But... you're kind of speaking in favor of package managers. On my
debian system I just need to do the following:
sudo apt-get install {program that I want}
That's *easy*, and I can have it update and stay current too.
Rollup scripts are nice, they do beat the doing it by hand... but I
prefer a good package.
- Mick
PS: what version of *nix are you using?
On Sat, Dec 5, 2009 at 6:42 PM, Richard Baker
<[email protected]> wrote:
> I see the point for package managers... but wouldn't it be "better" or speed
> adoption if the packages self-managed and then is no reason to have the .deb
> vs. .rpm vs. ect... normal users dont want to remember how to un-tar...
> windows and mac make it simple... click here to install... drag to the
> applications folder... maybe im crazy
> -REB
>
> On Sat, Dec 5, 2009 at 5:59 AM, Robin Wood <[email protected]> wrote:
>>
>> 2009/12/5 Richard Baker <[email protected]>:
>> > Why don't more *nix dev's...
>> > Write rolled up install scripts... like the installer for VMware
>> > Player...
>> > One .sh file that has all the needed elements rolled up in it uuencoded
>> > directly in the script...
>> > I know *nix users like to "have control" but doesn't it make sense??> or
>> > am
>> > I off base...
>> > Sanity Check??
>>
>> Isn't that what distributions and their package managers are for?
>>
>> Robin
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