FC 5 Updates Suggestion

[tbrowder]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: fedora-list-bounces at redhat.com 
> [mailto:fedora-list-bounces at redhat.com] On Behalf Of Jeff Vian
> Sent: Saturday, April 08, 2006 10:36 PM
> To: For users of Fedora Core releases
> Subject: Re: FC 5 Updates Suggestion
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> I don't think that is a good idea.
> 
> We have all seen packages that break for some installs when 
> an update occurs.  As long as the older package is still 
> available the user can roll back the update and get his 
> system/package/application working again.
> 
> I don't think it is necessary to keep more than a couple of 
> the older packages, but removing all the old ones as soon as 
> the new one is available would not be wise.

I never suggested removing, them, just moving the older ones, say to a
subdirectory named 'old_rpms'.

-Tom