Re: directly install RH packages using rpm instead of alien

2010-09-23 Thread T o n g
On Wed, 22 Sep 2010 04:16:55 +, T o n g wrote: - There is a complicated installation script (think of being more complicated than VMWare), and rpm installation is just one of its single line. - The only dependencies of the sw is actually JRE, so I'm hope I would avoid the infamous RH

Re: directly install RH packages using rpm instead of alien

2010-09-22 Thread CamaleĆ³n
On Wed, 22 Sep 2010 04:16:55 +, T o n g wrote: We all know that, ,- | On Debian and derived systems it is recommended to use alien to | convert RPM packages into .deb format instead of bypassing the Debian | package management system by installing them directly with rpm. `-

Re: directly install RH packages using rpm instead of alien

2010-09-22 Thread Berni Elbourn
T o n g wrote: Hi, We all know that, ,- | On Debian and derived systems it is recommended to use alien to | convert RPM packages into .deb format instead of bypassing the Debian | package management system by installing them directly with rpm. `- However, I'm wondering if it OK to

Re: directly install RH packages using rpm instead of alien

2010-09-22 Thread Arthur Machlas
On Tue, Sep 21, 2010 at 11:16 PM, T o n g mlist4sunt...@yahoo.com wrote: However, I'm wondering if it OK to install RH packages directly using rpm instead of going through alien convention. Do you have any similar experiences? Yes, one time my girlfriend put diesel into our gasoline powered