1 Apr
2003
1 Apr
'03
4:16 p.m.
On 2003.04.01 12:19 Speaker to Vegetables wrote:
I find it much easier and safer to install
from source tarballs than to install a "foreign" RPM.
I thought that's what I was implying. :-)
Perhaps the Linux Standard Base will change this,
eventually.
Pfft. I doubt it.
Austin
On Tuesday 01 April 2003 10:06 am, Austin wrote:
> That is not accurate.
> Mandrake and RedHat do use the same RPM system. You can install
> either RPM on either system. The fact is, due to dynamically linked
> libraries, you're best to use RPMs built on the distro you're using.
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Austin Acton Hon.B.Sc.
Synthetic Organic Chemist, Teaching Assistant
Department of Chemistry, York University, Toronto
MandrakeClub Volunteer (www.mandrakeclub.com)
homepage: www.groundstate.ca