Hi,
On Sat, 25 Nov 2023 at 15:22, Ludovic Courtès <[email protected]> wrote:
> Maxim, should we explicitly recommend ‘rpm -i’ in the manual?
I propose something like:
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sudo rpm --install --prefix=/opt /gnu/store/...-hello.rpm
@end example
+@quotation Warning
+Rely on @command{rpm --install} for installing an RPM archive and avoid
+@command{yum install} or related. The generated RPM archive will
+install faster when using @command{rpm} than when using @command{yum}.
+The performances of @command{yum} when installing generated RPM archive
+could be detrimental compared to installing using @command{rpm} tool.
+@end quotation
+
@quotation Note
Contrary to Debian packages, conflicting but @emph{identical} files in
RPM packages can be installed simultaneously, which means multiple
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WDYT?
Cheers,
simon
