On Mon, 2002-05-13 at 07:04, Greg Wright wrote: > > > *********** REPLY SEPARATOR *********** > > On 13/05/2002 at 6:40 AM Brian [EMAIL PROTECTED] [gregausit/redhat-list] > wrote: > > >Not this program, it's much better if the use tarball > > > > >On Mon, 13 May 2002, Brian managed to produce: > > > >| If you’re having problems configuring your linux Box, try webmin > it’s > >| great for newbie’s. > >| > >| www.webmin.com, download the tarball. > > > >*grin* > >Newbies and tar-balls.. don't you think an RPM would be > >way more newbie like ? > > How so ? > > Neither is right or wrong, I am just curious as to why you would say this.
I was not the poster but I wholeheartedly belive that the rpm is WAY more likely to work easily for a newbie. When I first started in linux and found a program that did not have an rpm, and believe me when I say that even trying tofigure out what rpm did gave me a headache, I went down the path of tring to compile a program on a machine tha did not have the development packages installed. no compiler, no make, no patch, no nada. I had no idea what any of this stuff was. I spent two days trying to get all the stuff I needed and hated every minute of it. At least with a binary rpm you are guaranteed to have all the tools you need to install it on any standard install. You don't have to learn about tarballs compressed tarballs make files be in a certain directory, none of that. a single command, rpm -ivh /path/to/file works everytime as long as it is the correct rpm and not depenency issues of course. rpm will even tell you if there is something missing and not make you read though the compiler and linker output that was extremely intimidating to me. No doubt about it IMNSHO rpm is way easier for newbies and this not so newbie too. Bret _______________________________________________ Redhat-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
