Mailinglist Archive: opensuse-factory (757 mails)

[Thomas Meindl <tom.meindl@xxxxxx>]

Andreas Jaeger wrote:
> With SUSE Linux 10.1 we have redesigned the way we handle software. We
> are proud to be able to announce our new software management backend
> which is based on the so-called library "libzypp" and which also
> integrates Novell's ZENworks technology. 
>   
That's a point that takes me aback. You all put so much work into the
new package manager and its integration into 10.1 . Now there are some
problems with it, and everybody rants about it  (I'm too ;-))  - but I
know that you are working on the issues and therefore I strongly believe
that they will be solved soon.
> In fact we are now able to manage more than packages only. We have
> integrated flavors like patches, patterns and even products all of
> which are defined and handled equivalently to packages. This new
> framework allows for new ways to define system dependencies and to
> build more complex application stacks also considering certain patch
> levels, patterns or even products to depend on.
>
>   
What I really, really need is the possibility that all downloaded
packages can be stored in a local repository on my hd. That's for
several reasons: Fristly, I like to have a backup - in case of a broken
distribution, I don't need to download all again (and again, and again).
Secondly, this saves a lot of bandwidth and time. Thirdly, local
repository can transferred to a media which can be used as a source for
computers with no internet/ethernet connection... To make a long story
short, I hope that zmd/rug gets some backup mode like it was integrated
in YOU.

Kind regards,
Tom