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Re: Can I interest anyone in RPM?

jgoerzen@complete.org (John Goerzen)  wrote on 29.09.97 in <87afgvcwnm.fsf@complete.org>:

> By contrast, it is possible to even upgrade Debian 1.2 to 1.3 without
> a reboot.  Downtime is minimized, and there is no costly reformat.
> Upgrades work *very*, *very* nicely with Debian.  Better than ANY
> other OS I have ever used.  I a firmly believe that the package
> manager is what is behind that.  For instance, without *any* extra
> effort, most packages I maintain are able to upgrade themselves --
> automatically.  This is a *tremendous* benefit.

Well, whenever I'm sitting there, upgrading or uninstalling software on  
some DOS/Win/95/NT/MacOS/Novell/whatever system, you know what I'm  
thinking?

"I wish they used dpkg."

It's true - if you don't *see* the difference, you tend to forget about  
it. You tend to take stuff for granted.

It *isn't* a given that upgrades preserve your configurations.
It *isn't* a given that you can easily uninstall a package without leaving  
a trace.
It *isn't* a given that the installer warns you about conflicts and  
dependencies.

True, some installers do these things. But most don't even seem to dream  
of it.



Whatever the deficits of dselect, don't ever give up on dpkg!


MfG Kai


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