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methuselah

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Registered: 2007-10-02

Posts: 570

Re: When Arch meets Source-based

I find abs to be quite annoying on a fresh system install because you have to run makepkg for *every**single**package* though I guess it's fine when you only want to install one package, but I really prefer a portage-like system.
Pacbuilder..now hmm, I should really give that a try.
As for Crux, no 64-bit support it seems, could be wrong.

Also, I think I'll be reading the LFS Handbook, and have some fun with that

Thanks guys!

Well, if you do a fresh install, then install pacbuilder-svn from the AUR, and run a "pacbuilder --world" then it will rebuild every package that was installed from the CD or FTP.

Then for any package after that just run "pacbuilder -S new-app". And update with "pacbuilder -Su".

I've used pacbuilder for about a year now and it's been pretty solid. Just check the thread for any problems: http://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?id=48957
And the google page: http://code.google.com/p/pacbuilder/

Last edited by methuselah (2009-08-18 03:21:38)

zowki

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From: Trapped in The Matrix

Registered: 2008-11-27

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Re: When Arch meets Source-based

I have a question about source based distros. If you compile and make each package then how do you uninstall them? And how is CRUX a source based distro when it uses a binary package manager.

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majiq

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Registered: 2009-03-06

Posts: 259

Re: When Arch meets Source-based

Now, I've never used Gentoo nor really delved too much into this, but I believe this is right.

Compiling and making each package only means that it's properly tuned to your own computer and setup. The package manager is what handles where the files go and how they're kept track of. So for uninstalling, you tell your package manager to just remove the files that the package in question installed.

As for crux, I don't think the status of the package manager is reflective of the entire distribution.

tomk

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Registered: 2004-07-21

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Re: When Arch meets Source-based

This thread was long dead two weeks ago, when Methuselah re-animated it, so that means it's undead now.

Please check here for details, and start another thread if you want to continue the discussion.

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