On Wed, 26 Jan 2005 18:57:30 +0530, Kumar Appaiah <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Wed, 26 Jan 2005 08:17:56 -0500, Binand Sethumadhavan > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On Wed, 26 Jan 2005 17:24:08 +0530, Kumar Appaiah <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > I wouldn't say that RH upgrades are the worst, but apt-getting is much > > > easier than anything else, I'd say. > > > > Is it? Ever tried up2date? > > > > Binand > > Yup! And with good success too. But pinning, and going to "unstable" > are all things which aren't possible with FC, as far as I know. > Moreover, I like Debian because of the huge repository full of > alternatives for each type of software. You could argue that you can > do all this with FC, but, I still believe that somewhere down the > line, that ./configure;make;make install is bound to fail for > something... > > Kumar >
It isn't just the killer "apt-get" that makes Debian rule. The Debian community, the excellently integrated packages, the policy etc.. is all that makes in the numberone choice. It's doesn't have alternatives. It has ready, well integrated packages already well integrated to the distribution. There can be much more to say; search ! rrs ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.Net email is sponsored by: IntelliVIEW -- Interactive Reporting Tool for open source databases. Create drag-&-drop reports. Save time by over 75%! Publish reports on the web. Export to DOC, XLS, RTF, etc. Download a FREE copy at http://www.intelliview.com/go/osdn_nl _______________________________________________ linux-india-help mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/linux-india-help
