Neil MacLeod wrote: > I like the idea of being able to apply OS patches, however it sounds > like this functionality doesn't quite fit in the Application Manager > application so why not provide a separate "Upgrade Operating System" GUI > application that has all the checks and balances you need built in to it > without polluting the standard user-friendly Application Manager? > > The "Upgrade OS" could be designed so that it applies all the latest > patches/meta packages or just a single patch/package, and would not > allow uninstallation of installed patches/packages. > > There would be no relationship between an OS package and an application > package, so the latter couldn't result in the installation of the former. > > Since you are looking to add restrictions to the Application Manager for > certain types of packages, it might make more sense to create a separate > and tailored GUI for the restricted packages. > Maybe I'm talking to myself, but the ability to upgrade the operating system seems to be a misplaced function in a tool called "Application Manager".
