On Saturday, October 08, 2011 11:31:13 PM Steven Sroka wrote:
Hey all,
I was just reading over some threads on this list and noticed a few things here and there about KPackageKit. I understand that it was included by default in 11.4 because the Update Applet was unmaintained, but isn't Yast2 Installer perfectly able to do updates? Was KPackageKit needed just because Yast doesn't remind users about updates?
Which cron job can do perfectly without buggy KPackageKit (KPK). My complains from the time I used it: 1) KPK can't finish transactions, or not in time comparable to zypper or YaST. As background process, that should not slow down computer without notifying that is running, it can be understandable that makes it slower, but hanging forever and blocking package management is annoying. 2) It is sometimes stuck completely in endless repetition of updates that are already done. 3) It wakes up on its own, much more often then it is set, and blocks zypper or yast. I can tolerate clash with KPK once a day, but not 4-5 times a day. Not reading its own configuration makes it uncontrollable annoyance. 4) It is set to make all updates, not only security. This is convenient for lazy boys, but it is stupid as in case of problems pile of software that one has to check is bigger.
This is the only reason I can think of to use KPackageKit. Yast2 Installer is so much more advanced (which is good for our target userbase) and it is tightly integrated into openSUSE since it's a SUSE product!
Steve
-- Regards, Rajko -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-factory+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse-factory+owner@opensuse.org