Is YUM superior to Synaptic ?? (was synaptic evolution)

[Mike Hoy]

Gain Paolo Mureddu wrote:

> Mike Hoy wrote:
>
>> hi
>>
>> anyone else using FC3 and synaptic and have tried to install 
>> evolution and get all kinds of 'unresolveable dependencies problems'??
>>
>> if so did you ever get it installed?
>>
>> mike h
>>
> Dumb queston, but have you tried to youse yumex (a yum frontend quite 
> similar to synaptic) or plain old yum to install it, and see if that 
> is the problem? If not, most probably the problem is in your 
> /etc/apt/sources.list file for not having an URL for the dependencies 
> to be satisfied from.
>
Not a dumb question. no i have never tried anything other than synaptic. 
the reason is because early on a friend recommended it synaptic. he's 
the same guy that recomended FC3.

is yum superior to synaptic?

What is the group opinion on the best way to keep FC3 updated?

mike h