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On Thu, 5 Jul 2007 08:37:14 +0000 (UTC) |
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Thufir wrote: |
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> On Wed, 04 Jul 2007 21:40:10 -0400, Walter Dnes wrote: |
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> > Try doing that with |
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> > RPMs. |
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> Generally, works fine with YUM. I expect that yum and portage are |
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> about the same, and end result differences on dependencies are more |
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> due redhat/ fedora using multiple "repo's" for liability/policy |
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> reasons, not due to the superiority of portage over yum. My two |
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> cents. |
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> -Thufir |
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Mandrake/Mandriva has urpmi which handles RPM dependencies. Several |
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times I've updated from one Mandriva release to the next by downloading |
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the new release's package list then running "urpmi --auto-select". |
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Once the many packages are downloaded, the upgrade goes very well. |
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I used YUM for a while and it worked fine, though its dependency |
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resolving was much slower than urpmi. |
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Gentoo with portage makes it easier to stay up-to-date with the latest |
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and greatest. The existence of /etc/portage/package.* provides lots of |
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power to customize but adds a significant level of complexity. urpmi |
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and YUM are easier to use as both lack the customizability and the |
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associated complexity. |
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Just my $0.02. |
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David |
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