On 11/04 09:41 , Kent Schumacher wrote: > Note that apt is not a sufficient answer - apt4rpm seems to have addressed > that issue pretty well. no, apt4rpm has not fully addressed the issue. Debian has a much better quality-control process in place for packages (it's older and more mature), such that they work better with apt. on RedHat-based systems, apt is an afterthought; and while the quality of RPMs (both RH and 3rd-party packages) has gotten much better over the years, there's still an issue that will pop up to bite you here and there, because the packages weren't always built with apt installs and upgrades in mind. (yes, debian unstable breaks sometimes. that's why it's called 'unstable'). also, Debian packages have a very nice configuration system during the install process; while RPMs specifically avoid trying to do that. (You can adjust the configuration detail level, or even turn it off if need be, in Debian.) that all said; there's fewer differences than there used to be, and I don't think RedHat is as bad a choice as it used to be... until now, with the end of commercial support. (I have my doubts that Fedora will be anywhere near ready to step into its place anytime soon). Carl Soderstrom. -- Systems Administrator Real-Time Enterprises www.real-time.com _______________________________________________ TCLUG Mailing List - Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota http://www.mn-linux.org tclug-list at mn-linux.org https://mailman.real-time.com/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list