Re: .deb package for Kitty Version: 0.11.3-1
Hi, On Sat, Dec 08, 2018 at 01:13:28PM +, Keir Wayman wrote: > I installed the above on my Ubuntu 18.x system. The installation deleted > more than 90 packages including the gdebi package installer, the > software-centre, ubuntu-cleaner & the usb disk creator. It's a dangerous > thing indeed! > > Yes, I know it tells you it's going to delete some packages before it > starts, but really, this thing should have a health warning! Installing arbitrary .deb files on a system can lead to a broken system and is not recommended for this reason, as you discovered. You should stick to installing software from the software center only. Anything else risks the stability of the system, and you'll be at the whim of whomever is giving you instructions to do something else. I understand that power users typically do install from other sources, and recommend others do so. You've just discovered why, in general, this is a bad idea :( signature.asc Description: PGP signature -- Ubuntu-devel-discuss mailing list Ubuntu-devel-discuss@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-devel-discuss
Re: .deb package for Kitty Version: 0.11.3-1
On Mon, Dec 10, 2018 at 02:26:47PM +, Keir Wayman wrote: > The email address that I sent my original email to came from inside the .deb > package (attached) so I assumed a level of sanity checking had been done. A level of sanity checking does get done automatically, but only _against the Ubuntu release the .deb was released for_. As far as I can tell you grabbed a .deb from a future release and tried to install it into a previous release. That's the part that is not supported and no sanity checking is done for that. signature.asc Description: PGP signature -- Ubuntu-devel-discuss mailing list Ubuntu-devel-discuss@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-devel-discuss
Re: .deb package for Kitty Version: 0.11.3-1
On Sat, Dec 8, 2018 at 10:51 AM Keir Wayman wrote: > > Hi, > > > I installed the above on my Ubuntu 18.x system. What specific version? 18.x is not a valid version string. 18.04 or 18.10? > The installation deleted > more than 90 packages including the gdebi package installer, the > software-centre, ubuntu-cleaner & the usb disk creator. It's a > dangerous thing indeed! Doing things as root is dangerous, yes. You can't blame a package for ... > > > Yes, I know it tells you it's going to delete some packages before it > starts, but really, this thing should have a health warning! ... ignoring information you admit you read. -Nish -- Ubuntu-devel-discuss mailing list Ubuntu-devel-discuss@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-devel-discuss
Re: .deb package for Kitty Version: 0.11.3-1
On Mon, Dec 10, 2018 at 10:42 AM Keir Wayman wrote: > > > Ubuntu 10.04.1 LTS Did you mean 18.04.1? > Here's the thing, I thought you guys would like to know that this .deb has some dangerous > side effects, that's all. Yes doing things as root has dangers, but that's how you install packages. Doing *unsupported* things as root is doubly dangerous. If you did indeed mean 18.04.1 above, then you are installing a package not intended for your distribution by-hand. In any case, I did exactly what you claim to have, and installed kitty and kitty-terminfo from the debs built for 18.10 on 18.04 and no packages were removed. Thanks, Nish -- Ubuntu-devel-discuss mailing list Ubuntu-devel-discuss@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-devel-discuss
