#askfedi
- typed "sudo apt update YT-DLP" to update my YT-DLP to the Debian Multimedia version (Invidious doesn't work right now and I accidentially installed an obsolete version from the stock Debian repositories)
- APT proceeded to update the entire system, and wasted a bunch of time compiling a driver for some Realtek wifi chipset I don't have: with no obvious way to abort the process (closing the terminal window doesn't do anything)
- can't find the package to remove it, since the "apt search rtl" just gives me a list of completely unrelated packages (even when I put rtl in quotes) and the Synaptic Package Manager frontend can't start when a APT process is still running
Which package managers/distros should I switch to if I don't want to worry about this ever again?
the Realtek module may have come pre-installed with MX Linux (a distro I otherwise quite like), but I should still be able to abort the process.
so much for #foss being the paragon of user consent I guess...
Moses Izumi (he/him)
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2026-08-29 11:01:46 UTC
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