Path: csiph.com!fu-berlin.de!uni-berlin.de!individual.net!not-for-mail From: Jolly Roger Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.system,alt.comp.freeware,alt.hacker,alt.privacy.anon-server,comp.os.linux.advocacy Subject: Re: "Unhackable" Apple Confirms Malware-Infected Apps Found And Removed From Its Chinese App Store Date: 6 Oct 2015 04:28:52 GMT Lines: 39 Message-ID: References: <7Y6dnbX9lNz4SI_LnZ2dnUU7-W2dnZ2d@supernews.com> <4M6dnQEwqcY7g47LnZ2dnUU7-SednZ2d@supernews.com> <20151006045245.4e2db9a2@maxa-pc> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-Trace: individual.net sRu/NMggXySlG9TLCpmdQwQtjtWSZakVI73nP6lSthMT0HQQxJ Cancel-Lock: sha1:O309nFECNS/s0WOhB/SdHgufosY= sha1:jP+liAsSmvSVrQKhaP7w2g7oPc0= User-Agent: NewsTap/5.0 (iPhone/iPod Touch) Xref: csiph.com comp.sys.mac.system:81734 alt.comp.freeware:244899 alt.hacker:8683 alt.privacy.anon-server:45845 comp.os.linux.advocacy:324727 nom de plume wrote: > On 2015-10-06, Snit wrote: >> First question: why would you want to? > > Why would you want to delete an package? Because you might want to > downgrade or upgrade it. You might have corrupted it or you might want > to resolve a missing missing dependency by simply removing it and > reinstalling it and thus letting the package management reapply the > dependencies for you. > >> But if I wanted to I would right click on it and select "App Delete" and >> follow the prompts. But still just you playing with your tool and not using >> it to get work done. > > Downloading recipes? Oh yeah, that sounds like real work. Just send the > user a link to the recipe. They can print it or make a bookmark for it. > Why would need to email it with notes and shit all over it. If you want > to change it, just copy the text in a text in a text editor, change it, > and send them the finished, changed recipe. You seem to be making work > out of thin air. People like to make notes on recipes. In this case the recipes are digital rather than physical printouts. Your suggested solution is to print it out and write on it and then store that printout (assuredly with a bunch of others) somewhere. But if he wants to keep everything digital, your solution is unsatisfactory. Show us how to do it electronically and you will have shown us something. > What I show is not tinkering. That's a real world needed function. We > didn't make these commands up for no reason. To remove an app on a Mac, you drag the app icon to the trash. That's it. None of your commands are needed. -- E-mail sent to this address may be devoured by my ravenous SPAM filter. I often ignore posts from Google. Use a real news client instead. JR