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From: vikram on 8 Mar 2010 02:20 hi, I am studying the Debian package management system. I am having trouble figuring out how debconf and dpkg-deb are related. Heres how i understand the package management system: dpkg-deb does the actual installation/removal of packages dpkg is a frontend to dpkg-deb apt is front end to dpkg Synaptic,aptitude etc are frontends to apt. So where exactly does debconf fit in? thanks in advance
From: Osamu Aoki on 8 Mar 2010 07:40
Hi, debconf is an infrastructure where a package ask configuration question to the sys admin. There are few different front end for sys admin to interact with debconf. On Sun, Mar 07, 2010 at 10:58:18PM -0800, vikram wrote: > hi, > > I am studying the Debian package management system. I am having > trouble figuring out how debconf and dpkg-deb are related. read "man debconf" and "man dpkg-deb" as starter. > Heres how i understand the package management system: > > dpkg-deb does the actual installation/removal of packages Well not just that. Ot also creates packages. > dpkg is a frontend to dpkg-deb > > apt is front end to dpkg dpkg works on package data. apt is infrastructure which let you access archive based on several information. apt coms with its own command line frontends: apt-get / apt-cache. > Synaptic,aptitude etc are frontends to apt. Please read "Chapter 2. Debian package management" http://www.debian.org/doc/manuals/debian-reference/ch02.en.html -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-REQUEST(a)lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmaster(a)lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/20100308121947.GA13377(a)osamu.debian.net |