[ale] going to apt-rpm

[Thomas Holmquist]

Yes :D I love apt-get (debian), but be warned, it makes life easy :)

John Wells wrote:

>You can follow directions here:
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>http://apt-rpm.tuxfamily.org/
>http://apt4rpm.sourceforge.net/
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>The first is Red Hat specific, but it should work on Mandrake as well.
>
>You will need to find Mandrake apt servers, however, or create your own.
>
>Welcome to the world of apt.  apt-get for rpm is the best thing that ever
>happened to rpm-based systems.  All the benefits of rpm with the ease of
>apt!
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>John
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>Bob Slaughter said:
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>>I'm looking to upgrade my box, and I'm so tired of rpm dependency heck.
>>So I'm  considering installing apt-rpm and giving it a go. I'm a
>>Mandrake 7.1 box,  still on kernel 2.2.15 (!!!), so I really need to get
>>current.
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>>1) Where's the current apt-rpm found?
>>2) Any other tools or libs needed for apt-rpm itself?
>>3) Any gotchas, especially on a box this outdated?
>>
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>>--
>>Bob Slaughter, rslau at mindspring.com
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>>http://www.lojban.org/
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