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<H1>[Mageia-discuss] mageiaupdate and the list of updates</H1>
<B>Jim Whitby</B>
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<I>Sat Jul 2 22:10:19 CEST 2011</I>
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<PRE>On 07/02/2011 03:10 PM, Renaud MICHEL wrote:
><i> On samedi 02 juillet 2011 at 20:07, Romain d'Alverny wrote :
</I>>><i> So the user is stuck: unadvisable to skip the updates, unless she
</I>>><i> understands the issues => just make the update automatic in a background
</I>>><i> task by default then; one doesn't care about the issues - or won't have
</I>>><i> a single clue about it either, unless being a specific type of user that
</I>>><i> would know how to disable this auto update setting anyway).
</I>><i> No, that is a bad idea, because you should not update a program while it is
</I>><i> running (some won't care, others may have strange problems as some files
</I>><i> they rely on have changed, or even corrupt what the user was working on), so
</I>><i> the user must be aware of what is being upgraded so he can eventually
</I>><i> stopped the concerned program.
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Interesting. I need educating. What program(s) that you have updated,
that required you to stop using it *now*?
><i> Or if he is working on something important he may prefer to delay the update
</I>><i> when his work is finished.
</I>Ah! So that's how it works? I can upgrade and restart my program when I
feel like it?
><i> And even if none of the programs to be upgraded are in use at the moment, he
</I>><i> may prefer do delay the update to avoid an IO-intensive task if he is
</I>><i> working on something that requires all the resources of his computer.
</I>><i>
</I>So, *not* upgrading isn't an option? Saying no isn't possible? I can't
just do it later?
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He's just a politician trying to save both his faces...
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