Re: Why is debian "more of a learning curve" than Redhat???
On Mon, Jan 26, 1998 at 12:04:40AM +0100, joost witteveen wrote:
> > Adrian Bridgett wrote:
> > > Let's compare like with like. To install a program on windows you double
> > > click it and then keep clicking on next. To install a program on Debian you
> > > type "dpkg -i filename". Dselect is not the installer, it is the package
> > > selection tool. It shows you a list of program which you have access to and
> > > can install.
> >
> > Adrian,
> > Thanks for the clarification. That's nice to know the specific command
> > for dpkg install. Does that also work out dependencies, or is that a
> > function of dselect once a package has been selected from its list?
>
> Well, let's try:
>
[snip]
>
> Seems it does dependancies.
Which you can override (be *careful*) by using "dpkg --force-depends ..."
IIRC you can get yourself into a pickle with dpkg rather more easily than
with dselect (since dselect checks the dependencies *before*
removing/installing a program).
> Potentially offensive files, part 5: /dev/random.
> `head -c 4 /dev/random` may print 4-letter words (once every approx 4e8 tries).
:-)
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