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| author | Nicolas Vigier <boklm@mageia.org> | 2013-04-14 13:46:12 +0000 |
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| committer | Nicolas Vigier <boklm@mageia.org> | 2013-04-14 13:46:12 +0000 |
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Really I don'"t understand your point... + +><i> +</I>><i> Note that I don't use mgaapplet after an upgrade install, since it doesn't +</I>><i> give me all the information I want, to help me decide if I should drop some +</I>><i> packages that were installed. +</I> +This is not the role of this tool. + +><i> It may be that using mgaapplet after an upgrade install is the weak link in +</I>><i> the chain. +</I>><i> And certainly urpmi is not a convenient tool at this point.  (Although I use +</I>><i> it a lot at other times.) +</I> +So because mgaapplet is buggy for upgrades, we should just let it down +and use DVD ? + +><i> +</I>><i> Note also that with upgrade install, even firmware that is missing from the +</I>><i> release (and not only the DVD) remains installed.  So there are cases where +</I>><i> an upgrade install necessarily produces a better functioning system. +</I>><i> +</I>><i> So in sum, in my view, removing upgrade install for DVDs would be an +</I>><i> important regression. +</I>><i> But maybe we should suggest rebooting and using rpmdrake after such an +</I>><i> install. +</I> +This is non sense... Either the upgrade tool does its job properly or +not... How can we say Mageia is easy when you propose such process? + +><i> +</I>><i> Regards :) +</I>><i> +</I>><i> -- +</I>><i> André +</I>><i> +</I> + + +-- +Anne +<A HREF="http://www.mageia.org">http://www.mageia.org</A> +</PRE> + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + +<!--endarticle--> + <HR> + <P><UL> + <!--threads--> + <LI>Previous message: <A HREF="016805.html">[Mageia-dev] Remove upgrade functionnality in installer +</A></li> + <LI>Next message: <A HREF="016893.html">[Mageia-dev] Remove upgrade functionnality in installer +</A></li> + <LI> <B>Messages sorted by:</B> + <a href="date.html#16806">[ date ]</a> + <a href="thread.html#16806">[ thread ]</a> + <a href="subject.html#16806">[ subject ]</a> + <a href="author.html#16806">[ author ]</a> + </LI> + </UL> + +<hr> +<a href="https://www.mageia.org/mailman/listinfo/mageia-dev">More information about the Mageia-dev +mailing list</a><br> +</body></html> |