On Tue, 17 Oct 2000 17:13:21 -0700, Joe Emenaker said:
> > On Tue, 17 Oct 2000, Joe Emenaker wrote:
> >
> > > and a couple of others. In other words, upon reboot, there was no
> > > network connectivity and no way to GET network connectivity without
> > > bringing in netbase and it's dependencies via floppy disk.
> >
> > So uh, why did you let it?
>
> I presume this would have been your response if I had reported that 'vi' had
> deleted my kernel images, too? :)
>
> Why did I "let" it?!?! Because I was never asked. I asked apt to "install"
> and I ended up without some critical packages.
>
> If I had said something like "remove" or "purge", I'd expect to have some
> packages disappear without any further interaction on my part. However, when
> the command from the user is *obviously* asking for *addition* of software,
> if it requires the removal of anything, the user should be notified and be
> given the option to cancel.
>
> Just today, I installed a couple of MS-Windows programs one some machines
> and the first thing they did was warn me that the previous versions needed
> to be removed and I was asked if that was okay.
>
> It seems so basic. When you say "apt-get install ..." the "plan" is clearly
> the addition of software to the system. Removal is patently "not part of the
> plan", unless explicitly acknowledged by the user.
>
> - Joe
Your experience is the reason i always do apt-get -fus
install. So i always know before time if i want to proceed with
the install.
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gEEk||dOOd^Deb+ian&&XFce$everything goes<Pronto>(-_-)
