On Thu, 2002-05-09 at 01:18, Paul 'Baloo' Johnson wrote: > On Wed, 8 May 2002, Glen Lee Edwards wrote: [snip] > - dpkg makes life easier than dealing with RPM. The dpkg isn't a > complete bitch to deal with like RPM on the command line. You also have > to make an effort to install two versions of the same package with dpkg, > instead of it being the default behaviour like it is with RPM.
I don't remember being able to easily install 2 versions of the same package. > - apt makes life easier than dealing with... oh yeah, Red Hat doesn't > have anything to resolve dependancies and download packages > automatically. So apt is better than getting cozy with a bash prompt > and rpmfind.net for a few hours. RH now has Red Carpet, which does something similar to apt-get, but I think you must go only to redhat.com. No choosing the fastest mirror. > - Installer's not as scary (as of Debian hamm, which was the last time I > had to use the installer). Yeah, it doesn't autodetect beyond what the > kernel can (ie, you don't necissarily have to know module parameters, > but you at least need to know which modules), but it gives you a bit > more control over what packages get installed right off, and it doesn't > try to partition your disk by default into a bizarre layout. Doing a network install (over cable modem) of woody wasn't so difficult. -- +------------------------------------------------------------+ | Ron Johnson, Jr. Home: [EMAIL PROTECTED] | | Jefferson, LA USA http://ronandheather.dhs.org:81 | | | | You ask us the same question every day, and we give you | | the same answer every day. Someday, we hope that you will | | believe us... | | Donald Rumsfeld, to a reporter | +------------------------------------------------------------+ -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
