The Super RPM?

[Rainer M. Krug]

Hamish Robertson wrote:
> Geeze that was quick! nope that's not the one. It's still an internet
> based thing. I can't copy it to a usb stick and install the program
> somewhere else. Thanks for the heads up though.

That's right. But wouldn't it be possible to change either provide a
local repository for the dependancies or, install it and repack it into
an archive? The user just has to untar it and it shouold work. This
would be much easier then rpms, as it would not require root privileges
(and if it breaks, the system will still work!)


Rainer



> 
> H.
> 
> On 31/07/07, Rainer M. Krug <rmk at krugs.de> wrote:
>> 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.
>>


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