On Sun, 2004-06-13 at 13:33 +0100, Damon Jebb wrote:
The problem with Linux is dependencies. So the need to 'yell for help' is exactly my point.
Yes, YaST can work, but more often than not I have found it necessary to work out exactly which package is missing, identify whether it's available from the SuSE disc or not and then install that package.
I don't know how you are using YaST, but I have never had to figure out
dependencies when using YaST.
I found it to be excellent at solving dependencies.
The only times that I had to seach for a specific package is when I try
to compile an unsupported package and I need to know which package will
supply a specific development library, or when I install an unsupported
rpm, like a Mandrake or RedHat rpm on SuSE. But then you can expect to
have to solve dependencies, as it is not a supported package.
On Windows I have similar problems trying to find a required dll if I
install an unsupported package. In fact, it will normally just install
it and the program will not work, complaining about a dll or ocx.
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