DVD picks (was: hiatus, eh?)

[Paul Henry]

<04 Nov 05>, Joe Delahaye wrote to Paul Henry:

JD> While I had no trouble installing Linux, I did have trouble installing
JD> programs.

Well, Linux like Windows, has evolved over the years. When I first started
with Linux in 1996, I encountered the same sorts of issues you did.

Everything on my desktop these days just works. iPod just works, digital
camera just works, scanner just works. Want to burn a CD? Drop the files
onto the CD icon. Want to create MP3s? Drag and drop the songs from a CD
to a directory.

But I still have the power of Linux under the hood, which is what an ol'
programmer like me needs. If I don't like something in GoldED, for example,
I just edit the source, and type "make; make install". To install files,
I either use the gui, or type "apt-get install ..." from the command line,
which searches the 10,000+ program repository, grabs the program, and automagically
installs it for me.

-73-

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on ammo.

[snowzone]

Post by Paul Henry
I either use the gui, or type "apt-get install ..." from the command line,
which searches the 10,000+ program repository, grabs the program, and automagically
installs it for me.

as long as you do that regularly. six month lag time is what i've found
to be the apt-get killer.

i used to be a fan of apt-get. but it was too easily grunged. and when
apt-get goes bad, you use source, (but will still have a crippled
apt-get)