Tom Marble wrote: > Kent Schumacher wrote: > >> At any rate, I'm trying to use apt-get on my RedHat system >> to update things, > > > Your immediate bug may simply be that you need to get the GPG > key for the repos you are adding... > (like this, but for your other repos) > rpm --import http://freshrpms.net/packages/builds/apt/RPM-GPG-KEY.freshrpms > Aah, I had seen that but run into the stumbling block that the version of rpm that apt-get states is 'already the newest version' doesn't support the --import option. I guess I will have to 'hand' upgrade my version of rpm. > I agree that auto-updating (*a la* apt) is the only way to fly. > I've been comparing the RPM flavor (follow on to RedHat) vs. > DEB flavor (original debian apt-get). I happen to prefer debian > at the moment, but I shall not open the distro war here. > > I'm currently running Fedora core 0.94 on another machine, but you > may want to consider 0.95 now or Fedora Core 1 / Cambridge > coming out next week: > http://fedora.redhat.com/ > > I started with a RedHat 9.0 system and downloaded apt (and > a prerequisite beecrypt), then set sources.list, and then did > apt-get -s -u dist-upgrade > What is a beecrypt? > Along the way I found some interesting discussions about mixing repos: > <http://www.fedora.us/wiki/RepositoryMixingProblems> > http://lists.freshrpms.net/pipermail/rpm-list/2003-July/005174.html > http://lists.freshrpms.net/pipermail/rpm-list/2003-May/004624.html > > Whether with debian (and derivatives) or RPM-derivatives-with-apt this > issue of repo mixing while keeping safe/accurate/appropriate dependencies > is, IMHO, one of the key questions with Linux at the moment. > > HTH, > > --Tom > Interesting reading - it really looks like every resource (library, binary, server, etc...) is going to have to have a way to declare it's version, availability, and dependencies before robust generalized package management is ever going to become a reality. Thanks for your help, Kent _______________________________________________ TCLUG Mailing List - Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota http://www.mn-linux.org tclug-list at mn-linux.org https://mailman.real-time.com/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list