Re: using the panel to uninstall packages.

[Daniel Veillard <Daniel Veillard w3 org>]

On Tue, Feb 15, 2000 at 09:40:30AM -0800, Miles Lane wrote:
> Andrew Post wrote:
> > 
> > How is an RPM or DEB package different from your self-extracting
> > installation program?
> 
> The difference is that RPM and DEB package management does the
> installation, but doesn't provide a GUI interface that facilitates
> the configuration of the installation and the program in one pass.
> That's what most installation processes do, whether you are installing
> an OS or a program.

  RPM don't need/doesn't provide any user level customization
except the very unfrequent case of relocatable package. Installing
is one command, deleteing is one command, no UI is really needed
for the installation per se. Now locating RPMs and finding ways to
fire up multiple install/upgrades is another matter. Check gnorpm
or rpmfind for ideas.
  This *is* one pass, unless you have dependancies problems.


Daniel

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