[ale] going to apt-rpm

[aaron]

A small caution from when I tried to install and start using apt-rpm on my RH 
7.2 system.

I decided to give apt-rpm a try when I was attempting to update my qt / kde 
related packages and running into serious dependency traps.  Several 
recommendations for this package install and update system have been on the 
list, so I figured I'd give it a shot.

Regardless of the updating I did to be sure my rpm database was clean and 
current, it seemed the only way apt rpm would let me use it was if I first 
allowed it to remove EVERY add-on package that I had ever installed on the 
box by sidestepping minor dependencies with rpm -nodeps or -force flags.

I misinterpreted the messages from apt-rpm, with the result that the program 
erased some 40 added or updated packages in one foul swoop.

If I ever look at using apt-rpm again, it will get installed as an immediate 
follow up to a full distro update.

peace
aaron

On Friday 09 May 2003 16:05, Bob Slaughter wrote:
> I'm looking to upgrade my box, and I'm so tired of rpm dependency heck. So 
I'm 
> considering installing apt-rpm and giving it a go. I'm a Mandrake 7.1 box, 
> still on kernel 2.2.15 (!!!), so I really need to get current.
> 
> 1) Where's the current apt-rpm found?
> 2) Any other tools or libs needed for apt-rpm itself?
> 3) Any gotchas, especially on a box this outdated?
> 
> 
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