On Mon, 2012-06-25 at 17:50 +0200, Ralf Mardorf wrote: > On Mon, 2012-06-25 at 15:40 +0000, Camaleón wrote: > > I can be wrong but I thought the "reload" takes place automatically when > > Synaptic is open :-? > > No it doesn't and it's good that it doesn't. Thank you! This is the answer I needed, as well as the following explanation as to why.
> When using a GUI to manage > packages, one of the reasons to do this, is to get information, without > having the need to search the web OR TO UPDATE repository information > for perhaps just 1 or 10000000000000000000000 repositories. An upgrade > for 10000000000000000000000 repositories might be a little bit annoying > for some of us, with a limited lifespan. I actually never thought of synaptic from the information aspect. Good point. > For some needs directly using CLI or a script is the better choice, > Synaptic is quiet good for some other needs. I will handle it by altering the opening script. I still do believe it would be a good idea to offer it in preferences. again Thanks! frosty -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/1340640487.32334.28.ca...@beast.home
