On Mon, Dec 24, 2007 at 06:19:52AM -0600, Craig Huff wrote: > On Dec 24, 2007 1:44 AM, Axel Thimm <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hi, > > > > in general yum by design only looks at the latest packages. There is a > > tool (yum-download?) that eases the wget part by looking at the repo > > definition and doing the wget for you, but if you want to do more > > sophisticated work with old packages then you need smart or apt. > > > > So, to deal with the immediate issue, I need to use yumdownloader or wget > to get the correct rpms onto my local hard drive, invoke "yum localinstall" > with a list of their file names, and let yum figure out any additional > packages > needed to resolve dependencies. If any of *those* is a problem, return to > step one, repeat, and stir. Right? > > Long term, how does smart compare with apt? Is one better than the other, > or better in some circumstances and not others?
In short: smart is exact and apt is fast :) -- Axel.Thimm at ATrpms.net
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