SRPMS are Source RPM's. RPM's are Red Hat package Manager installs. Mandrake, is an RPM based distro so you can use RPM's to install things instead of compiling from source as you have been. Enter "man rpm" into your terminal to learn more. Once you have gotten the basic commands down check out rpmfind.net and search for new software to install.
On Wednesday, November 28, 2001, at 03:09 AM, Moshe Kaminsky wrote: > Hi, > > Maybe someone can explain what are the SRPMS? I usually install programs > from a .tar.bz2 file, using the 'configure, make, make install' > sequence. What should I do with the other files that I find the SRPM? > (Especially the SPEC files, and the patches). What is the advantage of > using these instead of the plain .tar.bz2 files? > > Thanks, > Moshe > > Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? > Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
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