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HowtoForge: Apt-For-RPM-Howto
Apr 13, 2005, 05 :30 UTC (8 Talkback[s]) (7524 reads)

(Other stories by Falko Timme)

[ Thanks to Falko Timme for this link. ]

"In this short tutorial I will show how to install and use Debian's package manager apt on various rpm-based distributions like Fedora, Mandrake (or Mandriva, they changed their name...), RedHat, SUSE, and Yellow Dog Linux. apt for rpm is also known as apt4rpm, or aptrpm.

"Why do I want to use apt instead of rpm? The answer is easy: apt cares much better for package dependencies than rpm (apt resolves all dependencies by itself!) and saves me a lot of trouble and time. It lets me install, remove or upgrade packages with just a single command, and I can even update my whole Linux distribution to a new release...!"

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  Talkback(s) Name  and Date
You don't use "apt instead of rpm".  ...   common misunderstanding   
Joe Buck
Apr 13, 2005, 05:50:15
 
"Why do I want to use apt instead of rpm ...   Confused   
Andrea
Apr 13, 2005, 06:27:53
 
Drop it and use smartpm http://smartpm.o ...   A MUCH shorter HOWTO about Apt-for-RPM   
JFML
Apr 13, 2005, 08:17:11
 
Looking at the howto, I don't really ...   Nice, but Mandrake / Mandriva already has...   
Digital Wokan
Apr 13, 2005, 08:20:54
 
Just wondering, can urpmi upgrade and en ...   Re: Nice, but Mandrake / Mandriva already has...   
alison
Apr 13, 2005, 14:52:21
 
I see how it would make sense for SuSE a ...   Fedora/Redhat also has a frontend for RPM ...   
CETIV
Apr 13, 2005, 15:15:25
 
> Just wondering, can urpmi upgrade and  ...   Re: Re: Nice, but Mandrake / Mandriva already has.   
aRTee
Apr 13, 2005, 16:19:39
 
SimplyMEPIS... Synaptic.  It is an excel ...   I prefer what is used on ....   
GreyGeek
Apr 13, 2005, 17:40:01
 
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