Date: Fri, 23 Feb 2001 17:17:45 -0300
From: =?iso-8859-1?Q?Andr=E9ia?= Shibayama <deia@conectiva.com.br>
To: linux-news-en@conectiva.com.br
Subject: New update on the APT

New update on the APT
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Conectiva, the major Linux OS distribution for Latin
America, has just released a new updated application for its
Conectiva Linux 6.0. The APT (Advanced Package Tool), an
automatic software upgrade tool for RPM packages.

The new improvements allows APT to support RPM 4, the new
version of the package management system used in most Linux
distributions. In addition, this improvement yields the
possible installation of optimized package versions in a
given processor.  Many of the existing bugs were fixed.

This innovation is already available for download by all of
the system users at
ftp://ftp.conectiva.com/pub/conectiva/EXPERIMENTAL/apt/.

About APT
Conectiva Linux 6.0 is the first Linux distribution in the
RPM format in which APT is included. This tool makes the
platform more consistent and easy to use. A simple command
performs RPM software installation with all dependences
resolved. Likewise, previously installed software can be
easily upgraded.

In the corporate environment, software upgrades are of
significant importance where security is concerned. System
administrators can quickly and conveniently enhance their
systems. This avoids the manual correction of security gaps
that usually leave the machines vulnerable to attacks from
the outside. Alfredo Kojima was the developer responsible to
bring APT technology to the  RPM world, and the graphical
desktop Window Maker.