Fw: [Gllug] Libretto

[Bruce Richardson]

On Sat, Jul 14, 2001 at 06:24:54PM +0100, Richard Clamp wrote:
> On Sat, Jul 14, 2001 at 06:03:30PM +0100, Andy Smith wrote:
> > What is wrong with upgrading RPMs from the command line?
> 
> Nothing.  Hunting down all the updated rpms you need to keep your
> system tight, and their dependencies, can start to really suck though.

Precisely.  While other rpm-based distributions are developing
equivalents to apt - or adapting apt - Red Hat offer only a centralised
fee-charging service (and presumably do no research into apt-alikes
because it would make RHN redundant).

-- 
Bruce

A problem shared gives the consolation that someone else is now
feeling as miserable as you.
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