> I disagree. It's the rpm program which is brain dead not the rpm package > format. Besides rpm programs throws good enough hints as in what's required. > When nothing else works, one can open an rpm with cpio/mc and find out what > it is. > > Lot of people have started with rpm based distro and have become power users > over the years. Their preferences might have changed over the years but that > matters with technical merit of each distro and not the person itself.. > > Don't blame rpm/RedHat. If one does not willing to learn, he/she can not do > many things. It's just that some tools will choke at level 0 while others at > level 1. That's irrelevent.
Assuming X is not installed.. The dependency failure in rpm gives file name (and not packages) which causes lots of frustration to newbie, because they have no other way but rpmfind.net. Regards, Mukund Deshmukh Beta Computronics Pvt. Ltd. Web site - http://betacomp.com ------------------------------------------------------- This sf.net email is sponsored by:ThinkGeek Welcome to geek heaven. http://thinkgeek.com/sf _______________________________________________ linux-india-help mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/linux-india-help
