From: Derek Jennings <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Reply-To: newbie@linux-mandrake.com To: newbie@linux-mandrake.com Subject: Re: [newbie] What is urpmi? Date: Mon, 24 Jan 2005 00:49:46 +0000
On Monday 24 January 2005 00:30, Mike Chalmers wrote:
SNIP
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> I think I see what you are saying. If I wanted to install a program such as
> xdesktopwaves it will tell me that I need to have gcc installed and it will
> install the Mandrake gcc rpm file for me.
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> Is urpmi only for Mandrake? Is what I am thinking correct?
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>
> From,
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> Mike Chalmers
urpmi is authored by MandrakeSoft, but being GPL any distro could use it.
It is a wrapper to rpm which is authored by RedHat.
Major distros like Suse and Debian have their own package management systems.
You will hear how Debians 'apt-get' is the best package management system around. IMO urpmi is comparable.
derek -- www.jennings.homelinux.net http://twiki.mdklinuxfaq.org
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That is what I was wondering. Does Mandrake have it's on urpmi site?
From,
Mike Chalmers
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