> not only that, but you'd be re-inventing the wheel. apt should be a part > of fedora core, along with synaptic. i know that there are problems with > multi-arch procs and apt, but why not devote the time and effort into > getting apt up to snuff (along with synaptic) and have that as your update > manager? > all the config tools I can think of in fedora core are in python - why go out and work on one which is all in C or C++? Synaptic is all in C and C++. -sv