[Mageia-dev] Missing packages in Mageia 1. How to backport?

[James Kerr]

On 10/06/11 15:09, James Kerr wrote:
> On 10/06/11 13:54, Michael Scherer wrote:
>> Le vendredi 10 juin 2011 à 14:21 +0200, Oliver Burger a écrit :
>>> Thomas Backlund<tmb at mageia.org> schrieb am 10.06.2011
>>>> So the path would then be */updates_testing -> */updates _if_ we
>>>> decide that's the way to go...
>>> As I see it, it's the only user friendly way. Using backports is fine
>>> for experienced users who do know what to install from backports or
>>> who are capable of facing the consequences.
>>> If a total newbie asks fort a package in the forums and is pointed to
>>> backports he is in great danger of wrecking his system by installing
>>> some new kernel, graphics driver, desktop or whatever, precisely
>>> because there is no real qa on backports.
>>
>> He can also wait for the release. Or he can enable backport just for the
>> time needed to install and then disable it. I think rpmdrake have some
>> stuff for that.
>>
>
> Even though backports are disabled rpmdrake can display a list of
> available backports. (The sources are automatically updated by
> mgaonline.) A selected backport can then be installed, without enabling
> the backports source. (I've just tested this on mdv 2010.0, the only mdv
> system that I have available.)
>

I've just realised there is a potential problem with this. Because 
Mageia has /backports_testing repo's (mdv does not) packages from 
/backports_testing may also be displayed. Mgaonline is updating those 
sources.

Jim