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Re: SEUL: Distrib: Some thought
Francois Wautier wrote:
> If we come up with a distribution, I think it should be Database centric.
>
> Linux (and Unix) are using a great many database (mostly plaintext files) to
> run the varous subsystem. My proposal is: Let's consolidate all that!
>
> Here is how I see it working
>
> Early in the boot process (even when installing) we start up a DB engine. All
> subsequent action can request some info from the database.
>
> This could have many advantages.
>
> Package manager:
> -Each package can querythe database if needed softs are already
> installed
> -When installing each package can store in the database
> - Its uninstall procedure
> - Its required files (Files this package must install)
> - Its needed files (Files the package need s to run)
> - Its modified files (Files that must be adaptes for
> the soft to run)
> - Its version,
Hmm...not a bad idea, but careful here. The thing I hate most about
Windows is its registry. Let's not introduce that nightmare to Linux!
It seems as though the package managers already know how to take care of
a lot of that.
If we do implement such a thing, let's make sure it's easy to:
1. Find things
2. Back up parts of or the whole thing
3. Restore parts of or the whole thing to the same or a different
computer
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