From: "Charlie Brady" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > My friends who use Debian swear by apt and continue to tell me that I'm > > a Neanderthal for continuing to just use rpm. That being said, I continue > > to just use rpm. > > Using apt doesn't preclude using rpm. They're not analogous. Up2date or > yum would be closer analogs.
Debian uses the original form of apt where it is the native package system. It has more recently been adapted for RPM based system where it uses rpm packages but takes care of the dependencies for you. That is, instead of failing when you try to install something where you need another package or version, it takes care of doing everything necessary in the right order for you. > > > > If you have not heard of apt have a look at http://www.freshrpms.net > > Start at http://apt.freshrpms.net/. > > [FWIW, I use apt to keep my home desktop up to date, but I've had a look > at yum too, and like that - it's simpler at the repository end, and since > it's written in python, it's would be easier to hack, if need arose.] For machines that have X, you can use the 'synaptic' GUI wrapper to interactively view and select available and installed versions with apt doing the work. Freshrpms.net and some similar repositories seem to be one-man operations so it must be possible to automate much of the work. The really nice thing is that in addition to some specialized extra packages, the repositories mirror the RedHat updates so a simple: apt-get update apt-get dist-upgrade is all it takes to keep everything you have installed except the kernel up to date. (You have to pick the version you want for a kernel upgrade). Http://www.fedora.us seems to be an attempt to consolidate the different repository contents and arrange for mirror distribution. It would be great if SME provided updates in the required format or perhaps someone else could do it. --- Les Mikesell [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- Please report bugs to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] (only) to discuss security issues Support for registered customers and partners to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Searchable archive at http://www.mail-archive.com/devinfo%40lists.e-smith.org
