Re: [LI] KDE install on Deb.. How about this

[Kumar Cheetan A2 5 WIPRO consultant <cheetank@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

> Date: Tue, 19 Oct 1999 10:13:16 -0700
> From: Sudhakar Chandrasekharan <thaths@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
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> > Ofcourse this should install all the package
> > database file and such stuff on the respective systems. Then use rpm on a 
debian
> > system to install rpms and dpkg on RH system. 
> 
> Why?  When most of the same software is available pre-paclaged in both the
> .rpm and .deb formats?

Just because RH is widely distributed in India by PCQuest and Chip. So packages 
are easly avilable for ppl, no need to download. Thus ppl can just use this rpms 
to install the required packages on their debian systems 


> 
> You *can* get the KDE software in deb format already (off of KDE's site).

But not on PC quest or Chip :-)

-Chetan S

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