[opensuse-factory] Adding community repos during initial installation
In case of an updating installation: Would it make sense/be possible to add Packman, Videolan etc. to update sw installed from them? Now an update is difficult because of dependencies that can't be fulfilled without the external repos. -- Vahis --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-factory+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse-factory+help@opensuse.org
Vahis napsal(a):
In case of an updating installation:
Would it make sense/be possible to add Packman, Videolan etc. to update sw installed from them?
Now an update is difficult because of dependencies that can't be fulfilled without the external repos.
Online Repositories during installation are intentionally offering only those three standard openSUSE repositories. During update (just after the update-partition is mounted), there is another dialog that displays previously used repositories and you can enable or disable them. You can even modify those sources in that dialog (Edit button) so a ".../10.2/" path can be easily replaced with ".../10.3/". This works for Packman as well. Lukas
Lukas Ocilka wrote:
Vahis napsal(a):
In case of an updating installation:
Would it make sense/be possible to add Packman, Videolan etc. to update sw installed from them?
Now an update is difficult because of dependencies that can't be fulfilled without the external repos.
Online Repositories during installation are intentionally offering only those three standard openSUSE repositories.
During update (just after the update-partition is mounted), there is another dialog that displays previously used repositories and you can enable or disable them. You can even modify those sources in that dialog (Edit button) so a ".../10.2/" path can be easily replaced with ".../10.3/". This works for Packman as well.
Lukas
Of course! Why didn't I think of editing them at that stage! Now, I will do that with 11.0 then :) -- Vahis --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-factory+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse-factory+help@opensuse.org
Vahis napsal(a):
During update (just after the update-partition is mounted), there is another dialog that displays previously used repositories and you can enable or disable them. You can even modify those sources in that dialog (Edit button) so a ".../10.2/" path can be easily replaced with ".../10.3/". This works for Packman as well.
Lukas
Of course!
Why didn't I think of editing them at that stage!
Now, I will do that with 11.0 then :)
Well, that dialog wouldn't win the prize for "the most intelligent part of the installation", it's rather a bit dumb. It could be actually extended to inform users that they seem to had been using (previously enabled) repositories that are currently disabled and how to enable them or why (dropping not maintained packages by default). Additionally it could check the paths of "enabled" repositories and warn users if they were going to use old paths (such as 10.2 for 10.3, resp. 10.3 for 11.0). This seems to be worth a feature request. Does it make sense? It's a bit tricky to get the "current" version of a product just being installed, but it's not impossible ;) Lukas
Lukas Ocilka wrote:
Vahis napsal(a):
During update (just after the update-partition is mounted), there is another dialog that displays previously used repositories and you can enable or disable them. You can even modify those sources in that dialog (Edit button) so a ".../10.2/" path can be easily replaced with ".../10.3/". This works for Packman as well.
Lukas
Of course!
Why didn't I think of editing them at that stage!
Now, I will do that with 11.0 then :)
Well, that dialog wouldn't win the prize for "the most intelligent part of the installation", it's rather a bit dumb. It could be actually extended to inform users that they seem to had been using (previously enabled) repositories that are currently disabled and how to enable them or why (dropping not maintained packages by default).
Additionally it could check the paths of "enabled" repositories and warn users if they were going to use old paths (such as 10.2 for 10.3, resp. 10.3 for 11.0). This seems to be worth a feature request.
I agree. Definitely a place for a feature request. Please, do.
Does it make sense? It's a bit tricky to get the "current" version of a product just being installed, but it's not impossible ;)
Lukas
Not impossible, but to know these things you need to have done it before. I think the installer interface should be even more polished to a beginner doing his/her first openSUSE installation. The possibility to add the external repos is already a step forward. A clear indication to the option to update all the old paths would be another one. --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-factory+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse-factory+help@opensuse.org
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