Gentoo release and Linux repackages
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Gentoo Linux today launched its Gentoo Linux 2005.0 release, which aims to bring added functionality to the popular Linux software distribution.
While some people use Microsoft Windows as their operating system environment, Linux remains an increasingly popular alternative. Gentoo Linux is already one of the most popular free Linux distributions,
As well as added media compatibility, the Gentoo Linux 2005.0 release also includes a “complete security rebuild”.
Additionally in the Linux world, Autopackage has been released, which is intended as a big step towards making it easier to install and use Linux software packages across different versions of Linux. As a rough analogy, it is like an equivalent to Windows Installer, and should simplify the process of using Linux for less experienced users, especially where software needs to be used across different “flavours” of Linux.
As stated on the Autopackage FAQ:
For users: it makes software installation on Linux easier. If a project provides an autopackage, you know it can work on your distribution. You know it’ll integrate nicely with your desktop and you know it’ll be up to date, because it’s provided by the software developers themselves. You don’t have to choose which distro you run based on how many packages are available.
For developers: it’s software that lets you create binary packages for Linux that will install on any distribution, can automatically resolve dependencies and can be installed using multiple front ends, for instance from the command line or from a graphical interface. It lets you get your software to your users quicker, easier and more reliably. It immediately increases your userbase by allowing people with no native package to run your software within seconds.
