Difference of Ubuntu to Other Linux Distribution

[Daniel Carrera]

Adriano Varoli Piazza wrote:
> I'd say "rpm-based distros have different software installers, where
> yum or up2date for redhat, yast for suse, and urpmi for mandriva, are
> examples". rpm is the equivalent of dpkg, not of apt-get.

I know, but I figured that was an unnecessary complication given the 
OP's question. AFAIK up2date and YAST are not equivalent to apt-get. In 
practise, when you install software on an RPM system you use rpm or yum 
or in Mandriva's case urmpi; and in practise, when you install software 
on a DEB system you use apt-get. Notice that I also didn't mention 
aptitude. Again, I was removing unnecessary details that are not really 
relevant to the OP's question.

> Thus ends the history lesson.

I don't need a history lesson. I've been using Linux since before Gnome 
and KDE came on the scene.

Daniel.
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