[Gllug] apt-rpm for Red Hat 7.2

[Bruce Richardson]

On 1/24/02, 2:04:18 PM, Vincent AE Scott <gllug at codex.net> wrote regarding 
Re: [Gllug] apt-rpm for Red Hat 7.2:


> hmmm, i was playing arroung with my bare bones 2.2r3 install yesterday,
> and i couldnt install any packages.  apt-get install ... kept telling me
> that there was a pre-req that needed to be installed first.  attempting
> to install the pre-req kept failing.  apt-get -f install did not help at
> all.  now i'm at a loss.  at least with rpm i can force it to do my
> bidding.

> this is not the first time i've fought with the mighty apt, and lost.  i
> keep wanting to try debian after all the great comments people on the
> list give about it.  but i've yet to be convinced.  each time i try and
> use it, packages fail to install properly.

Then you've done something basic wrong each and every time.  I know Harry 
got beyond that point when he installed Debian (he's becoming something 
of a veteran at that, the number of times he keeps reconfiguring and 
reinstalling).

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Bruce

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