User talk:Tk421

Dedicated Server Apt

Hi TK, this is about the changes you made to Dedicated server, while I think it's helpful you help people find the non-free repositories, I do not know if it is so wise to automate it with "software-properties-common", which recommends the package "unattended-upgrades", which could very quickly bork someones system, especially if they do not have apt-listchanges set up. (Technically it is python3-software-properties, that recommends this package.)

We could recommend `apt install software-properties-common --no-install-recommends`, which will not install unattended-upgrades automatically.

Ideally I think the user should configure with "apt edit-sources", but I can see how that might be outside the scope of this guide. "add-apt-repository" might also not work for Ubuntu users who's non-free repository is named "multiverse" (perhaps add-apt-repository non-free is smart enough to handle this, I do not know), and perhaps Ubuntu users have multiverse usually enabled by default, I do not use Ubuntu only Debian so I do not know.

Perhaps we can avoid being responsible for such dangers by encouraging cleanup (apt purge software-properties-common) and linking to Debian documentation about non-free software and sources.list?

I am not an admin or anything, these are just some thoughts, I just would hope that the Zomboid wiki page does not degrade someones system like so much online help encourages users to do, so I hope you keep my suggestions in mind.

Thanks! --Zomboidtripod (talk) 11:04, 2 February 2023 (UTC)