First post! [snap] > Well, I had only been using RPM-based Linux distibutions before I tried out > the Hurd, so I can understand how dpkg can seem confusing to you at first. > OTOH, if you keep on learning how to use it, I think you will find that > there isn't anything that makes rpm better than plain dpkg ; anything that > can be done with rpm can also be done with dpkg. There isn't so much to > learn to be able to use dpkg for debs installing either. > > Trying out the Hurd got me to learn about apt and to switch to Debian for my > GNU/Linux work ; IMHO apt-get and friends are clearly superior to anything > RPM-based. OK the Hurd cannot yet benefit from the mighty apt, but I'm sure > it will work in the future... [/snap]
A little comment. I have read somewhere that atp-get and friends ARE capable of using rpm's................ But that is quite off-topic here..
