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So in 199{7,8,9}? I was using yast and/or apt-get to get packages. That was >20 years ago. Now MS have offered something like tar.gz of binaries without depende
by 6c696e7578 6y ago
So in 199{7,8,9}? I was using yast and/or apt-get to get packages. That was >20 years ago. Now MS have offered something like tar.gz of binaries without dependencies.
But I guess this is an answer to the "where's package management" question. Still not there.
- recursive 6y agoAll the dependencies are just in the original thing. I have very limited experience with Linux but chasing down problems with dependencies of dependencies feels like a special circle of hell to me.
- 6c696e7578 6y ago> chasing down problems with dependencies of dependencies feels like a special circle of hell to me. Were you getting source from author sites or using the package manager? I've never had problems with apt or yum. In the days before yum it was a different story in Red Hat. Debian have always had it right with apt IMO. You could attribute the success of Ubuntu to it I feel.
- recursive 6y agoI don't remember. I tried to do some rails development in linux like 10 years ago. I know I was using apt, or at least started there. I don't think I ever even got the environment running. I'm sure I was doing something wrong, so no need to blame me, I already know.
- totony 6y agoStill better than the status-quo where you have different launchers auto-updating programs and programs self-updating randomly (and some just not updating causing security issues)