eWeek: Red Carpet Eases Pain of Red Hat RPM Management

“For those who are new to Linux, managing software installations
and updates can seem daunting, even chaotic, without a
Windows-style double-click installer in sight.

“The culprit here is the tendency of Linux to keep one’s options
open, and more choices usually means more complexity. While the
opportunity to enjoy fuller control of your computing is one of the
reasons people choose Linux, tedious software installs aren’t
anyone’s idea of fun.

“The RPM package management system that ships with my current
desktop Linux distribution of choice, Red Hat Linux 9, is pretty
good at keeping things organized under the covers. It’s interfacing
with RPM that can prove tricky, since neither option that Red Hat
offers for managing software packages with RPM fully suits
me…”

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