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I've heard a number of people mention Gentoo and took a look at the web |
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site. The FAQ covers most things, but I did have some questions that might |
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be frequently asked. |
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Since I currently use Debian, and also have to use Red Hat, I have some |
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experience with their packaging systems. |
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Some software is only available in rpms or possibly debs. And some is |
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binary-only but in a tarball. I suspect binary-only applies mostly to |
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commercial software. |
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My question would be: How does Gentoo handle other package formats? Is |
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there a method for using rpms or debs? How close is Gentoo to other |
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distros in terms of installing something like Kylix? |
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Debian has alien and that works well enough that I am able to install and |
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run Applixware 5. |
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It isn't a _huge_ issue. I'm obviously already running a distro that is |
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not mainstream (ie Red Hat). |
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Stuart |
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Stuart Krivis stuart@××××××.com |
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Fourth law of programming: |
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Anything that can go wrong wi |
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sendmail: segmentation violation - core dumped |
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