On Sun, 2006-04-30 at 13:46 +0100, Garry Harthill wrote:
On 30/04/06, Timothy Murphy tim@birdsnest.maths.tcd.ie wrote:
Michael Offermann wrote:
I'm using the Livna package, and I thing that the most Fedora users are also using Livna. It's a very pretty thing, and very very easy to use! I would say that it is very recommend to use Livna. So, install it, it will never ever be a disadvantage.
I must be in a minority. I only update from the standard core/updates/extras repositories (which I get from a local repository). While I have the .repo files for livna, freshrpms, dries, dag, etc, they are all disabled (enabled=0) and I would only install individual packages from these repositories (yum --enablerepo=livna) as and when required.
I do the same. I don't like updating the entire system against 3rd party repos. I only use them when I need to.
Livna has a policy of not replacing core/extras packages as far as I know - so it is safe to leave it enabled.
By having it enabled - you make bug fixes that hit them available.
My philosophy is that if I don't want it enabled all the time, I don't want it all. If it has something I can not get from a repo I want enabled, then I look at submitting it to extras myself - or build it myself (trying to adhere to the FE guidelines)
Installing something and then closing myself off from updates is not what I like to do. Either it is in a repository I want to use, or I maintain it myself.