OT: Apt-get vs YUM?

Chris racerx at makeworld.com
Thu Jun 21 08:46:56 UTC 2007


On Wed, 20 Jun 2007 14:07:38 +0100
Timothy Murphy <tim at birdsnest.maths.tcd.ie> wrote:

> Kam Leo wrote:
> 
> >> Could someone please state the relative advantages and
> >> disadvantages of the apt-get and yum installation managers?
> 
> > Check the FC6 archives the topic has been covered before or use
> > Google search.
> 
> I think when people say things like this
> they should at least state what argument they gave to google,
> or what FC6 archives they are talking about.
> 
> If you cannot give reasonably precise information,
> it is better to give none.
> 

I tend to agree with you on this Tim. I left the BSD camps for just
this same reason. 

Far too often users were willing to give this same information (albeit
the answer itself would be correct IF the list(s) were geared towards
advanced users).

-- 
Best regards,
Chris

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