Re: The disappointment with Linux and GNU based OSs packaging systems

From: Victor Nazarov (vviruss_at_mail.ru)
Date: 04/12/04 

Date: Mon, 12 Apr 2004 22:22:06 +0400

I just wanted to find if people find enumerated thing problems for them.
and if they want some better distro then existing ones.
Anyway, Debian is great and it's packaging system too.

vir

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