HELP
    smart <COMMAND> --help

The guru channel (regardless of source) makes it hang!
If Upgrade hangs, or doesn't seem to complete, use the gear/execute-changes
button.

see http://szornes4.blogspot.com/

Does not freaking support nfs: repositories!


Run under sux:  sux -c 'smart --gui'
Does not work in bg!   So & it!

Linux SMART package manager.

SMART INSTALLATION
    Just install with Yast, BUT be aware that /etc/smart/channels/* are
    checked for CHANGES, and will prompt you whether to add them.
    !!  Only available with SuSE distro with post 10.1 SuSE!
    (If you later change your mind, just move the channel file elsewhere,
    start smart, stop smart, move file back, start smart).

http://susewiki.org/index.php?title=SMART_Package_Manager
lists some dependencies which appear to be unnecessary, but also recommends
uninstalling some rpms which may conflict.  I installed those, plus one
additional depended-upon Suse updater rpm.  Viz
    zmd libzypp-zmd-backend rug zen-updater suseRegister
    (plus slite-zmd if present)

INSTALLING good base repositories:
    "The main repositories all use the YaST2 Repository channel type."
    http://opensuse-community.org/Repositories/10.1
    Only problem is that it uses a Belgian mirror, and there are NO GOOD
    AMERICAN MIRRORS!!!?
    Plus, I get errors about missing dirs when I try to update these repos.
    addl repost: http://en.opensuse.org/Additional_YaST_Package_Repositories
    Add Mozilla (actually a suse...mozilla URL) as a RPM Metadata type repos.

UPDATING
    http://susewiki.org/index.php?title=SMART_Package_Manager
    Update channels (w/ menu or toolbar button)
    Upgrade all (w/ menu or toolbar button)


RH9.3-SPECIFIC
    Do need rpm-python from distro, python-elementtree from guru distro
    (since not in SUSE 9.3 distro).
    rpm -ivh http://guru.unixheads.com/rpm/9.3/RPMS/i686/python-elementtree-1.2.6-1.guru.suse93.i686.rpm
    rpm -ivh http://guru.unixheads.com/smart/9.3/i586/smart-latest.rpm

10.3:  Guru is merging into Packman!

ATI Repository:  http://www2.ati.com/suse/10.3
(Repo MD type).


Setup can't be done in --shell mode (channel setup, etc.), but it is easy
to do with command line.
    smart channel --help
can easily open up the channel definitions in vim with
    smart channel --edit
Can transport channel definitions like
    smart channel --show > /tmp/channels.txt
    smart channel --add /tmp/channels.txt
Can do smart channel --add /mount/point, but I don't know exactly
what that will do.

N.b. the packages in openSUSE-*Updates repos. are fresher than those in
openSUSE-*-FTP repos.

VERY USEFUL:
query --installed *@i586   (or desired platform).
(or "smart query --installed '*@i586'" from command-line.

Memorize:
    Ctrl-O:  Expand-all
    Ctrl-W:  Collapse all

Oftentimes (perhaps only after OS install?) smart fails to retrieve a GPG
key, timing out.  If this happens, cancel just the failing RPMs and quit
(I say to cancel "just" these in order to prevent losing selection work).
After you restart smart, the key import should work.

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