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Manage Packages Using Stow

Posted by michael on from the apt-get-still-rules dept.

dW writes "This article is about Stow, a software installation management utility for Linux that offers a number of advantages over the tried-and-true Red Hat and Debian package management systems. With Stow, you can package applications in standard tar files and keep application binaries logically arranged for easy access."

8 of 213 comments (clear)

  1. Stow - slow by Lothar · · Score: 1, Funny

    Must be a slow package managing system ;-) Honestly - I read Slow first time. Then again English is not my native tounge - so I might just be a bit slow.

  2. It's all in the name by Martijn+Ras · · Score: 1, Funny

    Simply Throw Out Window ...

  3. The truth... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Funny

    There is only one true way: CVS

    Everything else is as good as CAB files :)

  4. Re:Have you tried Gentoo's Emerge by virtual_mps · · Score: 1, Funny

    Why did this article need a "use gentoo" comment?

  5. best of both worlds? by Ender+Ryan · · Score: 3, Funny
    How about `/home/$user/My Documents' ?

    I don't see what's wrong with that... Personally, I keep a lot of miscellaneous documents in `/home/$user/Docs'.

    I can't stand the way in Windows everything is "My" this and "My" that... It's like it's made by Fisher Price for 3rd graders... I guess that would explain the new look in XP :)

    --
    Sticking feathers up your butt does not make you a chicken - Tyler Durden
  6. Re:Have you tried Gentoo's Emerge by Ari+Rahikkala · · Score: 2, Funny

    Because we're everywhere. You can't escape the horde of the Gentoo users. Just give up and in - one day you, too, shall love Gentoo... why not start today?

    -revision-

    We are Locutus of Gentoo. Binary distribution is futile. Your sources will be assimilated.

    -revision-

    In A.D. 2003
    Distro-War was beginning.
    Red Hat: What happen ?
    Mandrake: Somebody set up us the shiznit
    Debian: We get signal
    Red Hat: What !
    Debian: Main irssi screen turn on
    Red Hat: It's You !!
    Gentoo: How are you gentlemen !!
    Gentoo: All your sources are belong to Portage
    Gentoo: You are on the way to irrelevancy
    Red Hat: What you say !!
    Gentoo: You have no chance to survive make your time
    Gentoo: HA HA HA HA ....
    Red Hat: Take off every 'rpm'
    Red Hat: You know what you doing
    Red Hat: mv 'rpm'
    Red Hat: For great justice

  7. bah by Illserve · · Score: 2, Funny

    I don't need help managing my package, thank you very much.

  8. Re:Have you tried Gentoo's Emerge by pyros · · Score: 2, Funny
    my wife installed Woody and it was nothing but errors and issues.


    i'll say. I installed Woody for my wife and in the end it just core dumped.