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List:       opensuse-factory
Subject:    Re: [opensuse-factory] To PackageKit or not to PackageKit
From:       Patrick Shanahan <paka () opensuse ! org>
Date:       2012-11-01 18:33:52
Message-ID: 20121101183352.GU16043 () wahoo ! no-ip ! org
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* Carlos E. R. <robin.listas@telefonica.net> [11-01-12 07:40]:
> On 2012-11-01 11:35, Sven Burmeister wrote:
> 
> > Maybe it helps to define what is needed in order to find a tool.
> > And if there is none to understand what to focus on in order to
> > improve the situation with the apps available.
> > 
> > - not blocking zypper - maintained graphical front-end (notifier
> > and patch list etc.) - maintained back-end - installing
> > patches/updates without root password - ability to set permissions
> > per user/action regarding package management
> 
> With ability to provide a restricting list of users that can use it
> and get notification. Any other user, the applet should not even run.
> 
> > - ability to check for patches only or patches plus updates from
> > buildservice repos (even better if one can define which repos to
> > check)
> 
> And modifying that list should not alter the list of repos of
> yast/zypper. Ie, the list of repos I want to keep an eye on updates
> may not be the same as the list of all repos configured.

++

Re: restricting users (special case)
  Ability to view but no permissions to act

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