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zypper dup

It should show what package it is in the process of trying to preload.
Instead it just shows what packages are 'done' or 'in cache' but if a
load fgails I have no idea what package to take further action on.


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On 2026-08-03 22:46, bad sector wrote:

zypper dup

It should show what package it is in the process of trying to preload. Instead it just shows what packages are 'done' or 'in cache' but if a
load fgails I have no idea what package to take further action on.

Look in the log.

Or you can tell it to download everything in advance.
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On 8/3/26 5:28 PM, Carlos E. R. wrote:

On 2026-08-03 22:46, bad sector wrote:

zypper dup

It should show what package it is in the process of trying to preload.
Instead it just shows what packages are 'done' or 'in cache' but if a
load fgails I have no idea what package to take further action on.

Look in the log.

Or you can tell it to download everything in advance.

using 'zypper dup --download-in-advance' doesn't really change the behavior:

'Preloading Packages: [ (310.3 MiB / 6.29 GiB) (27 B/s)] <4%>======[|]'

and then dies.

'Installation has completed with error'.

which is itself an error because no installation has completed.

If it were to say 'preloading package xyz.rpm' then I could temporarily
taboo that package before trying again.


The last item under /var/log/zypp is weeks old:

history-20260715.xz

What switch can I use to just ignore/drop any package posing any problem whatsoever? I have often found that installing MOST of say an 8000
package run with taboos if necessary and then repeating with no taboos
ends up fixing any previous issues.



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On 2026-08-04 00:13, bad sector wrote:

On 8/3/26 5:28 PM, Carlos E. R. wrote:

On 2026-08-03 22:46, bad sector wrote:

zypper dup

It should show what package it is in the process of trying to
preload. Instead it just shows what packages are 'done' or 'in cache'
but if a load fgails I have no idea what package to take further
action on.

Look in the log.

Or you can tell it to download everything in advance.

using 'zypper dup --download-in-advance' doesn't really change the
behavior:

'Preloading Packages: [ (310.3 MiB / 6.29 GiB) (27 B/s)] <4%>======[|]'

and then dies.

'Installation has completed with error'.

which is itself an error because no installation has completed.

If it were to say 'preloading package xyz.rpm' then I could temporarily taboo that package before trying again.

The last item under /var/log/zypp is weeks old:

history-20260715.xz

There should be a current file named "history", unless it has been rotated.

I think there is an option to download only, do not install. Somewhere
it has to put the files; find that out, then you download that package manually and put it there.

What switch can I use to just ignore/drop any package posing any problem whatsoever?-a I have often found that installing MOST of say an 8000
package run with taboos if necessary and then repeating with no taboos
ends up fixing any previous issues.

No such switch, AFAIK.
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Cheers,
Carlos E.R.
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On 2026-08-03 at 22:46 bad sector wrote:

zypper dup

It should show what package it is in the process of trying to preload. Instead it just shows what packages are 'done' or 'in cache' but if a load fgails I have no idea what package to take further action on.

Try 'zypper --verbose dup' or even 'zypper --verbose --verbose dup'.
I think the log to check is /var/log/zypper.log rather than /var/log/zypp/history.


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On 8/4/26 6:23 AM, marrgol wrote:

On 2026-08-03 at 22:46 bad sector wrote:

zypper dup

It should show what package it is in the process of trying to preload.
Instead it just shows what packages are 'done' or 'in cache' but if a load >> fgails I have no idea what package to take further action on.

Try 'zypper --verbose dup' or even 'zypper --verbose --verbose dup'.
I think the log to check is /var/log/zypper.log rather than /var/log/zypp/history.

Before I got a chance to do so I did another plain Jane 'zypper dup' and
this time all went well on both computers. Since I had these weird hangs before but not today I take it that the problem was not on my end. It
happens often, and I suspect that zypper doesn't really do serious
connection analysis (my internet connection always was and will remain a horror show).



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