Re: Debian Package Manager "Worthless Junk"???
On 07/07/98 at 11:23 AM, Marcus Johnson <marcus@hbe.org> said:
>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
Well,
I didn't notice that post in Linux Newbies, so I'll respond here.
Debian's dselect beats RedHat's RPM so badly it isn't even funny. It
figures out the dependency problems, configures (or leaves configuration
until later - your option), is pick and choose (both install and
removal), and it didn't "lock" me into someone's idea of what I wanted
by default.
I've tried both RH and Debian, my $0.02 is rather simplistic. Is this
for a non-techie? Get RH. Is this for a techie that doesn't want to
fiddle with searching out all the dependencies? Get Debian. Is this
for a total control freak techie (wants everything manual)? Get
Slackware or Debian.
George
A computer virus can be said to either 1) trash your hard drive, 2) lock
up your computer, or 3) slow down your computer over time.
Sounds like windows to me.
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