[snip] >: Also, we've all pretty much decided that it's not worth our time to pursue >: an alternative solution, as RPM does 99% of what we want it to. So that >. pretty much means that if anyone wants to see this done, they have to do >: it themselves. Good. I remember the earlier debates and also thought things had been resolved, until the current thread started.... > > I agree, it is there lets use it. Or at least parts of it. Manipulating > the rpmdb shouldn't be that hard, so making LSB "ready" package management > system that modifies a standard database could achieve the goal of > standard package management without limiting the software used to do it. That could be a good way to address the other 1% or so of instances where RPM was not available (or someone did a manual install).
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