[Qgis-user] ubuntugis: Broken after update to 2.18.14

[Richard Duivenvoorde]

On 24-11-17 23:55, Bernd Vogelgesang wrote:
> It's really strange that shortly after the new QGIS point release, the
> dependencies get changed.
> If this would happen just once in a while, I wouldn't complain at all.
> But this feels more like coordinated chaos ;)
> 
> Thanx for your work

Hi Bernd,

Coordinating this kind of work is hard, if not almost impossible in my view.

It is easier to warn a user (just like apt is doing with you): "hey
apparently that package is temporarily broken because it is dependent on
that one, while that one is not yet updated".

This is exactly what the message is that you are seeing. It is warning
you that you should not FORCE the update, but have to wait some time
(days?) so all dependent packages are on par too.

So the message you get is not a message of a 'broken system' but more
'this part is in flux, but hold on, we are working on it'.

It is not chaos, it is reality (while some people think a shiny outside
or hidden transparency is the same as an ordered system :-) )...

Please have that trust in the volunteers,
OR else take the steering wheel yourself, and offer help.

Regards,

Richard Duivenvoorde