Why did you even use Mandrake if you were going to do everything with apt? I have been a VERY happy urpmi user for several years now and I NEVER have dependency problems.

URPMI *resolves* the problems inheirent to using a rpm based distro. It works PERFECTLY. The only time you have problems with it is when you go your own way installing 3rd party rpm's for no reason.

Whether intentional or not; this article contained a lot of anti-mandriva FUD.