Re: [leaf-devel] Subject: Using .deb packages for custom Bering distro

2004-06-08 Thread Mike Noyes
On Tue, 2004-06-08 at 09:51, Nathan Angelacos wrote: > Thanks. Actually I'm using a rewritten apkg (originally from > Oxygen). Nathan, Would you mind making your diff of apkg available? -- Mike Noyes http://sourceforge.net/users/mhnoyes/ SF.net Projects: ffl, leaf, phpwebsite, phpwebsite-comm

Re: [leaf-devel] Subject: Using .deb packages for custom Bering distro

2004-06-08 Thread Nathan Angelacos
--- Charles Steinkuehler <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > The big thing to consider is the fact that .deb packages were not made > to re-build the full OS at each reboot, ie: they presume persistent > storage. If you're running your systems off a HDD, that might not be a > problem for you

Re: [leaf-devel] Subject: Using .deb packages for custom Bering distro

2004-06-08 Thread Charles Steinkuehler
Nathan Angelacos wrote: But at that point, I question whether or not its just better to make the switch and use busybox's dpkg applet - and use the .deb package format. debian already has the pre-install, install, deinstall (forget the name) and post-deinstall scripts. Am I missing something