Re: yum vs rpm.
Kevin Francis <[email protected]> Thu, 13 Nov 2003 22:14:39 +0800
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*sigh* I didn't mean KILL APT! I meant more of a "Newbs: go with yum. IF you want however, you may choose apt in the spirit of Open Source Software." Sorry if i irked anyone ... -- Kevin Francis <http://denial.loose-screws.com/> seth vidal wrote: > On Thu, 2003-11-13 at 08:27, Kevin Francis wrote: > >>Indeed. But the average user thinks this way: >> >>"Ohhhh apt-get is fast! Let's get that!" >> >>I kill yum regularly ( it's a reflex whenever i perform something I >>don't want to ), and experience no lockups. >> >>ALL lockups on the list however are apt-related. I see a pattern. Yes, >>yum is less feature complete, but ... pinning packages, and specifying >>sources per package aren't what normal people do. >> >>Yes, right tool for the right job :) Simple >>updates/upgrades/distro-upgrades are yum-able. Pinning etc. ... well the >>power users can use apt. > > > Knock this crap off. People can use whatever updating tool they're > comfortable with. I hope in the not-so-distant future this will be even > more true. > > -sv > > > > -- > fedora-test-list mailing list > [email protected] > http://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-test-list -- fedora-test-list mailing list [email protected] http://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-test-list