[gobolinux-users] Package Manager

[kenneth marken]

Jonas Karlsson wrote:
> On Sun, 08 Apr 2007 09:49:24 +0200, Tom Connell  
> <Gobolinux at tjconnell.co.uk> wrote:
> 
>> Hi,
>>
>> I am still having big problems with updating programs!
>>
>> I am trying to upgrade to Firefox 2 and the problems I have encountered
>> so far are:
>>
>> 1) Manager is NOT resolving dependencies Firefox 2 has about 10
>> dependancy updates that need to be done and although I have ticked the
>> boxes to queue dependancies and to force updates this is not happening!
>>
> Manager doesn't install dependencies by design, but I know that this fact  
> isn't very obvious
> Either we should redesign Manager, perhaps make it use Freshen, or state  
> clear that Manager shouldn't be used for system updates.
> 

i would go with freshen or similar, because not having a gui tool for 
doing updates these days can be seen as bad design. even if said distro 
isnt exactly aimed at non-techs...