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Subject:	Re: setup's response to a "corrupt local copy"
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On Fri, 15 Dec 2017 09:50:44, Vince Rice wrote:
> It's my computer. I don't want setup (or anything else) replacing files on it
> it doesn't know about without at least asking whether that's what I want it to
> do. Setup's current behavior is exactly what it should be, IMO. If, as has
> been mentioned, someone wants to offer an *option* to replace, either with or
> without a question, then great. But the default should be to leave something
> it doesn't know about alone.

Thankfully we dont need your opinion on this matter, as we can simply fall back
to facts, as I will now do. Let us bring some sanity to this thread, shall we?

Exhibit A
====================
Package manager: APT
Reference distro: Lubuntu http://lubuntu.me
Cache: /var/cache/apt

Exhibit B
====================
Package manager: DNF
Reference distro: Fedora http://spins.fedoraproject.org/lxde
Cache: /var/cache/dnf
Option: keepcache=True

Exhibit C
=====================
Package manager: ZYpp
Reference distro: Gecko LXQt http://geckolinux.github.io
Cache: /var/cache/zypp
Option: --keep-packages

In all cases, these package managers remove invalid archives without warning.
Why should setup.exe be any different? I eagerly await your referenced and
reasoned rebuttal.

Cheers


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