Re: deb vs. rpm

[Stephen Pitts <smpitts@midsouth.rr.com>]

 No, RPM has nothing like APT. If you have any dependency problems,
 misconfigured packages, etc, one "apt-get -f install" will fix it. I
 can set up an /etc/apt/sources.list file that points to two different
 FTP sites and APT will automagically download any package I tell it to
 and all of the dependencies. Want to upgrade to the latest stuff
 in unstable? Just run "apt-get update; apt-get dist-upgrade". FTP
 installation/update with RedHat is a pain, probably b/c their main
 economic goal is to sell more CDs. Personally, I've been using Debian
 for several years and have never bought a CD. I've gone from waiting
4 hours on a 64K ISDN line to waiting about 30 minutes on a 10MB cable
modem.
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Stephen Pitts
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