[Mageia-dev] Remove upgrade functionnality in installer

Anne Wilson annew at kde.org
Mon Jun 25 11:48:20 CEST 2012


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On 24/06/12 23:36, andre999 wrote:
> But using a DVD to upgrade an already installed system is a good
> way to get around the fact that many packages, including nonfree
> firmware, are missing from the DVD. If one does a clean install,
> one has to try to find a lot of missing packages, because they are
> no longer installed.  This impacts considerably the usability of
> the system.  (Considering what the user had installed.)

The loss of the one that is vital, namely the internet connection
firmware, would make installation impossible for someone without a
spare system, wouldn't it?

Anne
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