On Fri, Aug 03, 2012 at 12:38:13PM +0200, Michael Schwendt wrote: > On Fri, 3 Aug 2012 12:26:43 +0200, Suvayu Ali wrote: > > > That said, maybe the Fedora repos can keep more than one (say 2-3) > > versions of the kernel in case some users need to downgrade and don't > > have it in their cache? > > IMO, the community would be served better if they tried packages from > updates-testing early and more often. > > Individual users may keep copies of installed packages, e.g. via > yum-plugin-local or by saving Yum cache contents, but evaluating > updates-testing should be the primary way to check new updates for > bugs. > Well the comment about trying packages from updates-testing is always true. I often try to do that, but sometimes it is not possible because you might want to have an extremely reliable system for a couple of months or so. You hold off updates that require reboots or logouts and soon your local cache is outdated, and a future downgrade fails. -- Suvayu Open source is the future. It sets us free. -- users mailing list users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines Have a question? Ask away: http://ask.fedoraproject.org
