Re: Persistent problems trying to update from leap 15.6 to 16.0

"Fortier, Josef" <[email protected]> Fri, 31 Jul 2026 16:24:52 -0500
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For anyone else running into this, here is a fix that seems to work.....

delete all the repo files (backup as appropriate)
create a new set (of two)

[repo-non-oss]
name=3DopenSUSE-Leap-16.0-Oss
enabled=3D1
autorefresh=3D1
baseurl=3D
https://ftp.ussg.iu.edu/linux/opensuse/opensuse/distribution/leap/16.0/repo=
/non-oss/x86_64/
type=3Drpm-md
keeppackages=3D0

and a corresponding repo-oss version

zypper clean --all
zypper ref --force
zypper dup
(note, no --releasever flag)

The key for me was realizing the the SSL version was different than the CDN
non-ssl version

I'd be happy to contact some maintainers, but I currently do not know who
to contact (forgive my ignorance)

On Fri, Jul 31, 2026 at 1:59=E2=80=AFPM Fortier, Josef <[email protected]=
u> wrote:

> The link also works for me.
> But, I've reattempted the opensuse-migration-tool (on a fresh snapshot)
> after reading your response with exactly the same issue.
>
> On the terminal screen that opensuse-migration-tool spawns I'm seeing
> normal activity until
>
> Retrieving: system-user-root-20190513-160000.2.2.noarch.rpm
> .........................................................................=
.....................................................<64%>=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=
=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=
=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=
=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D[|
> (90 B/s)]
> With no progress.
> This is exactly the behavior I've been seeing for the last 2 weeks.
> In /var/logs/zypper.log I see
> 2026-07-31 13:45:46 <1> horkus(15045) [zypp::media++]
> MediaCurl.cc(getFileCopyFromMirror):671 URL:
> http://ftp.ussg.iu.edu/linux/opensuse/opensuse/distribution/leap/16.0/rep=
o/oss/noarch/system-user-root-20190513-160000.2.2.noarch.rpm
> What's noticable about this, is that the qualifier is
> http
> and not https (as in the URL you posted).
> So.. I'm trying to download the non-ssl URL
> And... I see exactly the same behavior, the download starts, but stalls o=
ut
> (oddly the file itself is very small)
>
> Re-enforcing this, if I remote the SSL qualifier above and get a director=
y
> listing
>
> http://ftp.ussg.iu.edu/linux/opensuse/opensuse/distribution/leap/16.0/rep=
o/oss/noarch/
> I can see a lot of files, but I do *not* see in the directory listing
> system-user-root-20190513-160000.2.2.noarch.rpm
> This suggests, to me at least, that I need to force SSL
> Are you seeing something different.
>
> The error is very consistent. It has been stalling out on this file for
> weeks.
> I'm not sure what else I can report to clarify things further.
>
>
> On Fri, Jul 31, 2026 at 1:25=E2=80=AFPM Andrei Borzenkov <arvidjaar@gmail=
.com>
> wrote:
>
>> 31.07.2026 21:04, Fortier, Josef wrote:
>> > For the last 2 1/2 weeks I've been trying to update a headless VM to
>> leap
>> > 16.0
>> > It's never successfully worked.
>> > To be fair, I successfully completed an update about 2 months ago, but
>> > scratched it, as I did not realize that wickedd was not supported (and
>> that
>> > I should migrate before the pdate).
>> >
>> > I've been doing in-place/online updates since opensuse 42 (at least tw=
o
>> > years before leap) with small but easily manageable issues.
>> >
>> > I've used the opensuse-migration-tool
>> > I've done a zypper dup
>> > I get very consistent failures downloading
>> > system-user-root-20190513-160000.2.2.noarch.rpm
>> >
>> > This seems like it'd be a bad CDN mirror.
>> > I've never had to deal with this before, and I'd assumed that all I'd
>> have
>> > to do is wait it out. But going on 3 weeks seems quite long.
>> >
>> > The mirror seems relavant, but I've never tried to tweak this before.
>> > By default the CDN wants to serve from
>> > ftp.ussg.iu.edu
>> > and the file really does appear to be missing there.
>>
>> The
>>
>> https://ftp.ussg.iu.edu/linux/opensuse/opensuse/distribution/leap/16.0/r=
epo/oss/noarch/system-user-root-20190513-160000.2.2.noarch.rpm
>> downloads for me.
>>
>> > I can see the file at
>> >
>> http://www.gtlib.gatech.edu/pub/opensuse/distribution/leap/16.0/repo/oss=
/noarch/system-user-root-20190513-160000.2.2.noarch.rpm
>> > But I cannot successfully download it.
>> >
>>
>> "It does not work" is rather poor description.
>>
>> > Can anyone give me some understanding of what is going on, and
>> (hopefully)
>> > what I can do to resolve this?
>> >
>> >
>>
>> Use another mirror, ask admins of mirrors where you see the problems,
>> talk to support of your ISP. It all depends on what exactly happens when
>> you try to download.
>>
>>
>> https://download.opensuse.org/distribution/leap/16.0/repo/oss/noarch/sys=
tem-user-root-20190513-160000.2.2.noarch.rpm.mirrorlist
>> gives you the list of mirrors which SUSE believes have this file, try to
>> manually download it and place in the cache
>> (/var/cache/zypp/packages/<repository-name>/noarch).
>>
>
>
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> _________________________________________________________________________=
_
> Josef Fortier
> Systems Administrator
> [email protected]
> Phone: 612-330-1479
> _________________________________________________________________________=
_
>


