[NTLUG:Discuss] Debian

[Burton Strauss]

Yes.  They have a different extension, but internally they're .zip files + a
small manifest.  It's been a while, but IIRC, there's no dependency info
either.

-----Burton 

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On 6/24/05, Burton Strauss <Burton_Strauss at comcast.net> wrote:
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> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: discuss-bounces at ntlug.org [mailto:discuss-bounces at ntlug.org] On 
> Behalf Of Leroy Tennison
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> <snip />
> 
> >Now I'm curious, if there are distros that aren't RPM-based:
> >    What do they use for "packaging"
> >    How do they solve the 'dependency' problem differently?
> >    What are the other advantages/disadvantages?
> 
> Let's see...
> 
>   Debian uses .dpkg
>   Slackware uses .zip
>   Mandrake, Mandriva, RedHat, Fedora use .rpm


  Slackware uses .zip  ?

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