--- Jeremy Merritt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > What makes Synaptic different from RPM in "concept"?
The question you're really asking is: "What makes .deb different from .rpm in concept." ... because Synaptic is just a GUI-frontend. The tools behind it (dpkg, and friends) do all the real work. > Can you manage any packages via RPM in Debian? I saw there was some > kind of RPM utility but I never worked with it much. There's "alien", but you shouldn't need it, and I wouldn't recommend you use it on any critical packages you're going to need to install. I'd be surprised if there wasn't a .deb file of an RPM already in existance, for most packages. -- Thomas Adam ___________________________________________________________ To help you stay safe and secure online, we've developed the all new Yahoo! Security Centre. http://uk.security.yahoo.com -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]