[plug] Ubuntu on older 8.04 on older machines

[Kev]

Richard Meyer wrote:
> Synaptic etc use info in the packages to decide EXACTLY what to install
>   

Yes, but  RPMs don't have as much info stored in them as DEBs.  What Kai 
described is precisely why I quit Mandrake, and I'm pretty sure Mandrake 
(10.x) used Synaptic, just as I use in Xandros and Etch  However, let's 
face it most package managers, like Synaptic are only GUI frontends for 
an underlying package management system.  It's that underlying system 
where the differences lie.


> if you decide to install a package foo.[deb][rpm][xyz]. Admittedly some
> do a better job than others ......
>
> For goodness sake, people, please separate the process from the
> content.   :-)
>
> If you want to use a certain distro for a certain reason, please don't
> believe that your feelings/prejudices are gospel - examine your beliefs
> - I do! (and I'm over 50)
>
>  
>   
> No it's the package MANAGER rather than the package - Yast, Yum, Smart,

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