Enabled repositories in default install

[Zach]

I would like to add to this.  I think it would be very useful if
synaptic would indicate where packages are coming from.  Currently
when there are upgrades available I have disable/enable repositories
and observe the differences in order to deduce whether the upgrade is
coming from "main" or "backports", etc...  Knowing where the upgrades
are coming from would enable me to decide whether to accept or reject
the proposed upgrades.  If this would be confusing to users who don't
need that information, perhaps a "customize view" feature could enable
advanced users to...well...customize their view.

On 6/25/05, Wouter Stomp <wouterstomp at gmail.com> wrote:
> I think 99% of the people using Ubuntu enable the Universe repository
> after installation. A search for 'enable universe' on the forums gives
> 341 threads. So wouldn't it be better to enable the universe
> repository by default? May be a trivial thing to do, but for new users
> it is very confusing if they can't find the programs they want to
> install.
> If you still wan't to make a difference between supported and
> unsupported software, I think a notice in synaptic saying that a
> package is not officially supported would be more appropriate.
> Especially because if you have enabled universe, it is currently not
> obvious in the main synaptic window of which repository a packages
> comes from.
> 
> Wouter
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