getting way off topic here but i use mac ports and homebrew and they can both upgrade my installed software just like apt-get update can ... well the essential one at least for the rest there is AppFresh
cheers lenz On Thu, Oct 29, 2009 at 8:23 PM, Keri Henare <[email protected]> wrote: > > I have to say that I still prefer Mac OS X over Ubuntu, although I do > envy you because of Aptitude. Every time I run "apt-get upgrade" on a > server I wish that it was just as easy on my MBP. > > Ubuntu is definitely my second favourite OS though. Hopefully the > changes in 9.10 will help them to increase their market share and > convert some Windows users. The "100 paper cuts" initiative was a > genius idea. > > Kind regards, > > --------------------------------------------------- > Keri Henare > (Views expressed are not necessarily those of my employer.) > > [e] [email protected] > [m] (+64) 021 874 552 > [w] kerihenare.com > > On 29/10/2009, at 7:54 PM, Sid Bachtiar wrote: > >> >> +1 for Ubuntu, the king of all (as in all) OS *flame flame* :P >> >> I have a need for Ms Access for one of my clients, so can't escape >> WinXP yet. And I need WinXP to test IE7 (doesn't seem to work with >> Wine for some reason). >> >> But now I run WinXP from Ubuntu using VirtualBox and it works pretty >> darn well! >> >> On Thu, Oct 29, 2009 at 7:47 PM, Nick Taylor >> <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>> >>>> It seems to run fine under wine[1]. >>>> >>>> Install >>>> wine epp311_en.exe >>>> >>>> Run >>>> wine .wine/drive_c/Program\ Files/EditPlus\ 3/editplus.exe >>>> >>>> [1] http://www.winehq.org/ >>>> >>>> >>>> Cheers, >>>> Paul >>> >>> >>> Cheers... installed Wine today. Really, the only Windows apps I still >>> use are Editplus and Fireworks. >>> >>> And might I just add, off-topic and apropos of... err.... >>> >>> >>> Ubuntu! Utterly gorgeous (esp compared to Windows). I can actually >>> feel >>> it redefining all sorts of deeply held assumptions about (believe >>> it or >>> not) the future, the state of the web etc etc. >>> >>> Fantastic. A nurtured ecosystem specifically designed to minimise >>> internal friction rather than being a conglomeration of grudging >>> compromises - between enemy walled-gardens, eyeing each other >>> narrowly. >>> >>> >>> >>>> >>> >> >> >> >> -- >> Blue Horn Ltd - System Development >> http://bluehorn.co.nz >> >> > > > > > > -- iWantMyName.com painless domain registration (finally) --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ NZ PHP Users Group: http://groups.google.com/group/nzphpug To post, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe, send email to [email protected] -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
