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Re: [PLUG] <compumike:#plug> dude debian rocks!
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In the beginning, Yog made apt. After that, he went on to lesser tasks, like
Creation.
Seriously, though, apt has changed the way I work with Linux. I have half a
dozen machines doing various jobs around here, and keeping all the security
updates applied, plus keeping the packages up to date, was impossible. Now I
can sit down with half a dozen ssh sessions and update everything in half an
hour, tops. That's 5 minutes of logging in and starting, 5 minutes of
closing windows, and 20 minutes of coffee and smokes.
RPM wishes it could be APT.
Rich 'Forge' Mingin
> <compumike:#plug> dude debian rocks!
> <Darxus:#plug> just discovered apt for the 1st time ?
> <compumike:#plug> yup...my 1st time ;-)
> <Darxus:#plug> heh
> <Darxus:#plug> mind if I post this conversation to the list ?
> <compumike:#plug> heh...i guess its ok
>
> apt-get update ; apt-get dist-upgrade
>
> ^ this command line upgrades every package that's installed to the
> current version, downloading packages from the debian archive.
>
> apt-get update ; apt-get install packagename
>
> ^ will download packagename and everything it depends on, and install it.
> If the package is already installed, it will upgrade it to the current
> version.
>
> Note that I was able to correctly guess why mike liked debian so much
> suddenly before he told me. I've heard this reaction many many times.
>
> <compumike:#plug> i've been a redhat man all along
> <compumike:#plug> thought i was all cool with my rpms and lots of --force
and --nodeps...
> <compumike:#plug> but now i've seen the light!!!
> <compumike:#plug> so is that enough promo-worthy material right there?
>
>
> I figured this might get a couple more people to try debian, to see the
> beauty that is apt.
>
> --
> "Whatever you do will be insignificant, but it is very important that
> you do it." - Mahatma Gandhi
> http://www.ChaosReigns.com
>
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