Re: [LUG] New member

[Neil Stone <Neil@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Sun, 2002-07-28 at 22:28, kevin bailey wrote:
> Terence McCarthy wrote:
> > On Sun, 28 Jul 2002 16:43:32 +0100
> > kevin bailey <kev.bailey@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >
> >
> > > not go and fetch/install them for 
> > > me... then i realised it wasn't going to!?!
> >
> >
> > You don't want Linux- you want Microso£t.
>
> surely not - i have to use MS stuff at work half the time - and one 
> thing i do know - the less i see of it the better.
>
> i was taking the rise out of RH cos of course debian does just what i 
> hinted at - i.e. if you request to install a package and it requires 
> other packages then it will download and install these as well (after 
> first asking if that is what you want).  and i know steve uses debian 
> for his business customers so he knows how the packaging system works.
>
> surely - it would be a vast improvement to the RPM system if it could do 
> the same.  in fact, i think there are some apps for managing your RPMs - 
> but i don't think they are free or mainstream,

Ximian redcarpet.... free.

'nuff said ?

Neil

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