For those of you who haven't heard the news, Mandrake Cooker now has
APT-GET support. APT get is a rather nifty way of installing software on
a computer.
Comparing the task of installing, say, the latest Gimp on your machine
Regularly...
* Find out what the latest Gimp is...
* Try Mandrake Update, rpmfind, gimp.org, and various other sources until
you've got the package
* Try and install it
* Apparently you need libgimp.
* Try the same thing for libgimp
* Apparently libgimp needs a newer gtk
* Try the same thing for gtk ad nauseum, until you've acquired all the
relevant dependencies
* Install gimp. Or give up, and decide your day would be better spent on
a more enjoyable activity, like having all your teeth pulled out with a
pair of pliers. :-|
APT Get
* apt-get install gimp
[and the rest is done for you. Apt tells you the size of the downloads
necessary to install gimp on your system, and asks for your OK to start
downloading]
This is A Good Thing. :-)
So, does anyone [especially civileme (apologies in advance for bad
spelling)] have any further info about when the next major distribution
from Mandrake is due to arrive, and what Mandrake's intentions re: APT
will be? I'm particularly interested in the the obvious GUI frontend I
imagine Mandrake would be planning...
Mike
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