[wplug] Libranet 2.8

[Vanco, Donald]

Mr. David Bersson wrote:
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> Storm-Linux 2000 takes hours of upgrading (with a 56) but runs nicely,
> and is easy to manage. I've completely upgraded it, right
> from x-windows to the latest icewm. Being Debain based, its
> easily upgraded. I also deleted the old lilo and put in Grub for my
> bootloader. 
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> I'm going to burn some copies of my Storm-Linux cd's and
> attempt to trade anyone on this e-group who likes Debian
> and has other distros of Debian.
	Is it easy to make "updated" install images of Debian distros?  It's
fairly trivial with Red Hat (insert/replace RPMs, run "genhdlist", burn new
disk(s) ).  I'd like to try an updated Storm, but have no desire to attempt
to upgrade over a 24.4 connection from Hooterville.

> I won't use RPM based Distros. Debian is much more easily
> upgradable and very smooth to work with.
	You don't use RPM based distros but know that Debian is easier to
work with.  Interesting.  The current iteration of RPM has, as far as my
admittedly limited Debian experience goes, every capability that apt and
other Debian tools provide.  There was a time (and not that long ago) that
apt really had much more to offer than RPM, but in the hands of a skilled
user that is no longer the case.  Perhaps there's a power user out there
that's uses both with regularity that will comment - but I've yet to hear
from one.  Most Debian users have "never looked back" and are therefore
unaware of the maturation of RPM.
	Up2date as a tool is a bit clunky if you don't have purchased
entitlements to every system in your profile, but it's worth the trouble
just to have the email facility to tell me of updates, and the one-stop
point-n-click GUI to tell me which of my systems have known issues, and how
deeply those issues may affect me.  Further, the Red Hat Network can be
scheduled to push updates - I know of no such facility in Debian short of a
cron job, and even that would lack the sophistication available via RHN.
	If you have no idea what I'm talking aboot see:
http://rhn.redhat.com

	RPM - it's doesn't suck half as much as it used to.

> For those who are unfamiliar with apt-get and such commands
> they can easily read about it first in various places.
	I've looked over the docs @ Debian and been left kinda flat - has
anyone written anything more "formal"?  Pointers appreciated.  I always die
in the "7 Levels of Menu Hell" and it ticks me off to the point of losing
interest.

Don