Re: [ILUG-BOM] Re: deb vs. rpm

On 28/02/07 10:05 -0600, Manoj Srivastava wrote: <snip>

chmod, ar and tar.  rpm's need a special tool.  Now, why is this
important at all?  Well, think of a classified environment, where
you do not want to rely on the packaged tool to help you with
forensics; but you have a trusted solaris box.

A unix system without cpio? RPM is essentially cpio with a specified header format. <snip points 2 and 3>

4. Debian packages may run binaries at install and un-install times. I am not sure if this is a major plus.

RPMS can run binaries from pre and post install sections. This is not a major plus, and in some environments can be a major minus.

Devdas Bhagat