On Tue, Dec 18, 2007 at 06:19:32PM -0600, Mike Miller wrote: > It seems to me that there are several package management tools and that > different Linux distros use different tools. I assume that several Linux > distros are in compliance with the LSB (for locations of libraries and > such). Why can't all package management tools from such distros be > interchangeable? What is the source of incompatibility, if there is any? And furthermore, why aren't all programs written in the same programming language? After all, a stamp, an eraser and an infinite tape is all that one needs. florin PS: LSB compliance requires that the system can install packages that are in RPM v3 format. -- Bruce Schneier expects the Spanish Inquisition. http://geekz.co.uk/schneierfacts/fact/163 -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: not available Type: application/pgp-signature Size: 189 bytes Desc: Digital signature Url : http://mailman.mn-linux.org/pipermail/tclug-list/attachments/20071218/67fec540/attachment.pgp