[BusyBox] the ideal packaging solution? (rpm or dpkg?)

[Robert P. J. Day]

  since i started the thread on whining about how BB's "rpm" command
couldn't install an apache rpm on a PPC system, i have a more general
question (again, this is from a newbie so consider the source).

  i have a base system up and running on a PPC system (embedded
system based on a download from timesys.com).  one of the requirements
is to be able to use a simple packaging tool to install/upgrade/remove
packages, a la rpm (which i know) or perhaps dpkg (which i don't know
but am willing to learn).

  what's the consensus for packaging systems?  should i use BB's 
internal rpm or dpkg, or download separate utilities.  i notice that
BB's rpm command doesn't support things like upgrade or remove, 
so it's of limited use to me.

  any other options i should look at?  thanks for any pointers.

rday