On Thu, 15 Feb 2001, Daniel L. Johnson, MD wrote:
> As a user, I agree. I greatly appreciate rpm, as it keeps a database
> of elements and dependencies, and makes installation automatic, but more
> important, makes removal easy, complete, and safe.
That's the sense of package managers.
> When I have installed temorary non-rpm packages, I end up with stray irrelevant
>files and directories, and when I have installed development packages that were
>tarballed, I have
> had to reinstall the OS in order to entirely clean up the mess.
That's why I always try to build a package from software even if it is
intended only for private use. My /usr/local is just for local
documentation files not for programs.
> I am unable to coment about Debian, but as an end user, I have vowed never to
>install a package again that is not rpm'd. If I want unreliability, I can always use
>Windows...
Debian packages have the same advantages as RPMs. There are people who
argue that dpkg is more powerfull than rpm (which misses some features),
but I have never compared both and I don't intend to start an off-topic
flamewar here. The good news is that a unified package format is in
preparation if I'm not completely wrong. But nobody knows when this will
be implemented.
Kind regards
Andreas.
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