Re: Apt how, why, where

[Ed Cogburn <ecogburn@greene.xtn.net>]

Mark Panzer wrote:
> 
> Question,
> 
> Apt is supposed to be a better replacement for dselect/dpkg right?  Can
> you install it on a HAMM system, and if so how?  I guess I kinda got
> left behind on the Apt thing.  Does Apt use the same .deb's as dselect?
> Also what is the proper way to compile and install a kernel in debian?
> I've heard make kpkg instead of make zlilo and other makeables.  Sorry
> for all the questions. Thanks.
> 
> Mark Panzer
> 
	Apt is a replacement for dselect, not dpkg.  It is front-end to dpkg,
so the '.deb' packaging scheme is the same.  It currently has only a
command-line interface.  However it also installs itself as a 'access'
method under dselect.  dselect/apt is better than dselect/ftp.
	'make-kpkg' is supposed to be the Debian Way(TM), although, being lazy,
I still go the old zlilo/zImage route.


-- 
Ed C.