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["Stefanos A." <stapostol@xxxxxxxxx>]

2011/9/4 a.grandi@xxxxxxxxx <a.grandi@xxxxxxxxx>

> Hi,
>
> On 4 September 2011 14:04, Kévin PEIGNOT <winniemiel05@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > I don't agree. PPA should be used only to install unstable / unsupported
> > features. I think the problem is that a lot of very good programs aren't
> in
> > the default repository and need to be installed via PPA.
> >
> > PPA installation shouldn't be too easy for newbies, because it can be
> risky
> > for their system, even if they don't realize that.
>
> when you're making something difficoult for the end user by design,
> you're limiting his freedom.
> Just advise the user that enabling/adding a PPA could make the system
> unstable and the user will be able to choose.
>
> An even better solution would be to (a) check and warn whether a given PPA
is potentially dangerous to stability (e.g. because it modifies system
libraries) and (b) make rollbacks simple in case of system damage.