Richard Emberson wrote:
In the past I've used synaptic (which uses apt). Now that I've just
upgraded to
FC4, the question I've got is should I switch over to use the Yum
Extender?
Will packages available to yum users also be available to apt users?
Does yumex assure that all dependencies are satisfied before doing an
install?
Haven't tried yumex (yet), just plain yum, but that does make sure
everything is right wrt. dependencies etc.
Apart from that, the way I understand it, apt and yum now use exactly
the same "repository" data, i.e. a yum-enabled distribution directory
will also work with apt and vice versa. If it uses the current
repository format, that is; there used to be different, incompatible
formats, then both tools were updated to support a common standard.
So you should be able to switch between yum and apt at your whim. Or
up2date, which also uses the same distro data.
Not to kick off any wars, but is it 6 of one and half dozen of the
other (basically)
or is one just the cat's meow?
Thanks
RME
