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Re: [PLUG] evolution/devolution
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On Wednesday 13 November 2002 09:39 am, Tobias DiPasquale wrote:
> On Wed, 2002-11-13 at 10:28, Jon Nelson wrote:
> >
> > have you tried up2date? It's a Redhatish version of
> > apt-get. I don't think it comes with 7.2 but here is a link that
> > tells you how to get it:
> > http://www.redhat.com/docs/manuals/linux/RHL-7.2-Manual/custom-guid
> >e/rhnetwork.html
> > It has helped me through some tough installs with a multitude of
> > dependancies. I have even used it to upgade my kernel. It hasn't
> > broken anything _yet_.
>
> Yeah, but what's even better than that is apt-rpm. Works just like
> apt-get and replaces any complications with a simple, one-command
> install process that resolves dependencies for you and doesn't break
> things.
I checked my system for apt-rpm, and it wasn't there so I checked
google and found it. I am going to install it and use it to rebuild my
old setup.
The problem I am having is less dependencies so much as conflicts with
this evolution behemoth that seems to have left its mark everywhere
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