On Thu March 26 2009, Alan Cox <Alan Cox <[email protected]>> wrote: . . . > The other is the religious viewpoint about whether > packages are permitted to interact with the user as installed > (dpkg) or after only (rpm). This all being related to things like > automatic installs/rebuilds
As one who's recently had experience with both systems, I really like the way dpkg/apt automatically searches for serious outstanding bugs, and warnings about incompatible changes, with every package it's installing, and makes sure I notice. On the other hand, the rpm and yum commands have a more consistent syntax than the long list of programs used with dpkg. Douglas Wooster -- Permission is granted to use the email address(es), postal addresses, telephone numbers, Web site URLs, names, account numbers, userids, passwords, and other identifying or contact information contained in, or attached to, this email, for the purposes of responding to queries, providing support, or fulfilling sales orders contained in this email or its attachment(s) (if any). Trading, selling, otherwise publishing, or making available to employees or third parties, any identifying information contained in this email or its attachment(s) (if any) for other purposes, including use in advertising, is forbidden. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For LINUX-390 subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO LINUX-390 or visit http://www.marist.edu/htbin/wlvindex?LINUX-390
