Autopackage for Ubuntu!

CowPie dlist at ubuntuforums.org
Sat Jan 29 20:40:21 CST 2005


Konstantin Ryabitsev Wrote: 
> On Sun, 30 Jan 2005 01:49:07 +0000, Martin Alderson
> <martinalderson at gmail.com> wrote:
> > Any plans to use autopackage (autopackage.org) which would solve
> most,
> > if not all, Linux install problems (distro-neutral packages,
> automatic
> > dependancy resolution with no central dependancy database, iirc,
> > bootiful GUI for both GTK and QT, etc etc).
> 
> Have you even read the FAQ?
> http://autopackage.org/faq.html
> 
> Q: Can I use autopackage for my new distro?
> A: No, see the question below for more details, but essentially
> autopackage is not a tool for building distributions. It's a tool for
> 3rd party software developers to produce packages for their website
> that any Linux user can use.
> 
> Regards,
> -- 
> Konstantin Ryabitsev
> Zlotniks, INC
> 
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He could mean providing autopackage-base by default, so we CAN go to
other websites to download .packages.


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CowPie



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