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ConteZero / tw-updater-plasmoid

KDE Plasmoid software updater for openSUSE Tumbleweed
https://www.contezero.com/linux/kde-plasma-software-updater-opensuse-tumbleweed
GNU General Public License v2.0
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Any warning about using your widget? #6

Closed nkosi23 closed 1 year ago

nkosi23 commented 1 year ago

Hello,

Being new to OpenSUSE, I had been using this widget successfully but I kept reading on the internet that upgrading Tumbleweed from the desktop environment is dangerous and could leave my system broken since it is a rolling release and a snapshot of everything is pushed every time. These warnings scared me so I stopped using the widget and now use the command line, which is impractical since it is not possible to use the computer when a Virtual Terminal is launched.

As the widget author, it would be interesting to know your take on the risks of using your widget.

Thanks!

ConteZero commented 1 year ago

My applet is basically a frontend to zypper, you can read more info on how it works here: https://www.contezero.com/linux/kde-plasma-software-updater-opensuse-tumbleweed

I have never had problems using it for my systems, but this does not mean that the update software is 100% reliable, whatever mode you use for the update the most important thing is that you always have backups available, this is the golden rule.