Andreas Stieger composed on 2024-04-27 18:04 (UTC+0200):
Knurpht-openSUSE wrote:
Op zaterdag 27 april 2024 17:19:38 CEST schreef Andreas Stieger Users:
In any case simply waiting a bit seems to best fit the user's needs right now.
That is by far the best one can do. Andreas, the reason why I'm warning and objecting is that on a daily basis I see at least 4-5 issues where these are caused by additional repos. The experience is that once users add one repo, more will follow because they see it as a valid option.
And you may can continue to do so. But in case this did not come across: I think we should stop short of suggesting we don't even mention alternatives. I believe in informing users fully, you know... open. This is a valid opinion to the fully informed users, a foot-gun for some - and that's just life. I think the zypper "orphaned packages" feature will help a bunch here.
Additional repos are typically employed via software.opensuse.org's 1-click process, which needs to be fixed or eliminated to cut the frequency of additional repos trouble. I don't believe most users have any consciousness that the 1-click process installs these booby traps. -- Evolution as taught in public schools is, like religion, based on faith, not based on science. Team OS/2 ** Reg. Linux User #211409 ** a11y rocks! Felix Miata