Re: packages and the kernel

Bryn Paul Arnold Jones (bpaj@gytha.demon.co.uk)
Mon, 3 Jun 1996 00:47:40 +0100 (BST)


On 2 Jun 1996, Raul Miller wrote:

> Kevin M. Bealer ((hi Kevin)):
> > Debian, redhat, etc would all still be necessary, but they can be made
> > compatible. All that is required to remove a package, is to flush all files
> > in that package. Information in inodes could optimize this some.
>
> You also need to remove references to the package (for example, in
> configuration files).
>
> --
> Raul
>
Hmm, we need a holocostic package manager (and no, I don't mean nuke the
partition, and reinstall;) .....
Bryn

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