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From: erik quanstrom <quanstro@quanstro.net>
Date: Sat, 18 Apr 2009 12:20:03 -0400
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Subject: Re: [9fans] Help for home user discovering Plan 9
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> Seriously, give Gentoo portage a try. There is a sane package
> management system for Linux.

if you don't upgrade in lock step you will get into dependency hell.
portage is now exactly what its developers railed against — rpm
dependency hell.  portage just kicks the can down the street a bit.

in fact, an upgraded system will differ significantly from a fresh install
even after an emerge world.

portage is just broken.

unfortunately, i don't know of any alternatives that will allow me
and not rh or somebody else to decided if i am going to run ldap
or whatever.

- erik