Debian Package Manager "Worthless Junk"???

[Marcus Johnson <marcus@hbe.org>]

This from the Linux-newbies list:

From: Mike Ricketts <rickettm@ox.compsoc.net>
To: Donald Thompson <dalphi@luna.cs.unm.edu>
Cc: Chris Fischer <protek@brigadoon.com>, linux-newbie@vger.rutgers.edu
Subject Re: Which distribution is the best? GENERALLY? (fwd)

On Sun, 5 Jul 1998, Donald Thompson wrote:

>> Chris Fischer wrote:
[snip]
>> The debian package manager has to be the biggest worthless piece of
junk
>> I've ever been stupid enough to use. 

> Very true.

[snip]

I'm new to Linux and wavering between going with Red Hat and Debian. Could
anyone comment on the strengths/weaknesses of the Debian package manager
vs RH's RPM system?  Also does Debian provide some kind of Uninstall-type
manager? 

Thanks,

Marcus


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