On Tue, Nov 24, 2009 at 11:31 AM, Stuart Jansen <[email protected]>wrote:
> On Tue, 2009-11-24 at 09:08 -0700, Robert LeBlanc wrote: > > I've worked with RHEL, CENTOS, etc and my biggest grip is there is no > > structure. An RPM can choose to put things anywhere > > (/etc, /opt, /usr, /var, etc). > > Bull. > > Each distro has its own standards, and each package management system > can be abused by ignoring those standards. Before you claim that RHEL > puts files in any random place, take some time to read Fedora's > packaging guidelines. While Fedora has evolved some since the last RHEL > release, you'll find there is very much a logic to how things are > packaged for both. You're just not as familiar with RHEL as you are with > Debian. > > http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Packaging/Guidelines > > Granted. I haven't worked extensively with RHEL for some time, although there is a CentOS box that I still admin that throws me for a loop now and then. The hardest thing was finding where the config files were. Of course this was always done in a crisis, with someone looking over my shoulder, so I always looked like a fool. That could have also added to my disdain. I'm glad there is more uniformity now. Robert LeBlanc Life Sciences & Undergraduate Education Computer Support Brigham Young University
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