Re: "apt" to eventaully replace "rpm"?

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Subject: Re: "apt" to eventaully replace "rpm"?
From: Chris Jones <jonesc@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Mon, 26 Nov 2007 11:49:39 +0000
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But again the question. apt-get does not use rpm's, does it?


The 'original' APT, the one from debian (and now ubuntu) uses .deb files.

However, the apt you get on Fedora uses RPMS - its a port of the .debversion to use .rpm instead.


So the answer depends on where you run it.

cheers Chris

References:
- "apt" to eventaully replace "rpm"?
  - From: Robert P. J. Day
- Re: "apt" to eventaully replace "rpm"?
  - From: John Summerfield
- Re: "apt" to eventaully replace "rpm"?
  - From: Aaron Konstam