Holy War: RE: Package management vs. ./configure

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Author: plug@arcticmail.com
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Subject: Holy War: RE: Package management vs. ./configure
So you think Helix GNOME's install/update utility is
nifty, eh? Close your eyes. Imagine an ENTIRE
Operating System like that. Poof! Debian!

BTW, Helix IS pretty cool! To install/upgrade Helix
GNOME on Debian:

1. Add the line

deb http://spidermonkey.helixcode.com/distributions/debian woody main

    to /etc/apt/sources.list


2. apt-get update

3. apt-cache search helix

4. apt-get install task-helix-core task-helix-gnome task-helix-gnome-dev


To ensure that your entire OS is up-to-date, just run

     apt-get update
     apt-get dist-upgrade


every night or once a week.


D

* On Mon, Jul 10, 2000 at 08:43:21AM -0700, Jim wrote:
> As far as ease-of-installation goes, HelixCode wins hands down. Not only does
> it install all of the selected Gnome packages that you request, it finds,
> downloads, and installs all the dependent packages. What could be easier?
>
> On Mon, 10 Jul
> 2000, you wrote: > Golly. A Holy War. I haven't seen a good one since the
> days when > people thought vi was superior to emacs.
> >
> > Who? Me? Throw gas on a fire?
> >
> > NEVER.
> >
> > David
> >
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> --
> Jim
>
> Zope is cool!
>
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