Re: Helix-update question

[Warren Young <tangent cyberport com>]

Kim Carter wrote:
> 
> I also suffered the same problem - I'd like to know what mechanism Helix-Update
> uses to determine what is installed. Does it look to see whats in
> /tmp/helix-install

No, it probably uses the package manager's query function.  "Is
gnome-core-1.2.1 installed?  No?  Okay, we'll install ours."  Whether it
distinguishes Helix packages from others is a question I won't guess at.

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