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On September 16, 2011 at 3:23 PM Thomas Pfeiffer <colomar@autistici.org> wrote:<br />
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> On Fri, 16 Sep 2011 14:51:40 +0200, Marco Martin wrote:<br />
> > btw i'm not aware of any attempt on those, also meego tablet doesn't<br />
> > seem to<br />
> > have any ui neither to install packages or just tell about updates<br />
><br />
> But that is definitely a must if we want "the average user" to use it,<br />
> since<br />
> you shouldn't tell them "Start Konsole, enter 'su', enter the root<br />
> password<br />
> ("Which root password???"), end then enter 'zypper up'". Having a<br />
> complete<br />
> package manager is really important, but might be postponed to PA2. The<br />
> problem<br />
> is, though: If we don't have an easy way to update packages, how do<br />
> users of<br />
> PA1 upgrade to PA2? Or if we find a critical bug post-release, how do<br />
> we get<br />
> it to users?<br />
> So I'd say that having an auto-updater is even more important than<br />
> having<br />
> a complete package manager (with the ability to (un)install<br />
> applications etc.).<br />
><br />
> If we say "PA1 is only for at least somewhat tech-savvy early<br />
> adopters", we can<br />
> tell them to update using Konsole later.<br />
>
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<p style="margin: 0px;">I agree with Thomas and think we should find a way to look for possible updates in the background, if the system is online, and notify the user about them, especially if critical/security relevant things are concerned.</p>
<p style="margin: 0px;">Let's put that also on our agenda for the workshop next week, and try to find a solution.</p>
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<p style="margin: 0px;">Cheers,</p>
<p style="margin: 0px;">Karlheinz.</p>
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