Re: yum and apt differences.

["David Rees" <drees greenhydrant com>]

On Fri, February 20, 2004 1at 2:47 pm, Eric Rostetter wrote:
>
> I've installed the FL versions of yum and apt, and noticed the following
> inconsistencies.
>
> * yum ignores kernel updates by default, but apt doesn't.
> * yum doesn't auto install any gpg keys, but apt does.
>
> Should we not try to make these consistent between yum and apt?  Or
> is the yum/apt history that says they should act differently?

I don't think that apt should automatically install any gpg keys, others
have shown the same reservation.

apt on Debian does not install kernels by default, you have to use
apt-cache to list available kernels and then manually install.

Not sure about the history of yum.

I don't have a problem with yum installing the latest kernel as it does
not make the new kernel the default in the bootloader and does not remove
the old kernel, either.  As far as making apt install kernels by default,
I can't say I recommend it do it either way (so leave it be?).

-Dave