Re: [newbie] rpm

[Dan Brown]

From: John Mandeville <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>



> ok so im a newbie.....what is rpm and what is it for?...does it make
installing things
> easier so i dont have to make make install make clean....i hope so

    RPM is the RedHat Package Manager, and yes, it makes installing
things easier, as long as they're distributed as a .rpm file.  If you're
using sources, rpm doesn't change things much.