Pirut: Edit -> Repositories mock-up.

Debarshi 'Rishi' Ray debarshi.ray at gmail.com
Tue Jul 10 08:37:05 UTC 2007


> > By the way would it be better if we listed out the use-cases on some
> > Web page, since a mailing list does not seem to be a very good way to
> > maintain such a document? If yes, should I do it on the Fedora wiki,
> > or my blog is good enough?

> A wiki page would be a good idea.

Is http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Usability/Objectives/Pirut a good
place to use? If yes, what about the existing content?

> > This seems to be interesting. I can think of 2 options:
> > a. Provide a way by which the user can simply copy-paste the URL of
> > the RPM published on the site, and the tool automatically handles the
> > rest.
> > b. The user downloads the RPM and there is a way in which one can ask
> > Pirut to do:
> >  $ yum localinstall <package>.rpm

> In system-config-repo i have implemented a feature where you can paste
> and url to to repository rpm or a repo file
> and then it is getting downloaded and installed after doing some checks
> and prints some  warnings, because the is some security
> issues by adding new repos.

Nice. I shall have a look into it.

Happy hacking,
Debarshi
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