Feature changed by: Robert Davies (robopensuse) Feature #307942, revision 15 Title: change YaST PKGMGR_ACTION_AT_EXIT behavior from EXIT to RESTART openSUSE Distribution: New Priority Requester: Desirable Requested by: andrea florio (anubisg1) Partner organization: openSUSE.org Description: YaST exit after a packageinstallation appear as crash. According to /etc/sysconfig/yast2 # The summary dialog is always displayed when an installation error has occured. So, set value to summary is not useful, since the only time I need to read a summary is when something fail. I think the best solution is to do as any other package manager on debian/ubuntu, mandriva, fedora, does, just go back to "package search/selection" screen. That means set as a default PKGMGR_ACTION_AT_EXIT="restart" Discussion: #1: Rajko Matovic (rajko_m) (2009-10-08 01:17:21) Any feedback is better then simple exit without any notification what happened. Summary can be helpfull for some cases, but at the moment I test it so I can't say exactly what is good about it, or even do I want it as default, but I'm sure I want to see package manager after installation, as that is both, feedback and what I expect to see. I'm sure that I'm not alone annoyed, when right after system installation, I look for additional packages, and every time I install something the dummy exits. Like he knows better what I want. #2: Dean Hilkewich (deanjo13) (2009-10-08 01:47:03) Absolutely have this the default. I requested this as soon as I saw the aweful way YaST Package Manager behaved back in 11.1. I also asked that settings be persistant (such as show debug packages) once set. The way it is right now it really blows. #3: Clayton smaug42 (smaug42) (2009-10-08 09:15:28) Another vote yes. The questions I get asked most by new users is... "What just happened to the software installer? Did it work? Why doen't this work like synaptic?" Setting the default to a summary would be a HUGE improvement. As well... offering an option within the package manger to toggle the summary off if advanced users don't want it would be very useful. #4: Clayton smaug42 (smaug42) (2009-10-08 09:17:25) (reply to #3) Errr.. make that return to the package installer screen not summary : #5: Bidossessi SODONON (bidossessi) (2009-11-04 11:17:21) I don't think anything needs to be said about that: The installer window disappearing, without close request, or feedback, is not the expected behaviour, in any system , period. #6: Martin Schlander (cb400f) (2010-06-10 14:56:25) I think the "summary" exit action is more desirable. But anything would be better than the current default of "magical, sudden disappearance". #7: Satoru Matsumoto (heliosreds) (2010-12-20 14:44:49) Since openSUSE 11.3 has been already released, I've changed the target product from 11.3 to distribution. #8: andrea florio (anubisg1) (2011-07-10 19:56:17) any news here? + #9: Robert Davies (robopensuse) (2011-07-10 22:59:17) + It does "crash out" too suddenly, I have vague memory of it used to + being left on a screen that always showed "SuSEconfig output" which was + non-useful. Either a bug report had it changed (around 11.1 days), or + one of the early Fate's. + What is really wanted, is a Tab logging what was installed & why, the + things that were done, so you could undo them if you made a mistake, + bit like YaST shows you an Installation Summary as a proposal, before + doing it ie selected, required or recommended packages. + With that one can quit, review what happened (but noone cares about + SUSEconfig, unless the output has unexpected errors, so do a diff of + the log!!) or have button to continue package management. -- openSUSE Feature: https://features.opensuse.org/307942