APT package management was: [plug] Dropped Mandrake RPMs for Gentoo (should be Debian) package management

[Gavin Chester]

On Fri, 2005-01-14 at 00:14, Michael Hunt wrote:
> On Thu, 2005-01-13 at 21:39 +0800, Gavin Chester wrote:
> 
> > I am using RH8.0 - a dated version, I know.  However, I have used the
> > version of APT adapted for RPM distros for some time and find that it's
> > just GREAT.  However, because support for my version has ceased the
> > updates have become non-existent.  Time to upgrade, I guess.  
> 
> Shame no apt-get dist-upgrade !!!!!
> 
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Whoops!  I didn't see that I was fueling the old distro flame war.  I
was just advocating how great APT was regardless of distro ;^)  

> When your distro's default repository comes with over 10,000 packages
> there really is not a lot of need to add other repositories.
> 
-snip-

I'm afraid the rest of your post was above my head :-0.

Gavin.