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Re: yum-conf format
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Jaroslaw Polok <[log in to unmask]>
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Jaroslaw Polok <[log in to unmask]>
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Mon, 19 Mar 2007 18:07:15 +0100
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> 
> why not use the new Apt ? it uses the rpm-metadata ( that yum uses ) for
> its backend stuff, and its functional on everything from RH7.3 to EL5.

We were thinking about it some time ago .. but then we had
to release SLC4 .. and it wasn;t sure if apt(rpm) will
survive after Mandriva was formed at the time:

so we switched to yum, leaving apt for compatibility
.. but then why to maintain both .. ?

Maybe we'll look at it again for SLC5 ..

Cheers

Jarek

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