openSUSE 10.3 Amarok update problem

So you keep getting this recommended update for Amarok through the suse updater (This patch includes fixes to increase the stability of Amarok when playing music and improves the collaboration with the GStreamer/Yauap engine.)? And when you try to install it, nothing seems to really happen and it won’t go away? 🙂 Then, read on 😉

I currently have 2 suse installs, one early on after release (desktop) and one just recently (few weeks ago, on laptop). I already noticed there is a difference between, I guess something to do with coalesced patches? In any case, this is how yast looks on desktop (left) and on laptop (right).

You notice the recent install is messier, which is actually the opposite of what I expected. 😉 (also notice my fontsize on laptop is automatically adapted to a higher resolution on smaller display) Normally, you get your updates through suse updater. I already read some people solved the problem by manually updating through yast software install. However, when trying that, I ran into dependency conflicts which didn’t surprise me as it was switching from the suse repo to packman (though it should be able to handle that of course. oh well, heard there is yet another package management system planned for suse 11.0). Another weird thing I never got this problem on my early adopter install! Thanks to Lighty, I rerealized the difference between the 2 systems and tried out the “Online update” action in Yast. And guess what, it worked 🙂 it should be doing the same, but apparently, it is not… Anyway, another mystery solved 😉