Yes, you can run it on another distribution.
However, it must be compiled for your achitecture.
In other words: if the filename for the RPM says "i386"
somewhere in it, don't expect it to run a on an Alpha.
Also, make sure that you have whatever libraries may be
required by that package, (obviously).
Bryan Scaringe
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> I found a binary rpm for the jdk under suse's site...does that mean that I
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