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Untz: Results of the App Installer meeting, and some thoughts on cross-distro collaboration

Untz: Results of the App Installer meeting, and some thoughts on cross-distro collaboration

Posted Jan 28, 2011 16:56 UTC (Fri) by eean (guest, #50420)
In reply to: Untz: Results of the App Installer meeting, and some thoughts on cross-distro collaboration by skvidal
Parent article: Untz: Results of the App Installer meeting, and some thoughts on cross-distro collaboration

dpkg, rpm are of course different, but they aren't that different. They solve the same problem with much of the same methods. There's no reason for a dpkg-only or a rpm-only installation GUI to exist.

so... what are you even talking about?


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