Re: testing=sarge be careful with updates!
On Fri, 2002-07-26 at 11:47, Jamin W.Collins wrote:
> On Fri, 26 Jul 2002 07:52:47 -0400 (EDT)
> "adcarlson@aei.net" <adcarlson@aei.net> wrote:
>
> > What is the thing that everyone likes best about Debian--probably
> > apt-get updating. Well Mandrake has an apt-get form of RPM. So the
> > arguement of reinstall every 6 months or so is becoming mute.
>
> Have you tried it? All reports I've heard (no desire to install Mandrake
> or RH to test it) indicate it's a tremendous memory hog and very broken.
Back when Mandrake was just releasing 8.2, apt-rpm still stank.
In a similar vein: eWeek talking about the RH 8.0beta: "RPM can
now also suggest packages to satisfy unresolved dependencies when
installing software." http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,3959,392848,00.asp
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