>> I am somewhat new to the cooker list, and I just migrated to 9.1 beta. >> The difference is that now I've actually made the transition from >> "theory" to "practice" in my involvement with rpmdrake 2.x, and it isn't >> positive. I just don't believe the 4-way interface is as good as >> rpmdrake 1.4. Behind the scenes the "engine(s)" may be new and >> improved, but the interface just isn't getting it. I don't understand >> *why* it was changed, and I have not talked to anybody that does. It >> seems to me that this should have been a discussion/vote within >> Mandrakeclub prior to the time that the change was made. I assumed that >> that was one of the reasons that Mandrakeclub existed.
There is a voting option to put all 4 modules into 9.1 but i dont know whats going to happen with it. >> I use rpm to install downloaded individual rpm's and rpmdrake to install >> from CD and update the OS from the net. This is what i do myself. >> I *could* start using the CLI for this stuff, I've just been occupied >> with too many *other* things in the CLI to pay attention. I don't spend >> all day playing with rpmdrake. But when I do use it, I like for there >> to be a decent UI sitting there waiting. With the advent of rpmdrake >> 2.1 it is now probably time to get a handle on the CLI procedures for >> urpmi, at least in the interim period that it takes for rpmdrake 1.4 to >> be voted back in. Since 9.0 i think we all need to learn CLI urpmi for installing rpms.... Rob
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