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[email protected]
Phone: 612-330-1479
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<div dir=3D"ltr"><div class=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"font-family:arial na=
rrow,sans-serif">For anyone else running into this, here is a fix that seem=
s to work.....<br><br>delete all the repo files (backup as appropriate)<br>=
create a new set (of two)<br><br>[repo-non-oss]<br>name=3DopenSUSE-Leap-16.=
0-Oss<br>enabled=3D1<br>autorefresh=3D1<br>baseurl=3D<a href=3D"https://ftp=
.ussg.iu.edu/linux/opensuse/opensuse/distribution/leap/16.0/repo/non-oss/x8=
6_64/">https://ftp.ussg.iu.edu/linux/opensuse/opensuse/distribution/leap/16=
.0/repo/non-oss/x86_64/</a><br>type=3Drpm-md<br>keeppackages=3D0<br><br>and=
 a corresponding repo-oss version<br><br>zypper clean --all<br>zypper ref -=
-force<br>zypper dup<br>(note, no --releasever flag)<br><br>The key for me =
was realizing the the SSL version was different than the CDN non-ssl versio=
n<br><br>I&#39;d be happy to contact some maintainers, but I currently do n=
ot know who to contact (forgive my ignorance)</div></div><br><div class=3D"=
gmail_quote gmail_quote_container"><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_attr">On=
 Fri, Jul 31, 2026 at 1:59=E2=80=AFPM Fortier, Josef &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:=
[email protected]">[email protected]</a>&gt; wrote:<br></div><blockqu=
ote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px=
 solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir=3D"ltr"><div class=3D"gm=
ail_default" style=3D"font-family:&quot;arial narrow&quot;,sans-serif"></di=
v><div class=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"font-family:&quot;arial narrow&quot=
;,sans-serif"></div><div dir=3D"ltr"><div class=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"=
font-family:&quot;arial narrow&quot;,sans-serif">The link also works for me=
.<br>But, I&#39;ve reattempted the opensuse-migration-tool (on a fresh snap=
shot) after reading your response with exactly the same issue.<br><br>On th=
e terminal screen that opensuse-migration-tool spawns I&#39;m seeing normal=
 activity until<br><br>Retrieving: system-user-root-20190513-160000.2.2.noa=
rch.rpm ...................................................................=
...........................................................&lt;64%&gt;=3D=
=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=
=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=
=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D[| (90 B/s)]<br=
>With no progress.<br>This is exactly the behavior I&#39;ve been seeing for=
 the last 2 weeks.<br>In /var/logs/zypper.log I see<br>2026-07-31 13:45:46 =
&lt;1&gt; horkus(15045) [zypp::media++] MediaCurl.cc(getFileCopyFromMirror)=
:671 URL: <a href=3D"http://ftp.ussg.iu.edu/linux/opensuse/opensuse/distrib=
ution/leap/16.0/repo/oss/noarch/system-user-root-20190513-160000.2.2.noarch=
.rpm" target=3D"_blank">http://ftp.ussg.iu.edu/linux/opensuse/opensuse/dist=
ribution/leap/16.0/repo/oss/noarch/system-user-root-20190513-160000.2.2.noa=
rch.rpm</a><br>What&#39;s noticable about this, is that the qualifier is<br=
>http<br>and not https (as in the URL you posted).<br>So.. I&#39;m trying t=
o download the non-ssl URL<br>And... I see exactly the same behavior, the d=
ownload starts, but stalls out<br>(oddly the file itself is very small)<br>=
<br>Re-enforcing this, if I remote the SSL qualifier above and get a direct=
ory listing<br><a href=3D"http://ftp.ussg.iu.edu/linux/opensuse/opensuse/di=
stribution/leap/16.0/repo/oss/noarch/" target=3D"_blank">http://ftp.ussg.iu=
.edu/linux/opensuse/opensuse/distribution/leap/16.0/repo/oss/noarch/</a><br=
>I can see a lot of files, but I do *not* see in the directory listing<br>s=
ystem-user-root-20190513-160000.2.2.noarch.rpm<br>This suggests, to me at l=
east, that I need to force SSL<br>Are you seeing something different.<br><b=
r>The error is very consistent. It has been stalling out on this file for w=
eeks.<br>I&#39;m not sure what else I can report to clarify things further.=
<br><br></div></div><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote"><div dir=3D"ltr" class=
=3D"gmail_attr">On Fri, Jul 31, 2026 at 1:25=E2=80=AFPM Andrei Borzenkov &l=
t;<a href=3D"mailto:[email protected]" target=3D"_blank">arvidjaar@gmail.=
