Robert raises an interesting question, do we simply rely on the "preselected" list of software for our Linux machine as set by the distro, or do we branch out and select other configuration managed sources.
While having Red Hat 9, I was not happy with the limited choices, so I installed apt and got a smile on my face... that is until the rpm manager that Red Hat had did NOT know how to handle the new rpm packages that apt grabbed. I became quite dissatisfied after I ended up with quite a mess, with compilers complaining about missing libraries and paths and all that, and having to reinstall the identical packages that rpm -q said were already there. So if you are running, say Red Hat, or Suse, or Debian, or Mandrake, is there a better choice than apt for branching out and keeping software up to date? Randall p.s. Or should we just keep source only?? (laugh) -- [email protected] http://www.kernel-panic.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/kplug-newbie
