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deb/apt vs rpm/yum - was Re: preferred linux distro for workstation usage?



On 9/13/10 8:22 AM, Matt Shields wrote:
> I've given it plenty of chances to prove that it's worthy of my
> attention, but I can't stand the whole deb/apt stuff.  As much as people
> complain about RH's RPM Hell, I've had little problem's with RPM's and
> since YUM has come along and numerous repositories such as Dag, EPEL,
> etc that only makes it so much simpler to get the packages I need.

This is another thing I've been thinking of (and a huge reason to choose 
Fedora vs Ubuntu).  Personally, I have had my fair share of problems 
with deb/apt and prefer rpm/yum.  But I'd love to see a solid pro/con 
list between the two because I don't have any reason to back that up 
aside from personal preference and past experience.

Ryan






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