Leaving?

Alan Cox alan at redhat.com
Fri Jul 28 14:59:46 UTC 2006


On Fri, Jul 28, 2006 at 03:51:07PM +0100, PFJ wrote:
> A big warning needs to appear on yum/yumex/pup/RHN when something is
> going to stop a binary only driver from working which will automatically
> disable downloading the bit which breaks the driver if the user doesn't
> want it.

Providing the Nvidia drivers correctly specify what they are compatible with
yum will handle it. If the Nvidia drivers forgot to specify a requires or
conflicts line they won't. If the user dumped the drivers on there without
using package management as many do then the info doesn't even exist.


Alan




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