[Mageia-dev] Missing packages in Mageia 1. How to backport?

Fri Jun 10 16:09:57 CEST 2011

On 10/06/11 13:54, Michael Scherer wrote:
+> Le vendredi 10 juin 2011 à 14:21 +0200, Oliver Burger a écrit :
+>> Thomas Backlund<tmb at mageia.org>  schrieb am 10.06.2011
+>>> So the path would then be */updates_testing ->  */updates _if_ we
+>>> decide that's the way to go...
+>> As I see it, it's the only user friendly way. Using backports is fine
+>> for experienced users who do know what to install from backports or
+>> who are capable of facing the consequences.
+>> If a total newbie asks fort a package in the forums and is pointed to
+>> backports he is in great danger of wrecking his system by installing
+>> some new kernel, graphics driver, desktop or whatever, precisely
+>> because there is no real qa on backports.
+>
+> He can also wait for the release. Or he can enable backport just for the
+> time needed to install and then disable it. I think rpmdrake have some
+> stuff for that.
+>
+
+Even though backports are disabled rpmdrake can display a list of 
+available backports. (The sources are automatically updated by 
+mgaonline.) A selected backport can then be installed, without enabling 
+the backports source. (I've just tested this on mdv 2010.0, the only mdv 
+system that I have available.)
+
+Jim
+