Experience with ATRPMS repository?

[Robin Laing]

A1tmblwd at netscape.net wrote:
> What has your experience been using the ATRPMS, http://atrpms.net , repository?
> Mine has not been very favorable. I regret creating atrpms.repo and adding it 
> to the /etc/yum.repo.d/ directory.   
> 
> BEGIN VENT
> ==========
> 
> Here are the problems that plague my FC3 system after I used "yum update":

I had problems with atrpms.  I submitted bug reports and I will say 
they were dealt with but I always ended up with a dependency loop when 
I needed to use a newer version of some packages.  I eventually spent 
two days removing *.at packages from my system so I could use other 
distros.

Like you, I vented my frustration with similar responses.

 From what I am reading in the responses, it depends on your needs and 
desires.  I want to use repo's that work with other repo's "well!"  If 
Dag releases a newer version of a package, I should be able to yum 
update without running into a whole slew of dependencies, especially 
if the dependent packages have not changed.

This is a user choice and mine is to avoid ATRPMS totally due to my 
experiences.

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Robin Laing