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

[plug@arcticmail.com]

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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