[packagekit] Categories/Groups in yum on a Fedora system

Tim Lauridsen tla at rasmil.dk
Mon Oct 29 04:06:44 PDT 2007


Tim Lauridsen wrote:
> I have made a little backend util to dump the categories/groups from a 
> fedora rawhide system.
>
> Some of the categories/group is easy to match to pk groups, but other 
> are much harder.
>
> As far is i see it we should add an extra level to the pk groups to 
> make it easier to find the packages for the users.
>
> Example:
> Programming
>      kde-software-development
>       gnome-software-development
>       development-tools
>       eclipse
>       development-libs
>       x-software-development
>       web-development
>       legacy-software-development
>       ruby
>       java-development
>       xfce-software-development
>
> is much better
> than just 'programming' with a lot of packages.
>
> How do we do this in a smart way.
>
> Tim
>
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Ok, i have implemented 'search-group' for the yum backend, using the 
current pk groups, to see how it looks (very big 'other' & 'system' group)

Tim
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