Re: how to install X
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Kent West <westk@acu.edu> writes:
> Paul Johnson wrote:
>>
>>"mehdi" <mehdi@lavasani.co.uk> writes:
>>>
>>>( I know I can download the RPM and install them. But I thought it
>>>might be already in one of these disks).
>>
>>No, Debian doesn't use RPMs. RPMs suffer from dependency hell and
>>other stupidity that makes them have something in common with MS
>>Windows: They both belong to the past.
>>
> I believe the general consensus is that RPMs and DEBs are roughly
> equivalent. The difference is in the policies that are enforced on
> the official Debian repositories that make sure all the Debian
> packages work properly in regard to dependencies, etc.
And even people not involved with Debian make Debian packages that'll
work with Debian. And even other distros that use Debian packages
have packages that work with Debian. RPM can't claim this, and it's
supposed to be some sort of "standard." Riiiiight. That's about as
standard as the exact position of every car on a Californian freeway
at any given moment (for those who haven't experienced it firsthand,
licensing, pavement markings and other traffic control devices mean
nothing there, it's like navigating carnival bumper cars, but the
stakes are higher).
> Once you leave the official repositories for third-party
> repositories, you open yourself up for the same type of issues you
> have in the RPM world.
Not that I have experienced. And so far you're the only person making
that claim that I've seen.
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.''`. Paul Johnson <baloo@ursine.ca>
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`. `'` proud Debian admin and user
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