mozilla-xulrunner

[Basil Chupin]

Andreas Hanke wrote:
> Basil Chupin schrieb:
>> mozilla-xulrunner180-1.8.0.6-0 at i586 error: unpacking of archive failed
>> on file /usr/lib/xrunner-1.8.0.1:cpio:rename failed - Resource
>> temporarily unavailable
> 
> This is a mixture of two bugs.
> 
> First, an xulrunner packaging bug: The package tries to replace an
> existing directory with a symlink. This isn't going to work.
> 
> Second, a poor error message from smart. See
> http://tracker.labix.org/issue212
> 
>> Does anyone know what the error message means and how to get rid of it,
>> please, so that the upgrade can complete?
> 
> You don't want to have this package.
> 
> Lock mozilla-xulrunner180, using the following command:
> 
> smart flag --set lock mozilla-xulrunner180
> 
> Just in case you want to know why you don't want to have this package:
> The guy who used to maintain it left the company, the package (actually,
> the whole repository where it comes from) is unmaintained (and was never
> supported).
> 
> I recommend disabling or removing the entire [suse-mozilla] channel
> (that one which is labelled "Latest mozilla.org packages"). You will
> still receive the good mozilla update packages from the official
> [suse-update] channel (labelled "SUSE Linux Online Updates").
> 
> Andreas Hanke

Thank you! Shall now do the repair job.

Cheers.


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