[techtalk] Re: rpms r bad? (was Linux-Mandrake)

[Walt]

I'm not disputing the negativity concerning RPMS,
as I've had my annoyances with them, occassionally.
(Mostly when I first started working with RedHat.)
However, I would like to understand some of the
criticism they get. What is it that makes compiling
from source better than installing from an RPM?
What are the advantages of apt-get over RPM?

Overall they make my life and upgrading, etc,
significantly simpler and a lot more organized.
I had found them to be a useful way to keep track
of what I have installed, and to uninstall things that
I don't use/need anymore. Not to mention upgrading
existing files, etc...



Walt

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