On 12-10-2022 17:19, Neal Gompa wrote:
On Wed, Oct 12, 2022 at 11:15 AM Alexander Sosedkin
<asosedkin(a)redhat.com> wrote:
>
> On Wed, Oct 12, 2022 at 4:47 PM Stephen Smoogen
> <ssmoogen(a)redhat.com> wrote:
>> On Wed, 12 Oct 2022 at 10:32, Kevin P. Fleming
>> <kpfleming(a)redhat.com> wrote:
>>> On 10/12/22 08:59, Stephen Smoogen wrote:
>>>> Maybe call it the Fedora Update Manager 'FUM' ?
>>>
>>> Unless we're going to call it RUM when it makes its way into
>>> RHEL, that name may not be the best choice :-)
I like RUM. Goes well with RPM. But I'd probably symlink it to whisky.
In honor of Seth Vidal, I would also support going back to YUM.
How about YUMMER? Referring back to YUM and making all Dutch speaking
users giggle.
>> Well Red Hat shipped the Yellowdog Update Manager for 2
releases
>> so I am sure they can go with FUM or RUM (RPM Update Manager).. I
>> would avoid Backup Upgrade Manager though.
>
> Ugh, acronyms, how boring. If we stay true to the abbreviation
> equilibristics that gave us DNF coming from DaNdiFied YUM, it's
> only natural to name the ApPoinTed DNF successor APT. =)
I think Julian Klode would kill us for that. :P
How about yapt? Putting yum into apt or making apt yummie. :D
On 12-10-2022 17:20, Jonathan Wright via devel wrote:
Think about all the guides that can be found via search engines for
how to
do things in a given OS. If we're constantly changing the package
manager/command, even if syntax is similar or identical, it's raising the
bar of entry for inexperienced users.
All solvable by providing symlinks as is currently the case for yum. I
still happen to type 'yum install' on a regular basis. As the saying
goes: You cannot teach an old (yellow) dog new tricks.
-- Sandro