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Re: [Synaptic-devel] obsolete and locally installed, seems mistaken
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Michael Vogt |
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Re: [Synaptic-devel] obsolete and locally installed, seems mistaken |
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Tue, 13 Jan 2004 09:57:40 +0100 |
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Hi Richard,
On Mon, Jan 12, 2004 at 08:31:01PM +0100, Richard Bos wrote:
> ==== forwarded question ====
> On Monday 12 January 2004 02:17, Richard Bos wrote:
> > Op zondag 11 januari 2004 14:40, schreef Albert:
> > > I am confused by the meaning of "obsolete and locally installed" as
> > > a category in Synaptic. Just what does this category mean? The
> > > installed and latest versions of "obsolete and locally installed"
> > > software are the same. Furthermore they all seem to be very
> > > important required packages. Thanks to anyone who can clarify.
> >
> > Can you provide a better description of where this term "obsolete and
> > locally installed" is found in synaptic. Include e.g. all the steps
> > involved to come to the right the dialogue that shows the term.
>
> Using Synaptic 0.47:
>
> When the "Show:" button has "All Packages" or "Reduced View" selected,
> there are three nodes, i.e. three categories, displayed under
> "Package": Installed, Not Installed and Obsolete and locally installed.
>
> When the "Show: button has "Installed" selected, there are two nodes
> displayed: Installed and Obsolete and locally installed.
> ==== forwarded question ====
>
> The view option must be set to "status tree" as well.
>
> I agree with the questioner that in my case too, the packages are not
> obsolete
> at all, they are just installed without being part of a repository! I think
> that the term obsolete is not correct.
Right now, everything that has no candiate version or a canidate
version that is not downloadable is viewed as "obsolete" or "localy
installed". I agree that the term is misleading. This can be changed
easily. What about:
"Not available"
"Not available in repository",
"Not downloadable"
"External packages"
"Non-apt packages".
Just some ideas how we could name it ...
BTW, I read that you write about the ReducedView filter. May I ask how
this one is used in real life? I ask because it's deactivated in the
debian build and I wonder if I should look into it and enable it there
too.
thanks,
Michael
--
Linux is not The Answer. Yes is the answer. Linux is The Question. - Neo
- [Synaptic-devel] obsolete and locally installed, seems mistaken, Richard Bos, 2004/01/12
- Re: [Synaptic-devel] obsolete and locally installed, seems mistaken, Sebastian Heinlein, 2004/01/13
- Bug - Re: [Synaptic-devel] obsolete and locally installed, seems mistaken, Sebastian Heinlein, 2004/01/13
- Re: [Synaptic-devel] obsolete and locally installed, seems mistaken,
Michael Vogt <=
- Re: [Synaptic-devel] obsolete and locally installed, seems mistaken, Richard Bos, 2004/01/13
- Re: [Synaptic-devel] obsolete and locally installed, seems mistaken, Panu Matilainen, 2004/01/14
- Re: [Synaptic-devel] obsolete and locally installed, seems mistaken, radoeka, 2004/01/14
- Re: [Synaptic-devel] obsolete and locally installed, seems mistaken, Sebastian Heinlein, 2004/01/14
- Re: [Synaptic-devel] obsolete and locally installed, seems mistaken, Richard Bos, 2004/01/14
- Re: [Synaptic-devel] obsolete and locally installed, seems mistaken, Michael Vogt, 2004/01/19
- Re: [Synaptic-devel] obsolete and locally installed, seems mistaken, Sebastian Heinlein, 2004/01/20
- Re: [Synaptic-devel] obsolete and locally installed, seems mistaken, Sebastian Heinlein, 2004/01/20
- Re: [Synaptic-devel] obsolete and locally installed, seems mistaken, Sebastian Heinlein, 2004/01/20
- Re: [Synaptic-devel] obsolete and locally installed, seems mistaken, Albert, 2004/01/19