Thomas Meindl <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Andreas Jaeger wrote: >> With SUSE Linux 10.1 we have redesigned the way we handle software. We >> are proud to be able to announce our new software management backend >> which is based on the so-called library "libzypp" and which also >> integrates Novell's ZENworks technology. >> > That's a point that takes me aback. You all put so much work into the > new package manager and its integration into 10.1 . Now there are some > problems with it, and everybody rants about it (I'm too ;-)) - but I > know that you are working on the issues and therefore I strongly believe > that they will be solved soon.
>> In fact we are now able to manage more than packages only. We have >> integrated flavors like patches, patterns and even products all of >> which are defined and handled equivalently to packages. This new >> framework allows for new ways to define system dependencies and to >> build more complex application stacks also considering certain patch >> levels, patterns or even products to depend on. >> >> > What I really, really need is the possibility that all downloaded > packages can be stored in a local repository on my hd. That's for > several reasons: Fristly, I like to have a backup - in case of a broken > distribution, I don't need to download all again (and again, and again). > Secondly, this saves a lot of bandwidth and time. Thirdly, local > repository can transferred to a media which can be used as a source for > computers with no internet/ethernet connection... To make a long story > short, I hope that zmd/rug gets some backup mode like it was integrated > in YOU. Now I understand Houghi's wish as well and understand it, Andreas -- Andreas Jaeger, [EMAIL PROTECTED], http://www.suse.de/~aj/ SUSE Linux Products GmbH, Maxfeldstr. 5, 90409 Nürnberg, Germany GPG fingerprint = 93A3 365E CE47 B889 DF7F FED1 389A 563C C272 A126
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