-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Roberto � wrote: > On Fri, May 11, 2007 at 06:04:09PM +0200, Joe Hart wrote: >> The same can be said about package managers. While we all most likely >> agree that apt is a superior package manager, there are those that think >> RPM is by far better, and others that think the only real way to run a >> GNU/Linux system is to compile everything yourself. We can't all be right. >> > To nitpick, rpm is on the same level as dpkg. They are only package > managers on the lowest level. As in, they let you install directly from > a file on disk, list the contents of packages, and so on. > > At least, generally when people talk about package managers, they > usually mean something like synaptic, aptitude or even apt-get. > > Regards, > > -Roberto >
Right you are. I mean yum or up2date, or whatever other higher level commands that Red Hat and their offshoots are using. I know of at least one RPM based distro using apt-get. Joe -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.6 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iD8DBQFGRWgFiXBCVWpc5J4RAptDAJ9DLZXk5cH94UBwRmR5D7AM+rxbrwCfRsxB 09C5j5APl7e7Qi02kgXITyM= =Epiz -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]