> I also think that it's important not to use rpm for things that are
> not redhat specific ... as in pieces of the kernel, general utils.
>
> RPM is great ... I use it on my Redhat box. I don't use it on my
> slackware box ... or my home-grown no distribution box. Can't.
> It doesn't know what's installed. ( Yes, I know, I could override
> dependencies ... but really, does that argue for it being an optimal
> distribution format? )
That's not our fault. You could use it.. (i.e. just make all your packages
into RPMs)
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