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Re: dpkg feature implementation



On Tue, Jan 5, 2010 at 6:32 PM, Raphael Hertzog <hertzog@debian.org> wrote:
> On Tue, 05 Jan 2010, dE . wrote:
>> I can always use it, but problem is I'm not using...I'm not using any
>> Debian distribution, I'm giving it to others and they refuse of use it
>> cause of this.
>>
>> They expect a very simple way...that's the problem.
>
> You super-package is a called an APT repository on a DVDROM. Using those
> DVD is easy ("apt-cdrom add" and you're done).
>
> DVD are generated so that they contain all dependencies of all the
> packages that they contain (when multiple DVD are involved, the #1 can be
> used standalone, the #2 can only require packages in #1 and so on).
>
> Cheers,
> --
> Raphaël Hertzog
>

Problem is you have to make these DVD/CD, or in general storage media.
Windows people are not willing to do that...they just want click and
install.

People get confused and scared when they see so many packages which
are suppose to be 'installed' in someway.


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