* Theo v. Werkhoven <twe-suse.e@ferrets4me.xs4all.nl> [08-14-05 16:26]:
I thought the purpose of apt was to remove the burden of having to go through dependency-hell.
Apt is *just* another tool.
If using apt means that the user now just has to do other things to make the rpm database happy, then that kindy defeats the point of using it IMNSHO. It certainly doesn't make it any easier than using yast and setting the install-source to some repository like guru's.
*No* rpm front end can make up for broken packages and/or missing dependencies or a broken rpm database.
I've been bitten hard by apt in the past btw, and found that it didn't mix well with yast and diy rpms, but I can't speak for the present.
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