ubuntu repository is very,very weak...

[Vertical]

Hello. Just installed kubuntu 5.04 and found out that software repository in ubuntu is so weak, that I can't imagine how this distro can be so popular.
In FC/MDK I could use apt4rpm and DAG, freshRPMs, Newrpms, At and other gigantic repositories. And What did I find in ubuntu? "You can't use rpm repositories" - thare was the answer when I asked how to use DAG and all other repositories in debian-based systems.
So, are there any good repositories for apt?

http://www.apt-get.org/main/ this link shows 3rd party repos, but Install every one of them to get only one software aviable to install is madness..

[maqi]

First of all ... wrong forum for this post - you really should read the stickies.

Second ... if you want rpms what are you doing using a debian based distro?

Hope this helps,
maqi :)

[Spif]

Have you enabled Universe and Multiverse in Synaptic?

[Bob D.]

Hello. Just installed kubuntu 5.04 and found out that software repository in ubuntu is so weak, that I can't imagine how this distro can be so popular.
In FC/MDK I could use apt4rpm and DAG, freshRPMs, Newrpms, At and other gigantic repositories. And What did I find in ubuntu? "You can't use rpm repositories" - thare was the answer when I asked how to use DAG and all other repositories in debian-based systems.
So, are there any good repositories for apt?

http://www.apt-get.org/main/ this link shows 3rd party repos, but Install every one of them to get only one software aviable to install is madness..
<sigh>
Nice first post. :roll:

Well, since the Ubuntu repositories (main, restricted, universe, and multiverse) mirror all of Debian's packages (.deb files, not .rpm) and beyond, my current check of available packages for Ubuntu is 16,277. That's without the Marilatt repository active in my repo sources (for restricted items such as codecs, dvdcss, etc.). And you can always try "alien" if there is some obscure RPM package that you just have to use that somehow isn't available as a DEB file.

So what exactly are you looking for that you can't find in the repos I just listed? If you actually want to look for yourself, read the Unofficial UbuntuGuide (http://ubuntuguide.org/), educate yourself, activate the universe and multiverse repos, and see what you can find.

Oh, and welcome to Ubuntu and UbuntuForums! :grin:

Bob

[az]

"apt4rpm and DAG, freshRPMs, Newrpms, At and other gigantic repositories. And What did I find in ubuntu? "You can't use rpm repositories"

apt4rpm means "apt for rpm" as opposed to regular apt which is meant for debs.

[c_dog]

You're kidding me, right? This has got to be a troll statement. Sorry, Vertical,. April 1st has come and gone.

[daniels]

daniels@rookery:/srv/archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu% find pool/ -name \*.deb | cut -f1 -d_ | sort -u | wc -l
18515

[Leif]

Is this for real ? Please consult ubuntuguide.org before taking shots at the software available - Ubuntu/Debian has a huge range, definitely more than most distros out there.

[skoal]

If it weren't for the 'search' button in Synaptic, I think I'd grow a beard while scrolling through the list...

[KiwiNZ]

I some times feel we are getting targeted by folks wanting to take a stab at Ubuntu.
I guess tall poppy syndrome . Ubuntu is growing so fast that this will happen .

KiwiNZ looks for his box of padlocks