I have grown quite accustomed to APT but have limited experience using RPM and Portage...
Which do you prefer and why? What benefits does it offer over any other(s)?
Cheers,
Alex
What package managment do you prefer?
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Re: What package managment do you prefer?
Fedora with yum and rpm's. Since yum and rpm's are what Fedora comes with.
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Portage. I just feel more comfortable with it, and it offers great control should I need it.
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None! Slackware 
There are 10 types of people in this world, those who understand binary and those who don't
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Windows Update. 
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I was waiting for someone to bring that up :pVladSun wrote:None! Slackware
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Jenk wrote:I was waiting for someone to bring that up :pVladSun wrote:None! Slackware
So was I
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Re: What package managment do you prefer?
Windows update...hahaha...
Why Slackware? I believe I tried it once when I first made the decision to give linux a serious attempt. Wasn't it like Gentoo, requiring a lot of custom compilation? Does it have a very primitive package manager?
Why Slackware? I believe I tried it once when I first made the decision to give linux a serious attempt. Wasn't it like Gentoo, requiring a lot of custom compilation? Does it have a very primitive package manager?
Re: What package managment do you prefer?
It has no package manager at all.. you have to configure/make/make install everything.
That doesn't stop you from installing a package manager of your choice, however.
That doesn't stop you from installing a package manager of your choice, however.