[wplug] apt4rpm
Vanco, Don
don.vanco at agilysys.com
Thu Jan 13 15:55:11 EST 2005
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>From: wplug-bounces+don.vanco=agilysys.com at wplug.org
>[mailto:wplug-bounces+don.vanco=agilysys.com at wplug.org] On
>Behalf Of Karlos Abel
>Sent: Thursday, January 13, 2005 3:53 PM
>To: General user list
>Subject: [wplug] apt4rpm
>
>
>I just got apt4rpm working on my SuSE 9.2 box. I put a few
>repositories
>in there, upgraded a few specific packages, but now have a massive list
>of upgrades to do. I might add that I have a lot of packages installed
>on this machine for various reasons, none of which are particularly
>impressive. Here's my question(s):
>
>Should I give apt4rpm free rein and turn it loose, or select certain
>packages (!) or what? What about kernel upgrades? Are these generally
>wise to perform via apt-get? I tried to RTFM but that was mostly
>technical stuff.
>
>Any help would be greatly appreciated.
One of my cohorts in crime here runs SuSE and uses Red Carpet to
manage packages. He finds that this _really_ messes up SuSE, or at
least updating SuSE by any other means. What is the compelling reason
to use a package manager other than SuSE's native or Red Carpet?
Don
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