[packagekit] APT-RPM

[Sebastian Heinlein]

Am Dienstag, den 21.04.2009, 19:30 -0400 schrieb Viper550:
> Hello everyone. I've seen some pretty popular distros (well, only 
> PCLinuxOS, and to an extent Ark Linux), using apt-rpm as their package 
> manager. Both distros seem to be intended for newer users - but use 
> pretty sophisticated looking (Synaptic) or old and dated especially when 
> transitioning to KDE 4 (Kynaptic) package managers. The newer package 
> manager UI this uses looks pretty slick and modern, but of course they 
> are hindered because PackageKit does not have a backend for APT-RPM.
> 
> This may require some new coding, since the current native APT plugin 
> uses dpkg internally so we're gonna have to figure out how to implement 
> it all.
> 
> Anyone up for it?
> 
> Viper550

Hello,

APT-RPM is not API compatible with Debian APT. Most likely the smart
backend would be a better choice on these distros but I cannot comment
on its state.

Cheers,

Sebastian
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