On Thu, 28 Sep 2000, Paul Lussier wrote:
>
> >nmap (two downloads) = 1. nmap-2.53-1.scr.rpm
> > 2. nmap-2.53.tgz
>
> The first one here is a source RPM, which means you get the source to this
> package, the config files, etc. but it doesn't actually install the program.
> You'll end up with a bunch of stuff in /usr/src/redhat, that will likely not
> do you much good.
You can build the binaries via
rpm --rebuild nmap-2.53-1.src.rpm
It's been a while since I bothered with this, but I believe that will
actually produce a binary RPM either somewhere in /usr/src/redhat or in
the current directory. You can then rpm -i that.
I'm a bit hazy on this though, so you should check the man page for
specific details. RedHat's Maximum RPM is another good source of info on
the RPM package management system, which you can download in .ps format
off their web page (somewhere)... or maybe it was at www.rpm.org -- I
forget.
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Derek Martin
Senior System Administrator
Mission Critical Linux
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