On Fri, Sep 03, 2004 at 11:15:42PM -0500, Matthew S. Hallacy wrote: > On Fri, Sep 03, 2004 at 02:12:18PM -0500, nate at refried.org wrote: > > > https://moin.conectiva.com.br/AptRpm (etc.) > > > > > > It certainly makes my life easier... > > > > Easier, but it's still not the same. The Debian package repository is > > much better maintained than many of the RPM based distros. Trying to > > paste apt-rpm on the a Redhat distro usually calls for some hand holding > > until the database is in a state that apt-get will not complain about. > > That's not true, apt requires the same dependancies that rpm does for a > "happy" package database. If you futz around with --force and --nodeps then > you get what you're asking for with _any_ packaging system. Last I checked the Redhat installer still does the initial install with --force --nodeps. Nate _______________________________________________ TCLUG Mailing List - Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota Help beta test TCLUG's potential new home: http://plone.mn-linux.org Got pictures for TCLUG? Beta test http://plone.mn-linux.org/gallery tclug-list at mn-linux.org https://mailman.real-time.com/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list