On Thu, 13 Apr 2006, Post, Mark K wrote: > On a SUSE or Red Hat system, RPM is the only way > software should be installed. ...
While this is correct from a support perspective I continue to find lack of satisfaction with RPM. And Mark is right that all should become familiar with RPM. The downfall of RPM is that it is completely unsuited to shared content installations. I have heard that a new revision fixes the worst problem: If a file is already in place, and is the right file (because it was previously installed onto a shared disk or filesystem) older RPM would choke. Since the subject line says "install methods" I figure I should mention this, even though it strays outside of the "supported" realm which most of us need. Most of us are likely to need to go there if we do virtual. -- R; ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For LINUX-390 subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: INFO LINUX-390 or visit http://www.marist.edu/htbin/wlvindex?LINUX-390
