On Wednesday 05 May 2004 06:39 am, Ron Goulard wrote: > I agree with you, but I've had this conversation before. What it > came down to previously, is that some people just get spooked when > faced with 'source code' and would rather just use a package manager > that will take care of the 'spooky stuff' for them. Ron, I've been unafraid of source code since before some members of this list were born, but the fact is that there are some good reasons for using package mangers. The one that easily comes to mind is that with a package manager I can just run apt-get automagically every night, and keep a few hundred systems updated. > It's unfortunate (in my view) because there's a lot of power to be > had at a command prompt. It's not for everyone though. As far as command prompts are concerned, I laughed when I read the thread about how to use all the new desktop tools to set up groups for multiple users to have access to the same files; for command-line guys like you and me it would have taken under a minute to set up everything from the command line. But even command line users can find lots of reasons to use RPM. Especially with YUM and apt-get. Jeff -- Jeff Lasman, nobaloney.net, P. O. Box 52672, Riverside, CA 92517 US Professional Internet Services & Support / Consulting / Colocation Our blists address used on lists is for list email only Phone +1 909 324-9706, or see: "http://www.nobaloney.net/contactus.html";
