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List:       opensuse-factory
Subject:    Re: [opensuse-factory] Update while active graphical desktop session made logout impossible
From:       Oliver Neukum <oneukum () suse ! de>
Date:       2012-12-20 19:00:38
Message-ID: 15069408.NvRno6bhk2 () linux-lqwf ! site
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On Thursday 20 December 2012 19:52:12 Lars Müller wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> a recent update to KDE made it impossible to the user to logout or
> to shutdown the system.
> 
> Therefore I suggest to change our default way how updates are applied.
> 
> a) Always download the updates in advance in the background

The user might be paying by the megabyte.

> We could even be more elegant and throttle the download speed if other
> processes use the same link.
> 
> b) Apply the updates on shutdown

This is a bit impractical if the patch fixes a security problem.
Secondly shutdowns may be rare.

	Regards
		Oliver

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