I like ubuntu server LTS (long term support) Editions to run BackupP :)
A new LTS is planned for April
On Wed, Jan 27, 2010 at 9:45 PM, Les Mikesell <[email protected]> wrote:
> On 1/27/2010 2:26 PM, Chris Robertson wrote:
> >> Package managers are different on both. CentOS uses the RPM (Redhat
> Package
> >> Manager), while Debian uses APT. I think APT works much better. Debian
> >> definitely resolves dependencies much better than others.
> >>
> >
> > CentOS uses YUM (Yellowdog Updater, Modified) for package management.
> > Saying CentOS uses RPM is like saying Debian uses dpkg. While I would
> > certainly agree that APT is a better package manager than RPM, I prefer
> > YUM to APT. Your mileage may vary.
>
> While I generally use and prefer CentOS myself and don't care that much
> about the differences in the package management tools, there are
> differences in the way the package repositories are handled that are
> probably better on the ubuntu side. With CentOS, the base repositories
> have very little beyond what is in RHEL and 3rd party repositories must
> be used for anything else. However, there is no real coordination among
> the several 3rd parties so if you use more than one you are likely to
> have conflicts in the package dependencies. Ubuntu seems much more
> coordinated in terms of including the repository configurations in the
> base install and having most packages you are likely to want available
> in these repositories where required component revisions always match.
>
> --
> Les Mikesell
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