Op donderdag 12 mei 2005 23:46, schreef Ken Schneider:
Since the OP stated that he had VERY little experience using SuSE and linux I most certainly would not recommend he use anything other than YOU. It would be too tempting to install something that he was not familiar with.
Agreed.
For someone with experience with SuSE there is no problem as they know what is and is not SuSE blessed packages and how to fix a problem caused by installing a "bleeding edge" program. Keep in mind that -by default- the apt sources file includes many other areas of packages that are experimental and that is why I don't recommend it to someone new to SuSE.
The default sources.list file that comes in the rpm contains: /etc/apt $ grep -v ^# sources.list rpm ftp://mirrors.mathematik.uni-bielefeld.de/pub/linux/suse/apt/ SuSE/9.3-i386 update security rpmkeys rpm ftp://ftp.gwdg.de/pub/linux/suse/apt/ SuSE/9.3-i386 update security rpmkeys It refers to the suse once only, but the rpmkeys one but that are just administration packages.
Why do you repeat yourself about not using YOU as that is the best way to keep the machine closer to SuSE blessed packages.
I reacted on your statement, is that with apt it is easy to break things. I did not and never stated that 'not to use YOU'. Read my previous message back carefully. Neither do I write such things in other emails.
Until apt4rpm is included in the install it would be daunting for someone with little linux/SuSE experience to install it and edit the sources file to include only the (base, security and update) sections.
No need, see above. But heh I agree changing a the sources.list file with a ascii editor is difficult for a new comer.
I have and still use apt at times and think it is great but not for people without experience.
Agreed. -- Richard Bos Without a home the journey is endless