> It is done on a per package basis. So in that respect it's like rpm. No?
> 'apt-get install exim' will install > all libraries that it depends on and Doesn't rpm do that too? > uninstall all mta's that it conflicts > with. With or without asking? > > > The .deb format is not just a package format it is a database of > information about packages, namely version, dependencies, conflicts and As far as I know that is the case with rpm too, isn't it? > recommends. That is not a feature of rpm as far as I know. > > Thus when you upgrade your system, dpkg/apt downloads all software > selected and dependencies, then sets them up, if there is a conflict it > uninstalls what is conflicting, then after everthing is installed and > configure correctly, it deletes the downloaded packages so that your > system is not loaded down with .deb files. > > There is nothing like it in existence, it is the superior package format. > Forget about popularity for a moment and think about raw technical > superiority. That is the debian format. You will love it when you try > it. I heard that it's supposed to be supperior. As a matter of fact that is the main reason for me to try Debian (I started out with SuSE and am still using it. However I don't like the way they package things as it's not compatible to rpm's that I find on the net since they aor usually for RedHat). Where can I get a more detailed comparison? TIA Thorsten Manegold > On Mon, 26 Apr 1999, Thorsten Manegold wrote: > > > HI! > > Could someone please enlighten me to the differences in functionality > > between deb and rpm packages? I'm especially interested in > > dependencies. Is this done on a per file basis, so that each package > > has info, what files the program needs, or on a package(name) basis > > (meaning the packages contains the names of other packages that it > > requires). > > Which behaves better during updates? > > > > TIA > > Thorsten Manegold > > > > > > -- > > Unsubscribe? mail -s unsubscribe [EMAIL PROTECTED] < /dev/null > > > > > > > > > -- > Unsubscribe? mail -s unsubscribe [EMAIL PROTECTED] < /dev/null > >
