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:temporary title: Top Ten Problems in RPM
temporary title: Top Ten Problems in RPM
Jun 16, 2005, 08 :30 UTC (7 Talkback[s]) (6045 reads)

"When we added RPM support to APT for Conectiva Linux, a few years ago, we found it many times slower than APT in Debian under similar circumstances. It is clear for us now that this is caused mainly by the Berkeley database backend used in RPM, the non-uniform handling of file dependencies and the large number of hidden dependencies automatically added by RPM.

"APT is an excellent tool, and it would be a highly un-scientific procedure just to dismiss it without careful evaluation..."

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  Talkback(s) Name  and Date
1998 called, it wants its FUD back. Seri ...   Plain ol' FUD   
Cabal
Jun 16, 2005, 12:23:20
 
This is not FUD. Even if you disagree, a ...   Not FUD   
Daniel Carrera
Jun 16, 2005, 17:11:29
 
I'm tired of all these bullsh*t comp ...   Unfair Comparison   
paj12
Jun 16, 2005, 21:34:40
 
> I'm tired of all these bullsh*t co ...   Re: Unfair Comparison   
Micheas Herman
Jun 17, 2005, 04:22:56
 
Smartpm has a much smarter engine for de ...   Drop apt for smartpm and don't look back   
JFM
Jun 17, 2005, 06:06:28
 
If you were complaining about deforestat ...   Re: Unfair Comparison   
C. Whitman
Jun 17, 2005, 14:16:28
 
> If you were complaining about deforest ...   Re: Re: Unfair Comparison -Garbage In,Garbage Out_   
Byran Lee
Jun 18, 2005, 00:02:04
 
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