Re: [Synaptic-devel] obsolete and locally installed, seems mistaken

[Michael Vogt]

Hi Richard,

On Mon, Jan 12, 2004 at 08:31:01PM +0100, Richard Bos wrote:
> ==== forwarded question ====
> On Monday 12 January 2004 02:17, Richard Bos wrote:
> > Op zondag 11 januari 2004 14:40, schreef Albert:
> > > I am confused by the meaning of "obsolete and locally installed" as
> > > a category in Synaptic.  Just what does this category mean?  The
> > > installed and latest versions of "obsolete and locally installed"
> > > software are the same.  Furthermore they all seem to be very
> > > important required packages.  Thanks to anyone who can clarify.
> >
> > Can you provide a better description of where this term "obsolete and
> > locally installed" is found in synaptic.  Include e.g. all the steps
> > involved to come to the right the dialogue that shows the term.
> 
> Using Synaptic 0.47:
> 
> When the "Show:" button has "All Packages" or "Reduced View" selected, 
> there are three nodes, i.e. three categories, displayed under 
> "Package": Installed, Not Installed and Obsolete and locally installed.
> 
> When the "Show: button has "Installed" selected, there are two nodes 
> displayed: Installed and Obsolete and locally installed.
> ==== forwarded question ====
> 
> The view option must be set to "status tree" as well.
> 
> I agree with the questioner that in my case too, the packages are not 
> obsolete 
> at all, they are just installed without being part of a repository!  I think 
> that the term obsolete is not correct.

Right now, everything that has no candiate version or a canidate
version that is not downloadable is viewed as "obsolete" or "localy
installed". I agree that the term is misleading. This can be changed
easily. What about:
 "Not available"
 "Not available in repository",
 "Not downloadable"
 "External packages"
 "Non-apt packages".

Just some ideas how we could name it ...

BTW, I read that you write about the ReducedView filter. May I ask how
this one is used in real life? I ask because it's deactivated in the
debian build and I wonder if I should look into it and enable it there
too. 

thanks,
 Michael

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