Mailinglist Archive: opensuse (3767 mails)

[Thomas Hertweck <Thomas.Hertweck@xxxxxx>]

Anders Johansson wrote:
> [...]
> I use system update all the time, to update the packages from the
> supplementary directories and from Packman. I find it much easier to
> work with for mass updates (package upgrades) than the software
> management module, which I mainly use for single package installations
> and removals. Of course it is possible to use Software Management for
> it, so in that sense I'd agree with you that System Update is redundant.

Well, if you defined lots of repositories as YaST installation sources,
then a "system update" would fetch *all* available new packages (as far
as I understand) - this it usually not what I want, I much prefer
*selected* and targeted upgrades. For something like that, the software
management tool might be better.

> File a wishlist bug in bugzilla for it and see what the yast developers
> think of it. Or join the novellforge YaST project and submit a patch

Well, I won't do that because I think there is no chance to succeed.
However, I think the names are really confusing (might have confused
myself as well) and some improvement (whatever that is; discuss!
Distinguishing between upgrade and update, as proposed, is obviously not
the right solution) would be helpful...

Cheers, Th.