Re: A true package manager.

[Arturo <dalive flashmail com>]

Fernando Morais wrote:

> Hi everyone,
>  
> for when is it scheduled to include a true package manager?
> One that gives ther options to see all rpm's instaled, remove, install 
> new nes, and so on...
> In the early stages of fedora, one of the test releases, before the FC 
> 1, came with a tool that does part of
> what i said before, despite part of it's functions where disabled. But 
> it never was included before. Is there a reason for that?
>  
> Because a grafical tool to do interface with yum woulld be great, so 
> some basic task could be done, like adding rpm's, removing, seeing all 
> the rpm's avaiable to install, and more.
> And it could o a litle further, merge it with up2date and create only 
> one tool, that deals all the functions regarding the
> managing of the rpm's, the detection of updates, and so on...
>  
> Is there anything planned?
>  
> Thank you,
>  
> Nando

For give my ignorance, but would yumi aka yumgui fit the bill of what 
you're considering? If so, I too would like to see yumi as part of the 
distro, preferablly with more yum repos added in my default.