On Wednesday 24 September 2003 10:32, Tanner Lovelace wrote: > I'm not sure I really want something upgrading packages without > me knowing. �What if an update breaks something? �What if it > breaks the updating mechanism? �You're screwed then. �I'd much > rather have it send me an e-mail with a list of the updates that > are available and let me do it.
Case in point. On Debian XFree86 updates hose the /etc/X11/XF86Config(-4) files. You have to preserve your working version before doing the update and restore afterwards. I think this is a flaw that should get fixed, but it needs to be managed for now. -- Mike Mueller 324881 (08/20/2003) Make clockwise circles with your right foot. Now use your right hand to draw the number "6" in the air. -- TriLUG mailing list : http://www.trilug.org/mailman/listinfo/trilug TriLUG Organizational FAQ : http://trilug.org/faq/ TriLUG Member Services FAQ : http://members.trilug.org/services_faq/ TriLUG PGP Keyring : http://trilug.org/~chrish/trilug.asc
