Yast broken?

openSUSE 13.1 (Bottle) (x86_64) 64-bit on Tosh laptop

first, I may not have YOU set up from the original install, so the instruction on the autoupdate was attempted by looking into repositories.

second, I think I updated one where numerous "up arrows indicated" not sure what got updated, but I could not find the necessary changes.

after the update Yast would no longer come up; did several warm and cold reboots...no luck

(I think I did get the bash update done using zypper)

here's some notes:

problem trying to setup YOU (must have been installed w/ off)
tried to follow instructions for manual YOU setup; had repository list and few upgrades (clicked dwnload arrows )

YAST now will not start (can get admin settings but nothing runs); software mngt; reposit.; system restore; etc / just spins and nothing opens

from "All Settings" can choose "Details" where an Update tab is seen; update indicates 3409 updates at 3.7Gbyte; running fails

here's msg on fail: libpurple-2.10.9-4.18.1.x86_64 requires openssl-certs, but this requirement cannot be provided

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any help would be appreciated:
1. want to get Yast running again
2. want to get the system to routinely keep up with updates; should YOU be setup? How?

computer literate, but Linux newbie

thanks