[ale] Package Management System

[Dow Hurst]

Well, I've read all the posts to this thread to date and as a long time 
SuSE user I have this comment:

You certainly beat out any Microsoft package management hands down and 
with no questions in the Linux world.

I like the latest improvements in certain packages such as Mozilla and 
OpenOffice.org.  It is not trivial to configure those packages in a rpm 
format to fit into SuSE, Redhat, or Mandrake.  Slackware would be 
possible since it is tgz source based.  Debian cutting edge would work 
since the packages can be apt-get'ted.  Gentoo seems like the best since 
it is updated frequently and compiles to your machine.  I am not for 
sure of the answer but I like the idea of the ports, just haven't used 
it.  Seems we all want to have rpm database type management and/or ports 
seamless integration, but I also want to have compilation for the local 
architecture too.  But, since I haven't used Debian or Gentoo it is 
still in the "grass being greener" category.

The most advanced packagemanagement in the world is being developed on 
Open Source operating systems.  IRIX based "inst" predates rpm and is 
exactly like it.  However, it has the same problems that rpm's currently 
have in that you must have all the dependencies ready to install for 
your package and that is a manual process that takes time.  I think 
apt-get under Gentoo is the next logical step for upgrading current 
packages, but we will see.  I've yet to try it.
Dow



Debrihmi wrote:

>Hello there!
>
>Most everybody agrees that one of the greatest stumbling blocks to the mass
>adoption of Linux is this Package Management System (or lack there-of)..
>
>If one a Package Management System were to be adpoted across the board, what
>would you vote for, AND WHY..  Or do you think we should "go back to the
>drawing board?"..
>
>~
>Debrihmi
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