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Let's update... (lemmy.ml)
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[–] 23 points 1 year ago (8 children)

Really should keep that PPA use to a minimum. They're potentially a source of not just instability but possible malware as you're putting a lot of trust in whoever maintains that resource.

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  • [–] 3 points 1 year ago (5 children)

    Especially because there is no way to limit the packages installed from a PPA AFAIK. If the PPA has a "new" version of NGINX, or of libc, or of Wayland - you get it, too!!!

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  • [–] 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

    Absolutely. Ideally you should have zero PPAs. There’s definitely a cost for using this feature. Most commonly it comes in the form of instability when you end up with incompatible or broken packages because the maintainer wasn’t playing an active enough role. YMMV!

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  • [–] 1 point 1 year ago (3 children)

    You can set packages from a particular repo to a lower priority so that they are only installed when you expressly ask for them

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  • [–] 2 points 1 year ago (2 children)

    How does one do that, Wise Zorro?

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  • [–] 2 points 1 year ago* (1 child)

    https://wiki.debian.org/AptConfiguration#Using_pinning

    The company I work for has a apt repo that both has some tools I like to install, but also maintains super new versions of certain libraries and kernels with configs that would break my laptop.

    So I have the priority set low enough that if a package exists in any other repo it it preferred over my companies version.

    Also sorry for the slow reply I forgot to check my messages 😄

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  • [–] 3 points 1 year ago

    When I use Debian/Ubuntu, I prefer installing missing/outdated software from Nix package manager or Flatpaks.

    This way, I can keep a stable core, while being able to enjoy all the latest versions of the apps that I need.

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  • [–] 1 point 1 year ago

    I think Fedora's COPR carries on the torch, besides Arch's AUR. But generally, yeah, avoid PPA's like the plague. It's been garbage for years now. You'd be better off actually compiling the software yourself.

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