Re: using RHL 7's rpm in debian 2.2r2

2001-03-02 Thread Martin Schulze
Joey Hess wrote: > Johann Spies wrote: > > Two complications: 1. Potato's alien would not translate RHL 7's rpm's > > to debian. You need one from woody and that will require libc6 2.2 as > > far as I know. > > No version of rpm in debian can handle red hat 7 rpms. Updates to a > version of rpm t

Re: using RHL 7's rpm in debian 2.2r2

2001-03-01 Thread Joey Hess
Johann Spies wrote: > Two complications: 1. Potato's alien would not translate RHL 7's rpm's > to debian. You need one from woody and that will require libc6 2.2 as > far as I know. No version of rpm in debian can handle red hat 7 rpms. Updates to a version of rpm that can are stalled until we ge

Re: using RHL 7's rpm in debian 2.2r2

2001-03-01 Thread Johann Spies
On Fri, Mar 02, 2001 at 12:48:33AM +0530, Ankit Jain wrote: > I have been a longtime user of RedHat and installed Debian 2.2r2 > today. I have a few queries- > 1. I have a dial-up connection so its not possible for me to d/l > huge binaries. I have the RHL 7 cd, n it has XFree86 4.0.1.rpm, can

Re: using RHL 7's rpm in debian 2.2r2

2001-03-01 Thread D-Man
On Fri, Mar 02, 2001 at 01:10:35AM +0530, Ankit Jain wrote: | If i use src.tgz files to install somethin, say licq, then the 'database of | s/w installed' will not have ne details on 'licq' .. right? Is there any way | i can 'inform' the 'database' of existence of 'licq' or is it fine the way | it

Re: using RHL 7's rpm in debian 2.2r2

2001-03-01 Thread Forrest English
m: "Forrest English" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "Ankit Jain" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Cc: > Sent: Friday, March 02, 2001 12:57 AM > Subject: Re: using RHL 7's rpm in debian 2.2r2 > > > > no to the rpm of xfree. i mean, i suppose you techn

Re: using RHL 7's rpm in debian 2.2r2

2001-03-01 Thread Ankit Jain
If i use src.tgz files to install somethin, say licq, then the 'database of s/w installed' will not have ne details on 'licq' .. right? Is there any way i can 'inform' the 'database' of existence of 'licq' or is it fine the way it is? -anks

Re: using RHL 7's rpm in debian 2.2r2

2001-03-01 Thread Matthias Wieser
Ankit Jain wrote: > Is 'no to rpms' a general rule i shud follow or is it just with 'some' > packages? It is not a rule, but if you want to keep your system oand config files in good shape, it is better to use the deb packages as they provide the right dependencies for packages to follow. You stil

Re: using RHL 7's rpm in debian 2.2r2

2001-03-01 Thread Ankit Jain
Is 'no to rpms' a general rule i shud follow or is it just with 'some' packages? -anks - Original Message - From: "Forrest English" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Ankit Jain" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: Sent: Friday, March 02, 2001 12:57 AM Subj

Re: using RHL 7's rpm in debian 2.2r2

2001-03-01 Thread Forrest English
no to the rpm of xfree. i mean, i suppose you technicaly could try it with alien... but in no way would i suggest it. kernels are kernels. as long as you have the libs to compile them. -- Forrest English http://truffula.net "When we have nothing left to give There will be no reason for us

using RHL 7's rpm in debian 2.2r2

2001-03-01 Thread Ankit Jain
Hi all, I have been a longtime user of RedHat and installed Debian 2.2r2 today. I have a few queries- 1. I have a dial-up connection so its not possible for me to d/l huge binaries. I have the RHL 7 cd, n it has XFree86 4.0.1.rpm, can i use this 2 install Xf 4.0.1 on my debian box ? 2. I have a