Lennart Sorensen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I find apt-cache very useful, at least apt-cache search and > apt-cache show. apt-cache showpkg is also great for figuring > out dependancy things.
And there are many yum* tools as well, some standard, some optional. Yum also has many undocumented features. > dpkg is low level and should only be needed for special cases. > apt-get or aptitude (or synaptic if you think using X for > administration makes sense) is the right tool for the job. Most people know that with DPKG-based distros. Unfortunately, too many people don't with RPM-based distros. Sigh. Nothing makes me want to scream more than someone running RPM. "yum localinstall" -- no reason not to use it. -- Bryan J. Smith Professional, Technical Annoyance [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://thebs413.blogspot.com -------------------------------------------------- Fission Power: An Inconvenient Solution _______________________________________________ lpi-examdev mailing list [email protected] http://list.lpi.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/lpi-examdev
