FS#66696 - Don't ask "Replace X with Y" when using "--downloadonly"
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Pacman
Opened by kkl2401 (kkl2401) - Monday, 18 May 2020, 07:37 GMT
Last edited by Andrew Gregory (andrewgregory) - Tuesday, 19 May 2020, 19:52 GMT
Opened by kkl2401 (kkl2401) - Monday, 18 May 2020, 07:37 GMT
Last edited by Andrew Gregory (andrewgregory) - Tuesday, 19 May 2020, 19:52 GMT
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Summary and Info:
Very often (almost all the time) I use pacman in the following way: I run "pacman -Syuw" in order to download everything for an upgrade performed at a later time. It's slightly annoying (or perhaps unnecessary is a better word) to be asked whether I want to replace a package with another one, because I'm not about to perform the actual upgrade. I understand that this may be a useful information, so that I'm prepared for that replacement when I actually do the upgrade in the future but perhaps it could be just that: some sort of informative message instead of a question? Steps to Reproduce: Run "pacman -Syuw" when several packages have been replaced with different ones since the last upgrade. |
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Closed by Andrew Gregory (andrewgregory)
Tuesday, 19 May 2020, 19:52 GMT
Reason for closing: Won't implement
Additional comments about closing: Look at pacinstall for skipping specific questions.
Tuesday, 19 May 2020, 19:52 GMT
Reason for closing: Won't implement
Additional comments about closing: Look at pacinstall for skipping specific questions.
Comment by
Andrew Gregory (andrewgregory) -
Monday, 18 May 2020, 14:44 GMT
Comment by kkl2401 (kkl2401) -
Monday, 18 May 2020, 16:21 GMT
How should pacman know whether it needs to download the
replacements if it doesn't ask? Just use --noconfirm.
Fair point. I've never been in a situation when I wouldn't want to
download the replacements but I guess other people might. Using
--noconfirm seems too strong, since it's only these specific
confirmations I'd like to avoid (and not others). Anyway, I take
my request back because apparently there could be reasons not to
download the replacements.