Re: [CentOS] apt on Centos 5.1
Mike wrote: Just read on planet centos that you can easily install apt on Centos too using yum. However, I get : [EMAIL PROTECTED] ~]# yum install apt Loading installonlyn plugin Setting up Install Process Setting up repositories Reading repository metadata in from local files Parsing package install arguments Nothing to do So not sure what I am missing .. And sorry if this isn't the right place to ask :) Linux and CentOS are about choice. Dag is a CentOS Developer and he does like apt. I'm sure Dag (and others) can help with apt questions here. That said there are alot of features in yum (like fastestmirror, priorities, installonlyn, and repoquery) that are not available in apt. There are also probably features in apt that are not in yum. Apt may easy to install and user friendly ... heck, it may even be better than yum, however it is not officially supported. The officially supported way to do updates on CentOS is yum ... and yumex is in the CentOS Extras repo as a GUI based system for updates. You can certainly ask about apt on CentOS here, though most of the CentOS developers use yum and the QA testing we do is with yum and not apt. This is not meant to be negative about apt use, just point out that yum is the official way to do updates. Thanks, Johnny Hughes signature.asc Description: OpenPGP digital signature ___ CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos
Re: [CentOS] apt on Centos 5.1
On Wed, Jun 18, 2008 at 5:52 AM, Johnny Hughes [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: : Apt may easy to install and user friendly ... heck, it may even be better than yum, however it is not officially supported. The officially supported way to do updates on CentOS is yum ... and yumex is in the CentOS Extras repo as a GUI based system for updates. There's also pirut, the built-in graphical updater (that I never use, but I'm a command line junkie from WAY back). mhr ___ CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos
Re: [CentOS] apt on Centos 5.1
On Tue, Jun 17, 2008 at 3:11 PM, Mike [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Just read on planet centos that you can easily install apt on Centos too using yum. However, I get : [EMAIL PROTECTED] ~]# yum install apt Loading installonlyn plugin Setting up Install Process Setting up repositories Reading repository metadata in from local files Parsing package install arguments Nothing to do So not sure what I am missing .. And sorry if this isn't the right place to ask :) Dag forgot to mention you have to use his repository to use apt :). -- Stephen J Smoogen. -- BSD/GNU/Linux How far that little candle throws his beams! So shines a good deed in a naughty world. = Shakespeare. The Merchant of Venice ___ CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos
Re: [CentOS] apt on Centos 5.1
On Tuesday 17 June 2008, Mike wrote: Just read on planet centos that you can easily install apt on Centos too using yum. Why would you want to do this? -Ben -- Only those who reach toward a goal are likely to achieve it. -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean. ___ CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos
Re: [CentOS] apt on Centos 5.1
On Tue, Jun 17, 2008 at 3:30 PM, Benjamin Smith [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Tuesday 17 June 2008, Mike wrote: Just read on planet centos that you can easily install apt on Centos too using yum. Why would you want to do this? Some people like the apt interface more than the yum interface. Some people feel that it is faster or meets their needs better. The reasons are outlined in DAGs post. Personally, I would rather port yum to debian systems.. so I can understand the want. -- Stephen J Smoogen. -- BSD/GNU/Linux How far that little candle throws his beams! So shines a good deed in a naughty world. = Shakespeare. The Merchant of Venice ___ CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos
