Bug 406117

Summary: Update-config is confusing for noob users
Product: [openSUSE] openSUSE 11.1 Reporter: Bart Otten <bart.otten85>
Component: YaST2Assignee: Stephan Kulow <coolo>
Status: RESOLVED INVALID QA Contact: Jiri Srain <jsrain>
Severity: Normal    
Priority: P5 - None CC: locilka
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Attachments: Community Repositories - screenshot

Description Bart Otten 2008-07-03 10:53:35 UTC 
Goodday all,

openSUSE 11.0 is a huge succes and a lot of my Windows-friends are giving it a try. I heard a lot of complains about the update-config where a list of (community) repositories are shown. For people that know the system of repositories it is 'crystal clear' but net users don't understand it. They are confronted with a list that does not explain anything about the repositories.

X11:XGL << What's that? Should I use it?

It would be better if there was some information about the repo's and which one are usefull for 'normal' users. Just like we give information about RPM-packages in Software Install. It doesn't have to be technical correct as long as it it usefull for Joe Average.

X11:XGL - Experimental version of the graphicsystem of openSUSE

Regards,
Bart
Comment 1 Michal Zugec 2008-07-16 14:58:15 UTC 
Lado, in case there _IS_ description, you can show it to user in repository configuration module, right?
Comment 2 Ladislav Slezák 2008-07-23 11:16:32 UTC 
If I understant it correctly the problem is in repository config during system update. Lukas?
Comment 3 Lukas Ocilka 2008-07-23 11:25:57 UTC 
Created attachment 229509 [details]
Community Repositories - screenshot
Comment 4 Lukas Ocilka 2008-07-23 11:28:14 UTC 
(In reply to comment #2 from Ladislav Slezak)
> If I understant it correctly the problem is in repository config during system
> update. Lukas?

No, not really. It's about the names and descriptions for Community Repositories - items in the list. Defined by Coolo so far...

See http://download.opensuse.org/YaST/Repos/openSUSE_110_Servers.xml
Comment 5 Stephan Kulow 2008-08-01 09:09:54 UTC 
there is a description below, so I don't see the bug as valid.