On Thu, Apr 27, 2006 at 02:45:19AM -0400, Jeff Spaleta wrote: > You keep pimping aptitude like its a solution to the underlying > problem. It isn't. I'm quite sure that aptitude or something like it > is very handy for people who know what they are doing. For novice > users, I think such a set of tools will in fact cause an unacceptable > amount problems if the tools make no effort to make additional tests > such as file access which attempt to account for usage of the packages > which fall outside the strictly defined package mangement > relationships. > Since aptitude's interactivity/review give no > information as to out of package manager file access... a novice user > is given no information which can be used to warn them that the > packages in the list to be removed are in fact being used by something > the packager didn't expect. Aptitude or similar tool requires its > users to have a keen understanding of how packages are being used on > their own. And that sort of assumption is absolutely inappropriate for > a tool which people want to expose as a generally available feature > exposed to the entire fedora userbase. I don't know what aptitude you are familiar with, but apparently it isn't the same one I've used on a daily basis for six years or so. It's an excellent front end to dpkg, which new users seem to use as well. It's a shame you're so dismissive of it. Really, when's the last time you used aptitude? > I really really hope the Ubuntu people figure out a way to track out > of package manager context file access which can account for prelink > activity as the integrate the feature into their desktop oriented > distro <sigh> Ubuntu huh? If it is "the Ubuntu peopel" odds are it will be a DD that Shuttleworth paid for. D -- BOFH excuse #148: Insert coin for new game
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