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Re: [News] The Route to Unifying Linux Package Managers: New API

  • Subject: Re: [News] The Route to Unifying Linux Package Managers: New API
  • From: Philip <me@xxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Wed, 17 Jan 2007 22:59:27 GMT
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flatfish+++ wrote:
On Wed, 17 Jan 2007 20:30:11 +0000, Roy Schestowitz wrote:


Linux Standard Base plans cross-format package API

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| For independent software vendors (ISV), one of the major problems
| in supporting GNU/Linux is the variety of package management
| systems. However, if the Free Standards Group has its way, the
| next version of the Linux Standard Base (LSB) will solve that
| problem by providing an application programming interface (API)
| that acts as a bridge between the major package systems and
| software installers. Ian Murdock, CTO of the Free Standards
| Group, says the solution could be included in the most widely
| used distributions by early 2008.
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http://enterprise.linux.com/article.pl?sid=07/01/10/2045258&from=rss


Related:

Free Agent: How to Compile Free Software Apps

,----[ Quote ]
| Let me start with a controversial statement: Installing
| new software is almost always easier on Linux than on
| Windows or the Mac OS.
|
| I can already envision the angry e-mail. It'll come from
| the folks who write each month, certain that if they use
| enough capital letters and exclamation points, they'll
| convince me that LINUX SUCKS!!!
|
| But I'll say it again: Installing new software is, in
| most cases, easier under Linux than under other
| operating systems. I've touched on the simple reason
| why many times in this column. On most Linux systems,
| an app called the package manager takes care of
| software installation and removal.
`----

http://www.pcworld.com/article/id,127601-c,linux/article.html


Installing Microsoft Script Debugger in Windows Vista, 10 MB

,----[ Quote ]
| First I have to make sure my copy of Windows is
| "genuine," which involves installing an ActiveX
| component (yuck!) or downloading and running a 1.35
| MB program that takes 15 seconds to load and forces
| me to copy and paste a code into a tiny text field. Once
| I'm past the validation step, I click to download and
| run the Script Debugger installer, which leads me
| through six confirmation dialogs before actually
| starting the installation.
|
| Except the files can't be copied! More cryptic
| dialogs appear. I click Retry several times to no
| avail, then finally give up and click Cancel. (Which
| I'm asked to confirm, of course.) After saying yes,
| I'm sure I want to cancel the installation that doesn't
| work, another dialog pops up blaming me for the failed
| installation: "INF Install failure. Reason: The
| operation was cancelled by the user."
|
| So I decide to actually read the instructions on the
| page that loaded after my download began. The
| instructions say that clicking "Run" instead of
| "Save" should be fine. Whatever, I'll try saving the
| installer to disk anyway, because I really need this
| debugger. Ten confirmation dialogs later, the Microsoft
| Script Debugger installer finally starts copying files
| to my hard drive.
`----

http://www.37signals.com/svn/posts/84-web-developers-microsoft-has-no-idea-whats-going-on


Simple Package management with Synaptic Package Manager in Ubuntu

,----[ Quote ]
| Synaptic is a graphical user interface (GUI) for managing software
| packages on Debian-based distributions.
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http://www.debianadmin.com/simple-package-management-with-synaptic-package-manager-in-ubuntu.html


Installation on Vista, OSX, and Ubuntu

,----[ Quote ]
| Shows software installation (Mozilla Thunderbird) on Vista, OSX,
| and Ubuntu.
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http://youtube.com/watch?v=xA7cP-qpdlI


The Thing About Beagle

,----[ Quote ]
| All of this can be accomplished in Debian as follows:
| | apt-get install kerry
| | Phew, that was tricky. I can see why those windows guys find Linux
| sooo difficult. It is waaaaay easier to go to some random website,
| download an installer, pray that it is safe, double-click on the
| installer, click "Yes, I do agree to all of these outrageous license
| terms and I don't mind that it includes spyware, and adware", click
| Next, Next, Next, and finally reboot a couple of times.
`----


http://benhay.blogspot.com/2006/11/thing-about-beagle.html



What an absolute NIGHTMARE.....

Proof positive that Linux has become so fragmented that it most likely
cannot be fixed.

I knew you'd say this. No crystal ball needed.

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