ke4nt1
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Posted: Nov. 15 2004,07:36 |
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Keep in mind that this is a 50MB desktop liveCD distro.
Not a 6 gig suse, or a 3 gig Fedora core or Mandrake with
all the kernel sources, headers, and development versions .
Including the tools, compilers, and code that is part of a
development environment, it gets heavy into your storage space to
support development, code building, or kernel /program compiling.
Even people who have experience with development find builds and
working from sources buggy and finicky.
That's why Fedora has the rpm system, and debian the apt-get method.
To make installing packages easier for the non-developer/code builder.
So don't get too upset when that 50MB Mini CD doesn't have
"everything" there is to offer in the world of Linux..
Because of all the things required to effectively manage "package management"
are not included in the DSL distro, and the fact that DSL is not "Pure Debian",
the myDSL system of "extensions" has been created
by Robert , who develops for DSL.
Extensions are programs and apps/utilities that are designed to be run in DSL.
The DSL repository is large, and filled with a wealth of apps
that are easy to install and use with the liveCD design of DSL.
Many of these apps have been taken from the debian repository, installed,
and then "factored out" into a tarball for later untarring back into your system.
So, they run just the same. But they include icons for your desktop and menus
that the debian .deb files do not have for DSL.
So, the "push" I would offer you is an invitation to the DSL repository.
There you will find many categories of "click-n-run" apps and programs to add.
If you would like to "develop" your own apps and build from sources, there
are ways to do this, but require more than is offered within the 50MB DSL.
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ke4nt
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