2011/9/4 a.gra...@gmail.com <a.gra...@gmail.com>
> Hi, > > On 4 September 2011 14:04, Kévin PEIGNOT <winniemie...@gmail.com> wrote: > > I don't agree. PPA should be used only to install unstable / unsupported > > features. I think the problem is that a lot of very good programs aren't > in > > the default repository and need to be installed via PPA. > > > > PPA installation shouldn't be too easy for newbies, because it can be > risky > > for their system, even if they don't realize that. > > when you're making something difficoult for the end user by design, > you're limiting his freedom. > Just advise the user that enabling/adding a PPA could make the system > unstable and the user will be able to choose. > > An even better solution would be to (a) check and warn whether a given PPA is potentially dangerous to stability (e.g. because it modifies system libraries) and (b) make rollbacks simple in case of system damage.
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