Ron Johnson <ron.l.johnson@cox.net> writes:
> On 05/29/08 08:01, Marc 'HE' Brockschmidt wrote:
>> Lucas Nussbaum <lucas@lucas-nussbaum.net> writes:
>>> I usually run 'apt-show-versions | grep -v uptodate' to find them. The
>>> remaining list is short enough to be analyzed manually.
>> I don't think normal users do that - and users shouldn't expect to
>> install Priority: optional packages to get a list of things that are not
>> supported anymore by their distribution.
> Why not? IOW, why shouldn't "normal users" be expected to expend a
> little effort to maintain their system?
Because this task can easily be automated. Forcing people to do things
manually that should be done by the package management sucks.
Marc
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