[Mageia-discuss] mageiaupdate and the list of updates

Sat Jul 2 22:10:19 CEST 2011

On 07/02/2011 03:10 PM, Renaud MICHEL wrote:
+> On samedi 02 juillet 2011 at 20:07, Romain d'Alverny wrote :
+>> So the user is stuck: unadvisable to skip the updates, unless she
+>> understands the issues =>  just make the update automatic in a background
+>> task by default then; one doesn't care about the issues - or won't have
+>> a single clue about it either, unless being a specific type of user that
+>> would know how to disable this auto update setting anyway).
+> No, that is a bad idea, because you should not update a program while it is
+> running (some won't care, others may have strange problems as some files
+> they rely on have changed, or even corrupt what the user was working on), so
+> the user must be aware of what is being upgraded so he can eventually
+> stopped the concerned program.
+
+Interesting. I need educating. What program(s) that you have updated, 
+that required you to stop using it *now*?
+> Or if he is working on something important he may prefer to delay the update
+> when his work is finished.
+Ah! So that's how it works? I can upgrade and restart my program when I 
+feel like it?
+> And even if none of the programs to be upgraded are in use at the moment, he
+> may prefer do delay the update to avoid an IO-intensive task if he is
+> working on something that requires all the resources of his computer.
+>
+So, *not* upgrading isn't an option? Saying no isn't possible? I can't 
+just do it later?
+
+-- 
+He's just a politician trying to save both his faces...
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+Mageia release 1 (Official) for x86_64
+2.6.38.7-desktop-1.mga x86_64
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