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On Wed, 2002-04-03 at 13:47, Henne Vogelsang wrote:
The main Europe ftp.suse.com mirror ftp.gwdg.de has a APT directory for suse too. But i dunno how "stable" it is. Never used it, thanks to autorpm/YOU. Maybe someone can try and post the succes to the list bc. many ppl are intrested in it.
Despite my post from earlier today, I can offer a success story of sorts. I installed the SuSE RPMs for apt4rpm at http://apt4rpm.sourceforge.net a few days ago. The only bump I've hit besides my problems installing KDE3 so far is that aptget wants to install something like 500 megs worth of base packages which are only a little different than the 7.3 cd rpms. I didn't go through with this...the FAQ at the apt4rpm site explains why this is so and how to get around it. Once I got that small annoyance out of the way, I found that apt4rpm works well and is powerful. It is nice to be able to type e.g. "apt-get install evolution" and have it install the program and any dependencies on its own. You can also use it to upgrade your entire system with simple commands like "apt-get upgrade". In this way, it seems like a good tool not only for install software, but also for keeping things up to date. For me, this program removes 90% of my frustration with installing Linux software, which is tracking down all of the dependencies, etc. Your mileage, as they always say, may vary. Read the FAQ and give it a shot! best regards, bob torres