Dňa Monday 15 October 2007 15:42:31 Rajko M. ste napísal: > On Monday 15 October 2007 07:17:14 am Stanislav Visnovsky wrote: > > Dňa Friday 12 October 2007 19:07:51 Robert Lewis ste napísal: > > > Several friends have asked me why they are getting an error message > > > when attempting to install RPMS using the YaST "Software Management" > > > choice. The error message confuses them and they don't know what to > > > do, although it is obvious to any experienced user. An attempt to > > > access the installation media when the installation DVD is not present > > > in the drive brings on the message. > > > > > > In each case the OSS and NONOSS repositories have been added so the > > > installation DVD is no longer required. An easy fix is to go edit the > > > Software Repository and turn off having the system look for the DVD. > > > > > > I would like to suggest that the software could be made more > > > intelligent to detect if the above two repositories have been added > > > and then the original line pointing to the DVD be disabled. > > > This prevents the error from happening. > > > > > > Anytime we can eliminate confusion for new users we have done a good > > > thing in my view. > > > > The problem is that we are getting exactly opposite requirement: use DVD > > as much as possible, do not download from the online repos if not > > absolutely needed. > > > > So, it seems this needs to be user-configurable somehow :( > > > > BTW, libzypp does not have support for repo priority, so this is kind of > > next step after we can make it deterministic where the package is > > downloaded from. > > > > Stano > > With todays hard disk capacities it is easy to copy DVD to hard disk and > make it repository. No need for DVD. Major computer vendors do similar with > other OS for a long time, having small partition with system backup. > > The repository priority is another issue. > It was convenient feature of former YaST. > > The workaround to enable/disable repositories that one don't want to use > trough Software Repositories module is now more work than before, using > double click to enable/disable repository which is not as obvious as it was > once before, when was used check box for enable/disable and > refresh/no_refresh.
Huh? There is a checkbox 'Enabled' in the information pane when you select the repo in the table. Stano -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
