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Topic: DSL repository as Debian ?, To have an apt-get install with *.dsl

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GbMax78

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Posted: April 19 2008,14:14

Why it isn't possible to make official repository as Debian ?

Ok with 50 MB DSL is a miracle operating system but, for me, there aren't problems to have "big" DSL as 80 or 100 MB with a repository structure...

It is more friendly for all users active repository for upgrade system files, packaging, kernel, etc.

GbMax78

lucky13

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Posted: April 19 2008,14:34

Isn't this the second time you've asked this?

The goals of Debian and DSL aren't the same. DSL has its own packaging system suitable for its more "nomadic" design. If you want Debian, feel free to install Debian. But don't insist that DSL be more like Debian.

EDIT: Yes, that was you --
http://damnsmalllinux.org/cgi-bin....t=19975

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roberts

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Posted: April 19 2008,17:22

Full Package management, ala Debian, or others, only makes sense to me when deployed on a traditional hard drive installation. Using ram, temporary storage, is IMHO is not practical. Not for its demands on ram, but to then be faced with the many writes to backup and restore and other media demands. Full Package management by nature is dynamic content and not static.

DSL's goal is to have whenever possible, self contained applications, that we call extensions. Really they are worms. You know Write Once Read Many. As such they present far less demands. They can be read into ram from various media sources, best to be mounted, but also can be read into the root file system at boot or upon demand.

These worms, er, I mean, mydsl extensions are created by the community. In a sense we have a distributed development system, by and for the users.

This is much different from Debian. If Debian is your goal then perhaps using a small Debian installer or even the Debian Live project may better suit your needs.

WDef

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Posted: April 20 2008,06:13

Nicely written response there Robert.

Suggestion: perhaps save some your best responses (and maybe some of those of others) to provide material for the next edition of the DSL book.

This particular one could at least go into the wiki.