Re: [mostly-OT] apt-get on RH, is it worth anything? (was Re: Debian: abandon ship?)

2002-06-08 Thread Arthur H. Johnson II
I use apt-get on my Red Hat servers that need auto updating. I dont trust RH Network. It has broken at least a dozen servers that I know of, none of them are mine of course. You can get a really great implimentation of apt-get for Red Hat at http://www.freshrpms.net. -- Arthur H. Johnson II

Re: [mostly-OT] apt-get on RH, is it worth anything? (was Re: Debian: abandon ship?)

2002-06-08 Thread Derrick 'dman' Hudson
On Sat, Jun 08, 2002 at 09:26:54AM -0400, Arthur H. Johnson II wrote: | | I use apt-get on my Red Hat servers that need auto updating. How much memory do they have? How long does an 'apt-get anything' take to run, compared to debian with equivalent hardware? (not including any network

Re: [mostly-OT] apt-get on RH, is it worth anything? (was Re: Debian: abandon ship?)

2002-06-07 Thread Glen Lee Edwards
On Thu 06 Jun 02 15:45, Derrick 'dman' Hudson wrote: On Thu, Jun 06, 2002 at 12:48:15PM -0600, user list wrote: [snip] | The reasons I like [debian] are: | 1. apt-get [snip] | I'll note in passing that the first reason has lost some edge now | that RH 7.3 comes with apt-get and that

Re: [mostly-OT] apt-get on RH, is it worth anything? (was Re: Debian: abandon ship?)

2002-06-07 Thread Jamin W . Collins
On Thu, 6 Jun 2002 23:55:31 -0500 Glen Lee Edwards [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Is apt-get on RH 7.3 actually usable? Red Hat isn't likely to seriously support apt-get. They're pushing up2date, which updates your computer for you. It's free for the first computer you sign up for, but

[mostly-OT] apt-get on RH, is it worth anything? (was Re: Debian: abandon ship?)

2002-06-06 Thread Derrick 'dman' Hudson
On Thu, Jun 06, 2002 at 12:48:15PM -0600, user list wrote: [snip] | The reasons I like [debian] are: | 1. apt-get [snip] | I'll note in passing that the first reason has lost some edge now that | RH 7.3 comes with apt-get and that there are ports to older RH releases. [snip] Is apt-get on RH 7.3