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Old 21-Jun-2008, 10:45
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Default Re: Managing Software

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apt-get has a feature that removes any unneeded deps
apt-get doesn't have it. That's why deborphan and aptitude exist.

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The nice thing with rpm is that you can set it so that when uninstalling it will leave the packages alone that might be used by other (later) installed apps.
Just like the other popular system.

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Currently, opensuse, by default, rely purely on libzypp.
One-click install, AFAIK is just a script for yast installer, yast installer calls zypper and zypper is a CLI front-end for libzypp.

So if we want something like aptitude, then, as some-guy said, we should just implant a similar feature in libzypp. I think it's pretty doable, since devs can take some inspiration from aptitude, it would a good thing for everybody and it would make yast quite unique, since even if aptitude is cool, there is no gui front-end for aptitude currently.

Still, I'm not convinced for the OP's proposal.
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