On Wednesday 12 February 2003 12:17 pm, Lyvim Xaphir wrote: > On Wed, 2003-02-12 at 14:51, Tom Brinkman wrote: > > Now Lyvim, I believe you read the cooker list and should know this > > was all hammered out, fuss'd about, reasons given, and concessions > > made months ago on the cooker list. If I'm terribly wrong, then > > search the cooker archives back in Oct., Nov., Dec.... > > > > Tho many were vocal (as you are) about the changes, the logic and > > reasons for it as given by the Mdk. developers were compelling if not > > convincing, and much progress has been made with the new versions > > since. > > I am somewhat new to the cooker list, and I just migrated to 9.1 beta. > The difference is that now I've actually made the transition from > "theory" to "practice" in my involvement with rpmdrake 2.x, and it isn't > positive. I just don't believe the 4-way interface is as good as > rpmdrake 1.4. Behind the scenes the "engine(s)" may be new and > improved, but the interface just isn't getting it. I don't understand > *why* it was changed, and I have not talked to anybody that does. It > seems to me that this should have been a discussion/vote within > Mandrakeclub prior to the time that the change was made. I assumed that > that was one of the reasons that Mandrakeclub existed. > > > But what do I know, it's much easier and quicker to manage packages > > on the CL anyhow ;~ppp > > I use rpm to install downloaded individual rpm's and rpmdrake to install > from CD and update the OS from the net. Usually I get the latter two > items done pretty easily from the rpmdrake 1.4 UI. But since I've been > using LM91 Beta 3, I've developed a strong aversion to using rpmdrake. > > I used to could start rpmdrake 1.4 from an Eterm and then as I conducted > actions in the UI, it would report back to Eterm exactly what it was > doing, connecting to, unpacking, installing, etc, et al, ad infinitim. > Very handy; very good UI experience; a good teamwork job between the CLI > and the UI. Now with 9.1 all that is history. > > > BTW, in the recent discussions of updating 9.1b3 from mirrors, I > > failed to mention there's a new tool 'urpmi.setup' available. A > > little GUI tool for the CL challenged to use urpmi. 'Course I haven't > > used it ;) urpmi.setup-0.4.2-1mdk > > I *could* start using the CLI for this stuff, I've just been occupied > with too many *other* things in the CLI to pay attention. I don't spend > all day playing with rpmdrake. But when I do use it, I like for there > to be a decent UI sitting there waiting. With the advent of rpmdrake > 2.1 it is now probably time to get a handle on the CLI procedures for > urpmi, at least in the interim period that it takes for rpmdrake 1.4 to > be voted back in. > > LX
Hmmm, Y'know, I never really noticed the difference. I just start DrakConf from the CL in an Eterm and go to software in the picture window, and I see in the Eterm what is going on no matter which of the four I choose. Civileme
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