>>Getting consistant package names across all distributions is non-trivial.
agree. However it's a pity. Bill will always be better here.
Unless GNU finds some solution ?
regards
Zbigniew
| David Goodenough <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
2006-07-13 17:51 |
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On Thursday 13 July 2006 15:39, Zbigniew Wiech wrote:
> Hi,
> It's not a problem of desktop and GUI. I could really live with
> blackscreen and "./configure/make/make install" instead of "setup.exe". If
> only "./configure..." was more-less equally reliable as "setup.exe".
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> I know it is.... Technically. If you have all proper dependencies,
> "includes", "dev" packages - it works.
> But trying to guess what components I should install to satisfy all
> dependencies is a russian roulette.
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> Commercial software is equipped with clear and intuitive helps and
> manuals. Free one is not, what is somewhat obvious. For sure it's a blue
> ocean for anybody who provides linux based IT services. Cost of software
> vs cost of expertise ;)
>
> regards
> Zbigniew
Part of the difficulty is that if you are downloading a TAR file and
installing that then this is not a TAR file for this distribution, but
rather for all distributions. Getting consistant package names across
all distributions is non-trivial. There are also problems sometimes
when an source package name clashes with another name that is already
in a distribution. So while in a perfect world all names are the same
in the real world oddities are quite likely.
David
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> Kevin Mark <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> 2006-07-13 09:35
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> Re: Hugin on debian "sarge"
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> On Wed, Jul 12, 2006 at 12:06:03PM +0200, Zbigniew Wiech wrote:
> > I see.
> >
> > Linux is now mature enough for home applications - multimedia etc, also
> > for small office - LAN, internet, Word. I use it for both for a couple
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> > months and I like it.
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> > The only drawback is this damned end-user-service. Obscure manuals,
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> > installations", much of IT work before you really get in.
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> > I understand that (almost) for free you cannot expect much. But it's a
> > real thing that keeps linux away from average people and popularity.
> >
> > regards
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> Hi Zbigniew,
> this is why Knoppix, and Now Ubuntu was created! They target a different
> audience. Debian can be used by many folks, but it is not as end-user,
> no-command-line focused as the ones mentioned before. It was not
> targeted to an average M$ or Mac user. This need is being filled by
> other distros that want to target those users. Free software allow this
> natural competition/free market and it gives users the power to make their
> own
> choices.
> cheers,
> Kev
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