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[PLUG] Re: MySQL3 and Fedora Core 3
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On Thu, 3 Feb 2005 gyoza@comcast.net wrote:
> Ben Dugan wrote:
>
> > If you're using apt-get, does that mean FC3 is debian based? (I'm
> > sorry: this is kind of a dumb question and certainly doesn't help you
> > with your problem, but now I'm curious.)
> >
>
> No, FC3 is Red Hat based. apt-get has been ported to other distros. I
> think the package is actually called apt-rpm in this case, but the
> command is still apt-get.
This is true but keep in mind apt-rpm is not part of the distro. It is a
3rd party thing and AFAICT is no longer maintained. There are apparently enough
problems with it that the authors have decided to abandon it. I think there is
a new application coming to replace it. I just cannot recall the name it this
time.
Regards,
Tom Diehl tdiehl@rogueind.com Spamtrap address mtd123@rogueind.com
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