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Autopackage 1.0 for Linux declared stable |
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With the flexibility of tarballs and the ability to resolve package dependencies -- including packages that weren't installed by Autopackage -- this may prove to be the future of Linux package management.
Autopackage is stable, tested software that has been deployed by high profile projects. It has a strong commitment to backwards compatibility: your packages will continue to install as we add new features, although you may need to recompile them to get the new functionality.
Version 1.0 can build, install, verify and uninstall fairly complex packages (mplayer, gaim, inkscape etc), and promises backwards compatibility from this point forward.
It can resolve dependencies either from local files or from remote servers. It currently has simple support for package updates. It does not support integration with the native package manager although these features are planned for after the 1.0 release.
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| | read more | mail this link | score:6345 | -Ray, March 28, 2005 |
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