[NTLUG:Discuss] An NTLUG Distro

[Rev. wRy]

On Thu, 2009-04-02 at 13:26 -0500, Kenneth Loafman wrote:

> What rpm needs then is something like apt that does the resolution of
> packages.  Is that Yum?  My complaint against RPM is that when using it
> I get trapped in this infinitely recursive 'X depends on Y which depends
> on Z which...".  If Yum does the same as Apt, then my complaint is negated.

It is yum.

> I really do agree with Neil that we should adopt a distro, not fragment
> the field any more.  The main reason Microsoft is popular with Pointy
> Haired Bosses is actually the lack of choices, not the plethora of
> choices that the Linux newbie sees.  That plus the old Brick and Mortar
> thing that MS has going for it, being a major corporation and all.

Also, if OP is really interested in what goes in and why?  

http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/

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