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List:       mageia-discuss
Subject:    Re: [Mageia-discuss] rpm or deb?
From:       vfmBOFH <vfmbofh () gmail ! com>
Date:       2010-09-26 22:44:10
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2010/9/23 RAVI KUMAR BALASUBRAMANIAM <ravikumar17jan@gmail.com>

> only thing i hate about mandriva is its rpm based packages
> i prefer apt and deb personally
>

Hi all.

I use several distros, sombe rpm-based, some deb-based.

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process (bad dependences, outdated versions of them...)

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.

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.

Cheers.

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<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">2010/9/23 RAVI KUMAR BALASUBRAMANIAM <span \
dir="ltr">&lt;<a href="mailto:ravikumar17jan@gmail.com">ravikumar17jan@gmail.com</a>&gt;</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&#39;s no real \
difference between both package types. All troubles i&#39;ve found on rpm packages \
are exactly the same i&#39;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The package has some error on their build process (bad dependences, outdated versions \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&#39;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&#39;re looking some other aspects (i.e. \
performance of the package manager) there&#39;s no sensible difference for a normal \
user between both package types. You can find urpmi slower than apt-get, or \
viceversa. I&#39;ve found opposite opinions about this ever among my colleagues. This \
leads to me that i&#39;ts a subjective (or particular system-dependant) \
estimation.</div> <div><br></div><div>Cheers.</div><div><br></div>



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