[arch-general] ArchLinux AntiDesktop (was: Another rant on arch way abuse and false promises)

[Christos Nouskas]

Ray Kohler wrote:
> > Suggestions:
> >
> > 1. Rename all your packages appropriately (e.g. append -heresy or
> > -nodbus or -whatever). This way your packages won't get unistalled if
> > they lag behind the official ones.
> 
> No, this isn't how pacman works. If his repo comes before the official
> ones in pacman.conf, it will override them regardless of version
> comparisons.


I know, but why would anyone in their right mind put some tro^Wguy's 
custom repo _before_ the official ones, especially when the provided 
packages are not the nightly builds of <insert_your_fav_app> but ones like 
xorg-server?



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