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diff --git a/zarb-ml/mageia-discuss/attachments/20100927/a50f6add/attachment.html b/zarb-ml/mageia-discuss/attachments/20100927/a50f6add/attachment.html new file mode 100644 index 000000000..669ec9bbd --- /dev/null +++ b/zarb-ml/mageia-discuss/attachments/20100927/a50f6add/attachment.html @@ -0,0 +1,7 @@ +<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">2010/9/23 RAVI KUMAR BALASUBRAMANIAM <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:ravikumar17jan@gmail.com">ravikumar17jan@gmail.com</a>></span><br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex;"> +only thing i hate about mandriva is its rpm based packages<br> +i prefer apt and deb personally<br> +</blockquote></div><br><div>Hi all.</div><div><br></div><div>I use several distros, sombe rpm-based, some deb-based.</div><div><br></div><div>IMHO, there's no real difference between both package types. All troubles i've found on rpm packages are exactly the same i've found on .deb ones. And all are for the same reason: The package has some error on their build process (bad dependences, outdated versions of them...)</div> +<div><br></div><div>So, i see no objective reason to change rpm-packaging system. But we must be carefully until paranoia when we're building them. A well-done build rpm package works as smooth and clean than a well-done build .deb one.</div> +<div><br></div><div>If you're looking some other aspects (i.e. performance of the package manager) there's no sensible difference for a normal user between both package types. You can find urpmi slower than apt-get, or viceversa. I've found opposite opinions about this ever among my colleagues. This leads to me that i'ts a subjective (or particular system-dependant) estimation.</div> +<div><br></div><div>Cheers.</div><div><br></div> |