14 Apr
2009
14 Apr
'09
10:43 p.m.
On Tue, Apr 14, 2009 at 03:39:18PM -0700, Andrew Straw wrote:
I call that Debian/Ubuntu. Package management is one thing that Debian got really right. I don't really see the value in re-inventing Debian package management. Why not just use it?
Because you have to be root on the box for this. In most labs, you may be root one a few boxes, but rarely on the cluster. In addition, at many workplaces, you are not root on your own box (and anyhow, they rule out Debian, usually). Gaël, a Debian/Ubuntu fan, too.