I think two things that YaST should learn from aptitude to be better:
One is the work flow of the install/update process. Download one and install it. This could be a problem if impatient people like me don’t have a fast access to repos. Aborting this sequence in the middle broke my SUSE twice, once can’t login the X, another stuck at early booting. I think it’s better to cache it first, when all necessary components are downloaded, then start the real work.
Another is to remember what packages are just attached to resolve dependency. Otherwise if you found a trial browser not so nice to replace firefox, uninstall it, and you might still leave a lot of garbage if using YaST. In aptitude, the tag on dependency (“a” if I’m right) is different from what you really choose to install (“i”).
It is possible to download one package/update at a time
Yast - software - software management
filter by repo
select updates
packages showing with ‘blue’ text are updates
check one apply
(there may be cases where you have to install more than one because of dependencies.
Your second point about garbage building up is a good point. I don’t know what the answer is though.
If you like to try a trial browser and it is in tar. gz file ,just
install in you /home dir.
And leaf the rest did try it yet in opensuse 11. but in works in opensuse 9 and 10
About the garbage if you like to uninstall well look where it was installed and see what yast have left after uninstalling and uninstall it manually including the hidden dir , af course
you have to be care full
About the updating well there linux distros who download every thing first before installing does it goes quicker NO.
dobby9
No, I mean my complaint is about once the update start, I’d better not stop it. And
Yeah, caching indeed is not faster, but it’s safer.
Like the case I was forced to interrupt (our student apartment cuts off electricity at 00:00 everyday, it had took me an hour and still not 50% yet). And next day, I can’t see the kdm. If YaST works like aptitude, or smart, it could be a nicer morning.
And the tar.gz, yeah you’re right. But I mean the suse way to deal this job, and I don’t mean specifically the browser. Do you like just a single click, or to manually trace the recursive dep? I prefer the former.
Well, I think I should put this in a wish list or something. How should I notify the YaST guys about my opinions?
It is possible to download one package/update at a time
Yast - software - software management
filter by repo
select updates
packages showing with ‘blue’ text are updates
check one apply
(there may be cases where you have to install more than one because of dependencies.
As I said earlier…
This method is NOT the same as using the updater!