> Slightly tangential now, since the original question seems to have been > answered, but isn't that what Depends are for? It shouldn't be possible, > from an architectural point of view, to upgrade any package without pulling > along all the packages that it absolutely requires to run properly?
Yes, but in the rapid update cycle present in pre-release software, this system sometimes doesn't work according to plan. It's best to update the entire system at once. On Tue, Mar 6, 2012 at 10:52, Evan Huus <eapa...@gmail.com> wrote: > On Tue, Mar 6, 2012 at 12:15 PM, Mark Shuttleworth <m...@ubuntu.com> wrote: >> >> On 06/03/12 16:42, Ryan Gauger wrote: >>> >>> I would like Update Manager to have an option to check all >>> updates/uncheck all updates. I had a problem with a Network Manager update >>> recently, reinstalled Precise, and now, with 419 updates available, I just >>> want to update Chromium and Firefox, and it is extremely hard to do so >>> without unchecking ALL other updates. That would take a while. Thanks! >> >> >> That's typical only in the beta period, when updates are fast and furious. >> The updated Chromium and Firefox may well break if you don't have many of >> the other packages they were built against. > > > Slightly tangential now, since the original question seems to have been > answered, but isn't that what Depends are for? It shouldn't be possible, > from an architectural point of view, to upgrade any package without pulling > along all the packages that it absolutely requires to run properly? > > Evan > > -- > Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~unity-design > Post to : unity-design@lists.launchpad.net > Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~unity-design > More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp > -- Ian Santopietro Please avoid sending me Word or PowerPoint attachments. See http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/no-word-attachments.html "Eala Earendel enlga beorohtast Ofer middangeard monnum sended" Pa gur yv y porthaur? Public GPG key (RSA): http://keyserver.ubuntu.com:11371/pks/lookup?op=get&search=0x412F52DB1BBF1234 -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~unity-design Post to : unity-design@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~unity-design More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
