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

Fri Jun 10 16:27:19 CEST 2011

On 10/06/11 15:09, James Kerr wrote:
+> 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.)
+>
+
+I've just realised there is a potential problem with this. Because 
+Mageia has /backports_testing repo's (mdv does not) packages from 
+/backports_testing may also be displayed. Mgaonline is updating those 
+sources.
+
+Jim
+
+