>>>> [FM] == Felix Miata has written:
>>>
>>>> FM>  Apparently I hadn't upgraded enough packages to Packman versions:
>>>> FM>  # zypper -v in libswresample3_9-4.4.4-150500.14.pm.1
>>>> FM>  ...
>>>> FM>  The following 9 packages are going to be upgraded:
>>>> FM>    libavcodec58_134  4.4-150400.3.19.1 -> 4.4.4-150500.14.pm.1
>>>> [...]
>>>> FM>    libswscale5_9     4.4-150400.3.19.1 -> 4.4.4-150500.14.pm.1  SUSE LLC <https://www.suse.com/> -> http://packman.links2linux.de
>>>> FM>  ...
>>>> FM>  CommitResult  (total 9, done 9, error 0, skipped 0, updateMessages 0)
>>>> FM>  ...
>>>> FM>  #
>>>> FM>  Now at least MPV, Chromium and Falkon all play.
>>>    
>>>> Why version 4.4.4?
>>>
>>> # zypper -v up
>>> ...
>>> The following 35 package updates will NOT be installed:
>>> ...
>>>     libavcodec58_134           4.4.4-150500.14.pm.1
>>>     libavdevice58_13           4.4.4-150500.14.pm.1
>>> ...
>>> I picked the command zypper -v in libswresample3_9-4.4.4-150500.14.pm.1 based
>>> entirely on the omissions list zypper provided.
> 
>> Just do the packman switch, periodically.
> 
> That's opposite of what I /do/ want. There was a recent weeks mailing list thread
> with an @suse.com author address who explained that the need for packages from
> Packman have been reduced, so I was hoping to keep the count in 15.5 to a minimum.

To keep them to a minimum you still need to do the packman switch, 
periodically⁽¹⁾. It is not you who must keep them packages to a minimum, 
but them, the packagers. You just install them from packman. When they 
decide to, say, optimize a package, it goes out from packman and appears 
in oss.

That's it.

As user you are not affected, you keep doing the same.


> I find the frequency of updates coming from Packman highly annoying, so keep
> Packman disabled except when doing an up so as to limit most zypper activity to
> hitting only packages from standard repos.

You need to update as frequently as the rest of the distribution. Say 
once a month, once a week, whenever you are ready for it. But everything 
in one go, not a portion of it. ALL.


Assuming you are on Leap. If you are on TW, do it every day. And reboot 
every day.


Otherwise, you get problems as the one you have now with formats.



(1)  Every few months, say. You, today. Don't argue :-p

-- 
Cheers / Saludos,

		Carlos E. R.
		(from 15.5 x86_64 at Telcontar)

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