Thufir wrote: > On Wed, 04 Jul 2007 21:40:10 -0400, Walter Dnes wrote: > >> Try doing that with >> RPMs. > > Generally, works fine with YUM. I expect that yum and portage are about > the same, and end result differences on dependencies are more due redhat/ > fedora using multiple "repo's" for liability/policy reasons, not due to > the superiority of portage over yum. My two cents. > > > -Thufir > Admittedly, I haven't used any other distro but Gentoo since I made the transition in 2004, but yum wasn't perfect. I guess my complaint with yum was more on the lines of what was said above regarding the repo's. IIRC, there were many instances where I needed something in order to install something else and then, the package was not in the repo. At least with Gentoo, if there is some error on install, I can either unmask a package to solve something or wait a short period of time, till the issue is fixed, and fixed it *will be*. I don't have to go hunting for a needle in a haystack to find the repo that has what I need.
But as I said, I haven't used yum in 3 years, so things may be different now. I still am not going to give up Gentoo - it's the best distro around, as far as I'm concerned. Regards, Colleen -- Registered Linux User #411143 with the Linux Counter, http://counter.li.org -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list
