I'm trying to install kino and audacity on my 9.1 personnal so I added installation source "ftp://ftp.suse.com/...../i386/9.1" and I run into a dependency problem with wxGTK being protected:

#### YaST2 conflicts list - generated 2005-02-20 20:42:17 ####

wxGTK 2.4.2.4-138 conflict
Required by:
audacity requires libwx_gtk2-2.4.so.0
audacity requires libwx_gtk2-2.4.so.0(WXGTK2_2.4)
freqtweak requires libwx_gtk2-2.4.so.0
freqtweak requires libwx_gtk2-2.4.so.0(WXGTK2_2.4)
Conflict Resolution:
( ) Do Not Set wxGTK to Protected
( ) Remove All 2 Referring Packages
Do Not Install audacity
Do Not Install freqtweak
( ) Ignore Conflict and Risk System Inconsistencies
wxGTK-devel 2.4.2.4-138 conflict
Conflict Resolution:
( ) Do Not Set wxGTK-devel to Protected
( ) Ignore Conflict and Risk System Inconsistencies

#### YaST2 conflicts list END ###

The users guide indicates that packages are sometimes protected just because they are "unsigned" by suse. So I was wondering if I can confidently un-protect these packages.

Anybody have suggestions?

Are you asking whether it is safe to unprotect, or how to unprotect?

If the question is HOW, just right-click the protected package in YaST, and change its status from the context menu.

If the question is "is it safe" - the answer is a definite indefinite YMMV. There is no clear answer, because your configuration varies from mine, and mine varies from the next person's. It all comes down to what your system's dependencies are.

A better answer is: you can take note of which version is currently installed, elect to unprotect and upgrade it, and test your applications. If you find a problem, you can always downgrade later.