Why don't you guys like synaptic?

Paul Johnson pauljohn at ku.edu
Thu Nov 11 15:31:38 UTC 2004


I think synaptic (GUI RPM package manager) is the greatest!  Since FC1, 
I've like it. You can see how much space packages take, you can add ones 
you don't have already and did not know about by browsing the list, you 
can find upgrades on various servers.

But I don't hear any talk about it in here. Instead, you like that 
boring old yum that has no pointy-clicky pizzazz and makes my head hurt 
with syntax and fancy footwork. Synaptic used to be front-and-center in 
the FC1 support web sites, but now it disappears from them.  Why?

For example, the "Fedora Core 2 Tips and Tricks" page, which I have 
found helpful, has dropped reference to synaptic

http://home.gagme.com/greg/linux/fc2-tips.php

up2date has very few of the synaptic features, you know. up2date doesn't 
list all available packages, doesn't let you see how many megs each one 
takes after installation. Doesn't help you delete packages and figure 
out dependencies.

The only problem I have with synaptic is figuring how to change my 
configuration to point at FC tests and upgrades. So if you guys would 
use synaptic too, then maybe you would post info on how I should 
configure my repository settings so I can keep up with FC testing.

??

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