On Mon, 13 Oct 1997, kwm wrote:
> I also like the philosophy behind Debian, very much! However, dselect
> is the package manager from hell. If you advocate using Debian for the
> Artist's CD, then I highly recommend spending some quality time on
> developing a friendly front-end for it. Otherwise, I agree... Debian
> is now (as of 1.3.x) very easy to get going. It boots Linux from the
> CD, using loadlin, or something like that. If Debian could just figure
> out
> an easier to use package manager for the complete beginner.
I'm another Debian user and am quite pleased with the Debian packaging
system. As far as dselect, I've grown to like it now that I'm comfortable
with it. However, I still use dpkg (for which dselect is a friendly front
end) for small modifications and additions to my system. It's my
understanding that there is a new and friendlier package manager being
worked on. I think it's called deity. There's also been some talk on
the Debian lists about creating a simpler installation that would consist
of choosing between a few fixed configurations, instead of the current
method which has you choose individual packages - precisely to make it
easier for newbies. Actually, I don't think it would be difficult at all
to created a custom Debian installation. All you'd have to do is decide
what packages should be in it and then write either a perl or shell script
to invoke dpkg on that list.
Nick
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