RE: FWD: use deb for programming
On 30-Nov-2000 Joey Hess wrote:
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> From: root <markrainess@yahoo.com>
> Date: Wed, 29 Nov 2000 23:05:31 -0500
> To: joey@kitenet.net
> Subject: use deb for programming
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> I am thinking of switching to debian. I understand that deb packages are
> better than rpm if you are doing programming, but I am not clear as to
> exactly why. I am installing apache, perl, python, postgresql, mysql,
> php, zope, etc., from source. I also might need several versions of the
> same thing. For example, php needs python 1.5.2 and I want to play with
> 2.0. I have been removing the rpms and installing from source so I can
> have the flexibility of configure. Now, the rpm database isn't going to
> know about any of this, so I am not sure there is any advantage to using
> it under these circumstances. I have read that deb is still useful in
> this configuration, but I don't know how or why. I think you must have
> some important insight on this. You might want to put some discussion of
> this on your site. For people who are using a system normally, I suppose
> either package format is ok. It would be nice to have an unbiased view
> that if you are using your system for x, then package format y is the
> best, and here's why.
>
> I'me using mandrake now. I have played with slackware, redhat, suse, and
> debian (I think it was 2.0). I would like to have kde and I see that the
> latest debian (potato 2.2 ?) doesn't have it. I think there is a deb for
> kde, but it would be a bear of a download on my 56k modem, so I think I
> would rather wait for debian with kde on cd, but I think it might be a
> long wait. If I am better of programming on debian, I can suffer through
> it though.
>
> I read that deb is so good that I can, for example, apt-get kde 2.0, and
> without any further intervention, all the right stuff gets done; and,
> that for maintaining a remote site, I can even update the kernel and
> have it install and reboot remotely. Does this really work?
>
> Regards,
>
> Mark Rainess
>
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Yes apt-getting KDE is pretty much that simple. I just recently switched from
SuSE to Debian...and I'd never go back.
And BTW, as long as you can maintain a dial-up connection for a few hours don't
be scared of the KDE download. Then again, apt-get has the beauty of actual
compeleting partitially completed downloads...so you could do it in small
chunks which in the end don't get installed until the downloads are fully
completed. Personally I've cron'ed my system to go online by itself every
night and do its updates for a brief period of time overnight (or even apt-get
new items if I so desire at that time as well).
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