Linux installaton

[Rishi Viner]

On Saturday 07 April 2007 02:27, Richard Gaskin wrote:

>
> My understanding is that the various window managers for Linux each have
> their own mechanisms for these, and that they aren't the same.  Is that
> correct?

Yep, afraid so...
BUT there is the Linux Standard Base:
http://www.linux-foundation.org/en/LSB
however this is still filtering through to actual implementation...


>
> Is there a single site you could recommend to get familiar with how to
> write installers for Linux that provide a smooth user experience?

RPM is a very widely used software package delivery system.
http://www.rpm.org/

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Rishi 
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