On Sun, 2006-04-30 at 13:46 +0100, Garry Harthill wrote: > On 30/04/06, Timothy Murphy <tim@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> 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.
