Re: dpkg / apt equivalent to 'rpm -qf'?
On Wed, Aug 25, 2004 at 08:57:42AM +0800, John Summerfield wrote:
> 1. That I want to start a daemon as soon as I've installed it
> Typically I want to install at the office, configure in the field.
So download the files but don't complete the install until you're in
the field. The "-d" flag to apt-get.
> 2. That I want to configure software when I install it.
> Typically I want to read the (gasp) documentation.
So skip the configuration step and use dpkg--reconfigure later.
> 3. That if I have KDE|GNOME|whatever DTE installed I always want to run
> it when I boot.
Okay, that annoys me, too.
> 4. That I know where in the startup/shutdown process each daemon belongs.
> On RHL & SuSE if I decide to turn ptal off because my printeris causing
> grief, it's a simple command to do so. Later, I can easily turn it back
> on in its proper place in the startup sequence.
I don't understand this.
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