Re: OT: Apt-get vs YUM?

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Kam Leo wrote:
On 6/21/07, Mike McCarty <Mike.McCarty@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

>> > >> Could someone please state the relative advantages and
>> > >> disadvantages of the apt-get and yum installation managers?
It's a matter of preference.

That's why I asked for objective information, like a features
list, rather than "Which is better?"

Yum: Has least built-in features of the three package managers
[...]
Apt: A well integrated product with more built-in features than yum.
[...]
Smart: New kid on the block. Still in beta. Feature rich. First to
[...]

Thanks. That's the type of information I was looking for. I've heard
some interesting things about synaptic, like one guy was going to
install some software, and it wanted to remove quite a bit. It seems
that synaptic has a more comprehensive "I manage your machine for you"
design philosophy than some care for.

Mike
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