The Super RPM?

[Rainer M. Krug]

Hi Hamish

http://0install.net/

Have you looked at 0Install? It sounds like a possibility. It would 
obviously not install the rpm, but I guess it could do what you are 
looking for.

Rainer



Hamish Robertson wrote:
> Hey guys,
> I'm remastering a version of linux for use here in Laos.
> 
> Now for this distro to take off here, thje only thing that's really
> stopping it is the rpm dependancy issue. If everyone here was on
> broadband, synaptic or smart package manager would make this a non
> issue, but they're not. Laos is a 3rd world country and has got a LONG
> way to go in terms of IT and infrastructure. This project hopes to
> fill in quite a few of the gaps.
> 
> Anyway, I've come up with a solution to this issue. Here me out, if
> I'm right it could change linux forever. Anyway, here it goes  (I'm
> NOT a programmer!!!  ).
> 
> Currently when installing a package, smart looks at the big library in
> the sky and works out where the rpm is, and which dependancies you'll
> need, then go fetches everything and installs it in the right order.
> It's fantastic...but what I was thinking was...what if we could freeze
> the packages and the synaptic install script into a single file? This
> super rpm would be able to be distributed on usb sticks, attached in
> emails and installed on the same distro (if it was created from a
> clean install) with a simple double click (opeing it with smart).
> 
> Er...I'll try that again, say A want to install package A. Package A
> needs Package B and C to run. So Smart goes and feches packages A B
> and C then archives it with a script into a archive. A super RPM. If
> I'm on the same distro, double clicking would open smart and install
> it correctly. It would only work for the specific distro but if would
> make installing for that distro a double click affair.
> 
> Does something already do this? Is this a good idea? How on earth do I
> make this a reality?
> 
> I've sent emails to the synaptic guys but that project seems either
> dead or really slow, seeing as you guys are clearly moving forward, i
> was hoping you might be able to help.
> 
> H.