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Subject: Re: setup graphical chooser : how to list orphaned packages ?
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[Resending to list.]

On 10/5/2017 3:01 PM, Jérôme Bouat wrote:
> Hello
> 
>> If a package is orphaned, then setup has no information about what 
>> category it was in when it was installed.
> 
> Then maybe would it be more intuitive to select "orphaned" into the 
> view/filter selector (top of the graphical chooser)

Orphaned packages are not important enough for that.

> instead of creating 
> a virtual category which isn't actually a category ?

The category view is supposed to list all packages, arranged by 
category.  There has to be some place in that view to list the packages 
with unknown category.

Ken


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