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<p>Hello,</p>
<p>It all started with YAST package manager breaking down. I learned about SMART package manager, and installed it</p>
<p>When I first run it, it asked me few questions to which I said yes yes to all</p>
<p>Then it said YAST2 package descriptions not loaded. And thus I couldn't install new packages. I ran the update and everything. Finally it struck to me, may the YAST channels are the cause of all evil. So removed them and tried to give the link of SUSE 10.1 cds as the channels. This didn't work out. </p>
<p>Then I went to IRC and spent nearly 2 hrs there. All the time got wasted as a solution couldn't be reached. I was made to update, add Smart and what not. But nothing substaintial happened. Then out of frustration I uninstalled SMART and reinstalled it through KPackage Manager. </p>
<p>I am told, there should be 9 channels but there are just 4</p>
<p>These are</p>
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<p><span style="color:#8b0a50">puneit@linux:~> smart channel --show</span></p>
<p><span style="color:#8b0a50">[suse-mozilla]</span></p>
<p><span style="color:#8b0a50">type = rpm-md</span></p>
<p><span style="color:#8b0a50">name = Latest mozilla.org packages</span></p>
<p><span style="color:#8b0a50">baseurl = ftp://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/mozilla/10.1</span></p>
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<p><span style="color:#8b0a50">[rpm-sys]</span></p>
<p><span style="color:#8b0a50">type = rpm-sys</span></p>
<p><span style="color:#8b0a50">name = RPM System</span></p>
<p></p>
<p><span style="color:#8b0a50">[suse-kde]</span></p>
<p><span style="color:#8b0a50">type = rpm-md</span></p>
<p><span style="color:#8b0a50">name = Latest KDE packages</span></p>
<p><span style="color:#8b0a50">baseurl = http://software.opensuse.org/download/KDE:/KDE3/SUSE_Linux_10.1</span></p>
<p></p>
<p><span style="color:#8b0a50">[suse-kde-backports]</span></p>
<p><span style="color:#8b0a50">type = rpm-md</span></p>
<p><span style="color:#8b0a50">name = Current KDE applications</span></p>
<p><span style="color:#8b0a50">baseurl = http://software.opensuse.org/download/KDE:/Backports/SUSE_Linux_10.1</span></p>
<p></p>
<p></p>
<p><span style="color:#8b0a50">puneit@linux:~> </span></p>
<p></p>
<p></p>
<p>The output of smart config --show is</p>
<p></p>
<p></p>
<p><span style="color:#473c8b">puneit@linux:~> smart channel --show</span></p>
<p><span style="color:#473c8b">[suse-mozilla]</span></p>
<p><span style="color:#473c8b">type = rpm-md</span></p>
<p><span style="color:#473c8b">name = Latest mozilla.org packages</span></p>
<p><span style="color:#473c8b">baseurl = ftp://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/mozilla/10.1</span></p>
<p></p>
<p><span style="color:#473c8b">[rpm-sys]</span></p>
<p><span style="color:#473c8b">type = rpm-sys</span></p>
<p><span style="color:#473c8b">name = RPM System</span></p>
<p></p>
<p><span style="color:#473c8b">[suse-kde]</span></p>
<p><span style="color:#473c8b">type = rpm-md</span></p>
<p><span style="color:#473c8b">name = Latest KDE packages</span></p>
<p><span style="color:#473c8b">baseurl = http://software.opensuse.org/download/KDE:/KDE3/SUSE_Linux_10.1</span></p>
<p></p>
<p><span style="color:#473c8b">[suse-kde-backports]</span></p>
<p><span style="color:#473c8b">type = rpm-md</span></p>
<p><span style="color:#473c8b">name = Current KDE applications</span></p>
<p><span style="color:#473c8b">baseurl = http://software.opensuse.org/download/KDE:/Backports/SUSE_Linux_10.1</span></p>
<p></p>
<p></p>
<p><span style="color:#473c8b">puneit@linux:~> smart config</span></p>
<p></p>
<p><span style="color:#473c8b">puneit@linux:~> smart config --show</span></p>
<p><span style="color:#473c8b">{'channels': {'rpm-sys': {'alias': 'rpm-sys',</span></p>
<p><span style="color:#473c8b"> 'name': 'RPM System',</span></p>
<p><span style="color:#473c8b"> 'type': 'rpm-sys'},</span></p>
<p><span style="color:#473c8b"> 'suse-kde': {'baseurl': 'http://software.opensuse.org/download/KDE</span></p>
<p><span style="color:#473c8b">:/KDE3/SUSE_Linux_10.1',</span></p>
