[Klug-general] If RPM based distros wanted to change...

[misd71 at dsl.pipex.com]

Quoting George Prowse <cokehabit at gmail.com>:

> No, i'm not on about using alien. I'm talking about RH/suse/mandrake 
> using apt and debs

alien doesn't really have anything to do with it! there is a version of apt that
specifically works with RPM's instead of debs that was designed for redhat systems


see here http://apt4rpm.sourceforge.net/

which is why I wanted clarification that you actually meant switching package
formats from rpm to deb not just switching package managers

thanks

Matt

> 
> 
> matt house wrote:
> > Quoting George Prowse <cokehabit at gmail.com>:
> >
> >   
> >> If RPM based distros wanted to change to something like apt or similar 
> >> would you support it? It is a known fact that the apt system is better 
> >> but is RPM so entrenched in distros that no-one would consider changing? 
> >> Do you see it more as a "if it aint broke, don't fix it" scenario?
> >>
> >>     
> >
> > do you mean deb? as apt is available for rpm's and has been for a long
> time. I
> > used to use it in suse.
> >
> >   
> >> What about LSB, is RPM still a requirement for it?
> >>
> >> Just wondering because I know there are quite a few Fedora, Mandrake and 
> >> SuSE users here, the rest of us seem to use Ubuntu/Gentoo.
> >>
> >> Debate... nicely (that means you JD and Karl :p )
> >>
> >> George
> >>
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