The looming Python 3(000) monster

[Richard Hughes]

On Fri, 2008-12-05 at 14:07 -0900, Jeff Spaleta wrote:
> Do not let rpm transactions fail in the middle. Do not forcibly
> terminate them...do not cut power to the system...hold your breath and
> walk away from the console.

This was one of the problems PackageKit tries to solve. You can start an
install and do ctrl-alt-backspace and then re-login, and the transaction
is still running in the background. It also stops you shutting down
using a system and session inhibit if the transaction is an a
non-cancellable state.

If you /sbin/shutdown as root, or suffer a power failure without a UPS,
then all bets are off :-)

Richard.