com</a>&gt; wrote:<br></div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"marg=
in:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1e=
x">31.07.2026 21:04, Fortier, Josef wrote:<br>
&gt; For the last 2 1/2 weeks I&#39;ve been trying to update a headless VM =
to leap<br>
&gt; 16.0<br>
&gt; It&#39;s never successfully worked.<br>
&gt; To be fair, I successfully completed an update about 2 months ago, but=
<br>
&gt; scratched it, as I did not realize that wickedd was not supported (and=
 that<br>
&gt; I should migrate before the pdate).<br>
&gt; <br>
&gt; I&#39;ve been doing in-place/online updates since opensuse 42 (at leas=
t two<br>
&gt; years before leap) with small but easily manageable issues.<br>
&gt; <br>
&gt; I&#39;ve used the opensuse-migration-tool<br>
&gt; I&#39;ve done a zypper dup<br>
&gt; I get very consistent failures downloading<br>
&gt; system-user-root-20190513-160000.2.2.noarch.rpm<br>
&gt; <br>
&gt; This seems like it&#39;d be a bad CDN mirror.<br>
&gt; I&#39;ve never had to deal with this before, and I&#39;d assumed that =
all I&#39;d have<br>
&gt; to do is wait it out. But going on 3 weeks seems quite long.<br>
&gt; <br>
&gt; The mirror seems relavant, but I&#39;ve never tried to tweak this befo=
re.<br>
&gt; By default the CDN wants to serve from<br>
&gt; <a href=3D"http://ftp.ussg.iu.edu" rel=3D"noreferrer" target=3D"_blank=
">ftp.ussg.iu.edu</a><br>
&gt; and the file really does appear to be missing there.<br>
<br>
The <br>
<a href=3D"https://ftp.ussg.iu.edu/linux/opensuse/opensuse/distribution/lea=
p/16.0/repo/oss/noarch/system-user-root-20190513-160000.2.2.noarch.rpm" rel=
=3D"noreferrer" target=3D"_blank">https://ftp.ussg.iu.edu/linux/opensuse/op=
ensuse/distribution/leap/16.0/repo/oss/noarch/system-user-root-20190513-160=
000.2.2.noarch.rpm</a> <br>
downloads for me.<br>
<br>
&gt; I can see the file at<br>
&gt; <a href=3D"http://www.gtlib.gatech.edu/pub/opensuse/distribution/leap/=
16.0/repo/oss/noarch/system-user-root-20190513-160000.2.2.noarch.rpm" rel=
=3D"noreferrer" target=3D"_blank">http://www.gtlib.gatech.edu/pub/opensuse/=
distribution/leap/16.0/repo/oss/noarch/system-user-root-20190513-160000.2.2=
.noarch.rpm</a><br>
&gt; But I cannot successfully download it.<br>
&gt; <br>
<br>
&quot;It does not work&quot; is rather poor description.<br>
<br>
&gt; Can anyone give me some understanding of what is going on, and (hopefu=
lly)<br>
&gt; what I can do to resolve this?<br>
&gt; <br>
&gt; <br>
<br>
Use another mirror, ask admins of mirrors where you see the problems, <br>
talk to support of your ISP. It all depends on what exactly happens when <b=
r>
you try to download.<br>
<br>
<a href=3D"https://download.opensuse.org/distribution/leap/16.0/repo/oss/no=
arch/system-user-root-20190513-160000.2.2.noarch.rpm.mirrorlist" rel=3D"nor=
eferrer" target=3D"_blank">https://download.opensuse.org/distribution/leap/=
16.0/repo/oss/noarch/system-user-root-20190513-160000.2.2.noarch.rpm.mirror=
list</a> <br>
gives you the list of mirrors which SUSE believes have this file, try to <b=
r>
manually download it and place in the cache <br>
(/var/cache/zypp/packages/&lt;repository-name&gt;/noarch).<br>
</blockquote></div><div><br clear=3D"all"></div><div><br></div><span class=
=3D"gmail_signature_prefix">-- </span><br><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_s=
ignature"><div dir=3D"ltr">________________________________________________=
__________________________<br><div><div>Josef Fortier</div><div>Systems Adm=
inistrator</div><div><a href=3D"mailto:[email protected]" target=3D"_bla=
nk">[email protected]</a></div><div>Phone: 612-330-1479</div><div>______=
____________________________________________________________________</div><=
/div></div></div></div>
</blockquote></div><div><br clear=3D"all"></div><div><br></div><span class=
=3D"gmail_signature_prefix">-- </span><br><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_s=
ignature"><div dir=3D"ltr">________________________________________________=
__________________________<br><div><div>Josef Fortier</div><div>Systems Adm=
inistrator</div><div><a href=3D"mailto:[email protected]" target=3D"_bla=
nk">[email protected]</a></div><div>Phone: 612-330-1479</div><div>______=
____________________________________________________________________</div><=
/div></div></div>

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