<p><span style="color:#473c8b"> 'name': 'Latest KDE packages',</span></p>
<p><span style="color:#473c8b"> 'type': 'rpm-md'},</span></p>
<p><span style="color:#473c8b"> 'suse-kde-backports': {'baseurl': 'http://software.opensuse.org/do</span></p>
<p><span style="color:#473c8b">wnload/KDE:/Backports/SUSE_Linux_10.1',</span></p>
<p><span style="color:#473c8b"> 'name': 'Current KDE applications',</span></p>
<p><span style="color:#473c8b"> 'type': 'rpm-md'},</span></p>
<p><span style="color:#473c8b"> 'suse-mozilla': {'baseurl': 'ftp://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/mozil</span></p>
<p><span style="color:#473c8b">la/10.1',</span></p>
<p><span style="color:#473c8b"> 'name': 'Latest mozilla.org packages',</span></p>
<p><span style="color:#473c8b"> 'type': 'rpm-md'}},</span></p>
<p><span style="color:#473c8b"> 'channelsync': {'guru': {'baseurl': 'http://ftp.gwdg.de/pub/linux/misc/suser-gu</span></p>
<p><span style="color:#473c8b">ru/rpm/10.1',</span></p>
<p><span style="color:#473c8b"> 'name': 'Guru 3rd party package repository',</span></p>
<p><span style="color:#473c8b"> 'type': 'yast2'},</span></p>
<p><span style="color:#473c8b"> 'packman': {'baseurl': 'http://packman.inode.at/suse/10.1',</span></p>
<p><span style="color:#473c8b"> 'name': 'Packman 3rd Party Package Repository',</span></p>
<p><span style="color:#473c8b"> 'type': 'yast2'},</span></p>
<p><span style="color:#473c8b"> 'suse': {'baseurl': 'http://download.opensuse.org/distribution/</span></p>
<p><span style="color:#473c8b">SL-10.1/inst-source',</span></p>
<p><span style="color:#473c8b"> 'name': 'SUSE 10.1 OpenSource Repository',</span></p>
<p><span style="color:#473c8b"> 'type': 'yast2'},</span></p>
<p><span style="color:#473c8b"> 'suse-kde': {'baseurl': 'http://software.opensuse.org/download/</span></p>
<p><span style="color:#473c8b">KDE:/KDE3/SUSE_Linux_10.1',</span></p>
<p><span style="color:#473c8b"> 'disabled': True,</span></p>
<p><span style="color:#473c8b"> 'name': 'Latest KDE packages',</span></p>
<p><span style="color:#473c8b"> 'type': 'rpm-md'},</span></p>
<p><span style="color:#473c8b"> 'suse-kde-backports': {'baseurl': 'http://software.opensuse.org</span></p>
<p><span style="color:#473c8b">/download/KDE:/Backports/SUSE_Linux_10.1',</span></p>
<p><span style="color:#473c8b"> 'disabled': True,</span></p>
<p><span style="color:#473c8b"> 'name': 'Current KDE applications',</span></p>
<p><span style="color:#473c8b"> 'type': 'rpm-md'},</span></p>
<p><span style="color:#473c8b"> 'suse-mozilla': {'baseurl': 'ftp://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/mo zilla/10.1',</span></p>
<p><span style="color:#473c8b"> 'disabled': True,</span></p>
<p><span style="color:#473c8b"> 'name': 'Latest mozilla.org packages',</span></p>
<p><span style="color:#473c8b"> 'type': 'rpm-md'},</span></p>
<p><span style="color:#473c8b"> 'suse-non-oss': {'baseurl': 'http://download.opensuse.org/distr ibution/SL-10.1/non-oss-inst-source',</span></p>
<p><span style="color:#473c8b"> 'name': 'SUSE 10.1 Add-On Repository with non OpenSource Packages',</span></p>
<p><span style="color:#473c8b"> 'type': 'yast2'},</span></p>
<p><span style="color:#473c8b"> 'suse-update': {'baseurl': 'ftp://ftp.suse.com/pub/suse/update/ 10.1/',</span></p>
<p><span style="color:#473c8b"> 'name': 'SUSE Linux Online Updates',</span></p>
<p><span style="color:#473c8b"> 'type': 'rpm-md'}},</span></p>
<p><span style="color:#473c8b"> 'gtk-size': (1024, 704),</span></p>
<p><span style="color:#473c8b"> 'gtk-vpaned-position': 417,</span></p>
<p><span style="color:#473c8b"> 'last-update': 1156747668.577966,</span></p>
<p><span style="color:#473c8b"> 'package-flags': {'multi-version': {'java': [(None, None)],</span></p>
<p><span style="color:#473c8b"> 'kernel-source': [(None, None)]}}}</span></p>
<p></p>
<p><span style="color:#473c8b">puneit@linux:~></span></p>
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<p>Please guide me as what to do and how to do. I am a pure novice..</p>
<p>Thanks and regards</p>
<p>Puneit Singh</p>
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