[opensuse-factory] Upgrading apt - your input is needed
Hi, I've been asked (by Richard Boes) to update apt to the one he's maintaining in the BS. This is based on a beta version of apt-rpm that supports repomd but does *not* work with synaptic. In deciding whether or not to update and drop synaptic I need your input, as I use neither apt nor synaptic. Philipp --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-factory+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse-factory+help@opensuse.org
On 2/23/07, Philipp Thomas <pth@suse.de> wrote:
Hi,
I've been asked (by Richard Boes) to update apt to the one he's maintaining in the BS. This is based on a beta version of apt-rpm that supports repomd but does *not* work with synaptic.
In deciding whether or not to update and drop synaptic I need your input, as I use neither apt nor synaptic.
I am running 10.2 and I use apt. It is SO much better than yast2. Yast2 is unreliable and SLOW on my system. Other parts of Yast2 are fine. Just the software management part. Peace......................e -- Edward Dunagin-Dunigan-Dunnigan 4646 Glenwood Drive Bozeman, MT 59718 mobile 406-570-0992 Landline 406-556-7282 http://doas.montanalinux.org --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-factory+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse-factory+help@opensuse.org
Hi Edward, * Edward Dunagin (edunagin@gmail.com) [20070223 16:45]:
I am running 10.2 and I use apt. It is SO much better than yast2. Yast2 is unreliable and SLOW on my system. Other parts of Yast2 are fine. Just the software management part.
Maybe I hadn't made myself clear enough. The question is not whether to drop apt, but rather whether repomd support is more important than compatibility with synaptic (which I'll definitely *not* fix to work with the beta apt-rpm). Philipp --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-factory+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse-factory+help@opensuse.org
Hi, On Fri, 23 Feb 2007, Philipp Thomas wrote:
* Edward Dunagin (edunagin@gmail.com) [20070223 16:45]:
I am running 10.2 and I use apt. It is SO much better than yast2. Yast2 is unreliable and SLOW on my system. Other parts of Yast2 are fine. Just the software management part.
Maybe I hadn't made myself clear enough. The question is not whether to drop apt, but rather whether repomd support is more important than compatibility with synaptic (which I'll definitely *not* fix to work with the beta apt-rpm).
repomd support is the heart of apt meanwhile. I will not create new apt repositories any more - the latest are for 10.1. So an apt which is part of factory is of no use if it does not support repomd. Better to have a working tool without GUI than a useless tool with GUI. Cheers -e -- Eberhard Moenkeberg (emoenke@gwdg.de, em@kki.org) --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-factory+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse-factory+help@opensuse.org
Op vrijdag 23 februari 2007 13:33, schreef Philipp Thomas:
Hi,
I've been asked (by Richard Bos) to update apt to the one he's maintaining in the BS. This is based on a beta version of apt-rpm that supports repomd but does *not* work with synaptic.
In deciding whether or not to update and drop synaptic I need your input, as I use neither apt nor synaptic.
It's not as black and white as you stated, as explained in this email: http://lists.laiskiainen.org/pipermail/apt-rpm-laiskiainen.org/2007-February... (hopefully Panu finds the time to get synaptic in shape before opensuse-10.3 freezes). -- Richard Bos Without a home the journey is endless --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-factory+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse-factory+help@opensuse.org
On 2/23/07, Richard Bos <ml@radoeka.nl> wrote:
Op vrijdag 23 februari 2007 13:33, schreef Philipp Thomas:
Hi,
I've been asked (by Richard Bos) to update apt to the one he's maintaining in the BS. This is based on a beta version of apt-rpm that supports repomd but does *not* work with synaptic.
In deciding whether or not to update and drop synaptic I need your input, as I use neither apt nor synaptic.
It's not as black and white as you stated, as explained in this email: http://lists.laiskiainen.org/pipermail/apt-rpm-laiskiainen.org/2007-February... (hopefully Panu finds the time to get synaptic in shape before opensuse-10.3 freezes).
-- Richard Bos Without a home the journey is endless --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-factory+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse-factory+help@opensuse.org
Now this little old users is really confused. What in the world is repomd??? And how is apt connected with synaptic? Does this now mean that when I run ap-get update, it really does not work, only looks like it does? Best wishes and Peace....................ed -- Edward Dunagin-Dunigan-Dunnigan 4646 Glenwood Drive Bozeman, MT 59718 mobile 406-570-0992 Landline 406-556-7282 http://doas.montanalinux.org --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-factory+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse-factory+help@opensuse.org
Op zaterdag 24 februari 2007 01:10, schreef Edward Dunagin:
Now this little old users is really confused. What in the world is repomd??? And how is apt connected with synaptic?
repomd = Meta Data repository format It's a universal package (rpm) information format. It's used by all kind of packages managers, such as apt, smart, yast, yum, etc. The advantage if for the rpm repository provider (distributor) as now only now repository must be generated. Before a repository had to be maintained, for each individual package manager...
Does this now mean that when I run ap-get update, it really does not work, only looks like it does?
apt just works. As synaptic (the graphical frontend) depends on apt and apt (-beta) has changed libraries, synaptic does not work as desired with apt (-beta). -- Richard Bos Without a home the journey is endless --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-factory+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse-factory+help@opensuse.org
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