Re: Debian vs. RedHat

[George Bonser <grep@shorelink.com>]

On 18 Apr 1999, Tor Slettnes wrote:

...

>     Brent> can read for screens and screens.  I was told back in the
>     Brent> Hamm days that this was normal, that dselect checks
>     Brent> dependencies but not incorrect sequences of installation
>     Brent> (i.e., accessory components could try to throw themselves
>     Brent> at the drive before the program they go with existed).  I
>     Brent> could hardly believe it.  The official word from the Debian

This is only true for the FTP method of dselect, if I recall.  The other
methods will install in the proper order.

> any of these errors.  The apt method is smart enough to figure out all 
> such dependencies before installing and configuring.
> 
> Just install the 'apt' package, and choose it under [A]ccess in
> dselect.  This is default with slink and potato.

Or using dselect with the apt method.