The "problem" with automatix is that it does a --force --assume yes install. Also there was an ego clash with the developer on the forums.
A -----Original Message----- From: dandantheitman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Fri, 27 Jul 2007 08:50:40 To:[email protected] Subject: Re: [dubailug] Automatix On 25/07/07, Brad Campbell <[EMAIL PROTECTED] <mailto:brad%40wasp.net.au> au> wrote: > Todd Walton wrote: > > On 7/25/07, dandantheitman <dandantheitman@ > > <mailto:dandantheitman%40gmail.com> gmail.com> wrote: > >> I found an excellent App called automatix > > > > Don't do it! > > > > At least that's what I've heard. Automatix will cause problems. > > > > Not really in day to day usage. The "problem" comes in performing "upgrades" > to the latest version of Ubuntu when they release it. Ubuntu has a pretty > smooth and seamless upgrade process (sounds like bullshit to me, all I ever > get is problems with "unauthenticated packages" which come from the Ubuntu > repository.. anyway I digress) and the packages installed by Automatix can > bugger things up. > > If you have never managed to get the process to work in any case (like me) > and manually upgrade by changing the sources file and running dselect, then > you should not have too many problems. You may have to manually remove some > package that automatix has installed to get things to go though. > All in all, it has far more advantages than disadvantages.. Just don't post on the ubuntu forums about any difficulty you may have after installing Automatix or you will have a new one untidily ripped. You've been warned! > > Now, install it, make life easy for yourself and be happy :) > Brad > -- Encountered my firs issue with truecrypt and forcefield - courtesy of Automatix. just couldn't get forcefield to create the volume. So I used apt-get to update to the latest version, that I was already running and built the volume from the commandline. Then used Forcefield to connect to the already built volume. :) All in all I am loving this ubuntu and am most definitely a convert. Hello Debian why have I never run you before ??? a very satisfied linux user Dan -- __________________________________________________________ " They that can give up liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety. 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