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Afterr upgrading then reinstalling M2, I had Opera. This morning it just isn´t anywhere. What happenend????

try as root:

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urpmi opera


or

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urpmi --replacepkgs opera


Thanks but I get: command not found for both

I cannot config the repositories because it freezes each time

Try

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whereis opera

If it doesn't return a path opera is no longer installed.

oldbiddie wrote:Thanks but I get: command not found for both

I cannot config the repositories because it freezes each time

Ok i shoud have explained more:

When i write "try as root" that means to do before typing your commands the following:

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su -


Note1: the - is simportant
Note2: It will ask you for root password

maat wrote:Note1: the - is simportant
Note2: It will ask you for root password

The - is only useful when launching graphical programs, when using the command line su is enough.

when I do URPMI opera as su I get:

urpmi database is locked, process 12938 is already using it (/usr/bin/perl /usr/sbin/edit-urpm-sources.pl --embedded 130024262)

For me it's a good practice to have the root environment variables completely reset whein installing a software or doing complex things that suppose you to be root.

Of course to do vi /etc/whatever or /var/log/whatever no need for a proper & complete root environment

(iinm su already forces a few variables like PATH wether you put or not the - and it's a good thing for security)

oldbiddie wrote:when I do URPMI opera as su I get:

urpmi database is locked, process 12938 is already using it (/usr/bin/perl /usr/sbin/edit-urpm-sources.pl --embedded 130024262)

As root issue:

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kill 12938

And try urpmi-command again.

oldbiddie wrote:when I do URPMI opera as su I get:

urpmi database is locked, process 12938 is already using it (/usr/bin/perl /usr/sbin/edit-urpm-sources.pl --embedded 130024262)

then :

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su -
kill -9 12938
urpmi --force --replacepkgs opera


I get:

No package named opera
found package(s) in urpmi db, but none are installed

ok so now your urpmi is working again and your opera is definetely not installed...

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su -
urpmi opera


And you should have your opera

oldbiddie wrote:I get:

No package named opera
found package(s) in urpmi db, but none are installed

Either you don't have a full set of sources "Update only" or the mirror you're using is bad.

If the sources are not properly set up or the mirror broken perhaps that could help: viewtopic.php?f=7&t=2746&p=20594#p20582

After my last message I had a gigantic freeze then it went in a loop. I rebooted to find the graphic setting were all off again. I tried to reset them but each time it sent me back to the login window.
In desperation I reinstalled Mageia 1 and shall have to wait until tonight for the updates ( satellite connection unlimited at night)
I liked what I saw on Mageia 2 but just do not have the time nor the knowledge to make it work

maat wrote:try as root:

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urpmi --replacepkgs opera


Unfortunately this does not work. I get

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[root@localhost ~]# urpmi --replacepkgs opera
Paket(e) opera-11.64-1.mga2.nonfree.x86_64, opera-12.00-1.1.mga2.nonfree.x86_64, opera-12.01-1.mga2.nonfree.x86_64 in der urpmi-Datenbank gefunden, sind jedoch nicht installiert.

you have not opera already installed so you need just to do (as root of course) :

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urpmi opera

(ensure before that you have nonfree repositories activated using -- as root --):

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drakrpm-edit-media

Activate at least "nonfree release" and "nonfree updates" ( you can also choose to activate nofree testing and nonfree backports... just make sure you don't activate debug repositories)

maat wrote:you have not opera already installed so you need just to do (as root of course) :

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urpmi opera

I had to deinstall the former Opera of Mandriva manually. urpmi did not make it to deinstall it by the call of urpmi.