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[Synaptic-devel] Need logging function in Preferences


From: Jon Roland
Subject: [Synaptic-devel] Need logging function in Preferences
Date: Mon, 13 Sep 2004 12:17:17 -0500
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I use Synaptic as a package browser but still use apt-get in xterm to do the
upgrades and installs because I like to save the output from the operations to a
file, so I have a history of installs and upgrades, and can get the error
messages that can affect which packages I install or upgrade, and how (with an
-f option, for example). The Synaptic front-end hides or fails to preserve this
important information. The problem could be solved by adding a function under
Preferences to set the name of a log file into which all the output would be
appended, then give the user the option of showing the additions to the log file
in a window that does the equivalent of tail -f.

You should also have links on the Synaptic home page to, preferably, a bugzilla
page for Synaptic, or to the Login/Subscribe page for the email list. And the
page for the email list should explain how to address email to the list.

Thanks for a useful tool, but one that can be improved.

-- Jon

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