[Gllug] rpms is there an easier way?

[itsbruce at uklinux.net]

On Mon, Jun 17, 2002 at 08:41:45AM +0100, tet at accucard.com wrote:
> 
> >Alas that is pretty much the one big weakness in the rpm package system.
> >
> >Debian deb packages are much better for this.
> 
> FUD. Unless they're doing something I don't know about, the only reason
> .deb packages install more seamlessly is that there's not the same huge
> range of suppliers that there is with RPMs, and hence there's less scope
> for naming conflicts.

On the contrary, the Debian project is maintained by a huge volunteer
base with many package suppliers.  What does help is the packaging
policy, which package maintainers stick to if only because the
alternative is having the rest of the maintainers and a huge pack of
flame-warrior hangers-on filling your mailbox with abuse.

> If you're talking about automatically resolving dependencies, then
> you're not talking about deb or RPM, but one of the many front ends
> that are available. Use whichever one your distribution vendor supplies
> (e.g., Red Hat has up2date, Connectiva and Debian have apt, etc.)

apt is the application that makes the big difference, yes.  up2date isn't in
the same class, since for a start it is designed to work only with Red
Hat's own central repositories and they haven't released the code for
the server side of it.  Mandrake's urpm is closer.

-- 
Bruce


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