The rise of linux (was RE: [ILUG] Pre configured boxes)

[Stephen_Reilly at dell.com]

yup GnoRPM, rampant easy thing to use just go clicking on various aspects
thereof. You can install, upgrade, query, uninstall, verify, find and search
the web for any RPM package through this magnificent GUI thing. But come on,
isn't is much more fun to type RPM at a console followed by most of the
alphebet ?? 

--Steve


> ----------
> From: 	Caolan McNamara[SMTP:Caolan.McNamara at ul.ie]
> Sent: 	25 November 1999 13:03
> To: 	Glen Gray
> Cc: 	ilug at linux.ie
> Subject: 	RE: The rise of linux (was RE: [ILUG] Pre configured boxes)
> 
> On 25-Nov-99 Glen Gray wrote:
> >I agree entirely. Some people might object to this but I think that
> >something along the lines of InstallSheild for Linux is needed. This
> >should make installing packages a doddle for newbies/windows users. They
> >shouldn't really need to go to a console to type a long rpm command with
> >various switches. 
> 
> Aye, nothing to it, have gnome and kde automatically register "gprm" and
> "krpm"
> which should be installshield like interfaces to rpm, with the filetype
> rpm,
> and ta-da there you go. Installshield for linux.
> 
> C.
> 
> 
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