Comments on: Reasons to love Linux #1: package management http://www.itwriting.com/blog/1048-reasons-to-love-linux-1-package-management.html Tech writing blog Sun, 12 Feb 2012 21:04:12 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Ole Andersen http://www.itwriting.com/blog/1048-reasons-to-love-linux-1-package-management.html/comment-page-1#comment-114255 Ole Andersen Thu, 20 Nov 2008 10:53:58 +0000 http://www.itwriting.com/blog/1048-reasons-to-love-linux-1-package-management.html#comment-114255 @Gary Apt is some 12 years old. We have had the pleasure for a long time ;-) -OA @Gary

Apt is some 12 years old. We have had the pleasure for a long time ;-)

-OA

]]> By: Gary Sims http://www.itwriting.com/blog/1048-reasons-to-love-linux-1-package-management.html/comment-page-1#comment-113707 Gary Sims Thu, 13 Nov 2008 19:03:18 +0000 http://www.itwriting.com/blog/1048-reasons-to-love-linux-1-package-management.html#comment-113707 Yes, 'apt' is quite cool and upgrading and installing on Ubuntu is easy but don't forget it wasn't always like this!!! Remember trying to upgrade via RPMs!!!! Gary Yes, ‘apt’ is quite cool and upgrading and installing on Ubuntu is easy but don’t forget it wasn’t always like this!!! Remember trying to upgrade via RPMs!!!!

Gary

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]]> By: Ant Bryan http://www.itwriting.com/blog/1048-reasons-to-love-linux-1-package-management.html/comment-page-1#comment-113696 Ant Bryan Thu, 13 Nov 2008 16:51:50 +0000 http://www.itwriting.com/blog/1048-reasons-to-love-linux-1-package-management.html#comment-113696 not to dissuade you from Linux, but please try out <a href="http://www.nabber.org/projects/appupdater/" rel="nofollow">Appupdater</a> which is like Synaptic for Windows. It allows you to install new apps or keep your old ones updated. not to dissuade you from Linux, but please try out Appupdater which is like Synaptic for Windows. It allows you to install new apps or keep your old ones updated.

]]> By: Clyde Davies http://www.itwriting.com/blog/1048-reasons-to-love-linux-1-package-management.html/comment-page-1#comment-113687 Clyde Davies Thu, 13 Nov 2008 11:19:13 +0000 http://www.itwriting.com/blog/1048-reasons-to-love-linux-1-package-management.html#comment-113687 Fantastic! You might yet make a Linux convert out of me. I think there's a lesson for Microsoft here. Fantastic! You might yet make a Linux convert out of me.

I think there’s a lesson for Microsoft here.

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