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Idea #9598: apt-get with transaction mode



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Written by innovatel the 6 Jun 08 at 18:57. Category: System.
Related to: Nothing/Others. Status: New
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I think the transaction mode is wonderful during a system update or during a "simple" package install.

I'd like to have apt-get like yum.

1. download the package(s) and dependency
2. simulate the install
3. if the simulate is ok > done the real install

Why that? In some situation I decide to install the package "XYZ" and so I did ->

sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install XYZ
[...] download XYZ and the dependency[...]
[...] Install all dependency [...]
[...] Error during the install of XYZ [...]

And now? why can I have all dependency of XYZ if I don't have it?

If the "simulate install" was done and failed ... nothing .. the real install not do!

Bye and sorry for my english
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Warbo wrote on the 6 Jun 08 at 22:08
This sounds like a good idea. I like to build my own packages and use third party repositories for newer library/development stuff, and many times I've had to fix dependencies by hand because files exist in two packages, scripts fail, etc.

NoWhereMan wrote on the 8 Jun 08 at 16:45
I'm voting the proposal although what you describe is not really a transaction (I think dpkg can be already thought as transactional)


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