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Paul Sutton wrote: > > I don't think > you would get away with a package in debian that can't be uninstalled > properly You probably could, in that ultimately it is down to the DD's to be vigilant. However the process of releasing via Debian places certain constraints and checks on packages, which will avoid the silliest mistakes. You don't have protection from even the silliest mistakes if you download code from a random third party who wraps their own offering using the installer that came with their dev environment, and then installs on whatever PCs they have to hand (if you are lucky) as a test and sticks it on their own website. Some of the shareware sites validate the installer marginally, but basically there are no guaranteed checks with software packaged for Windows, but any package in a Debian repository will likely build from source (in a defined build environment or several such defined environments), install, uninstall (removing the files it created or having an excuse if not), install and run on a selection of architectures, and pass a set of automated tests, as well as have manual approval from someone who has given some indication of having a clue. It is not that Debian do it brilliantly (they do it very well), it is just the competition is generally undisciplined. -- The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG http://mailman.dclug.org.uk/listinfo/list FAQ: http://www.dcglug.org.uk/linux_adm/list-faq.html