On Wed, 6 Feb 2002, Andy Sy wrote: > A couple of specific questions would be: > > 1. dpkg looks mighty similar to rpm in terms > of functionality, is one clearly superior to > another or is it more of just reinventing the > wheel?
dpkg is roughly like rpm. apt-get is the next generation front end installer to dselect. dselect is suppose to make dpkg "friendlier" for package installations. But... it's not the case. rpm has an edge on the verification department like MD5SUM verification on the packagages. dpkg has an edge on package configurations. you can even reconfigure the package without editting the config files of the package. as for the rpm format, one good thing about the rpm standard is there are so many standards to choose from! Redhat, Mandrake, suse rpms are not compatible with each other except otherwise stated. > 2. apt-get sounds similar to FreeBSD's ports > system. How does it compare in terms of ease > of use and features (for getting both > precompiled and source packages)? Yes. FreeBSD ports system (using make) is roughly like apt-get in attributes, both are easy to use. With apt-get having a slightly better advantage in features and friendlier to low end peecee. regards, --- Andre M. Varon, SCSA http://andre.lasaltech.com Fear can hold you prisoner, Hope can set you free. _ Philippine Linux Users Group. Web site and archives at http://plug.linux.org.ph To leave: send "unsubscribe" in the body to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To subscribe to the Linux Newbies' List: send "subscribe" in the body to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
