[newbie] redhat programs on mandrake

2002-02-12 Thread Stojs 

can you run linux programs for redhat on mandrake?

Thanks in advance,
Stojs





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Re: [newbie] redhat programs on mandrake

2002-02-12 Thread Michel Clasquin 

On Tuesday 12 February 2002 19:31, Stojs wrote:
 can you run linux programs for redhat on mandrake?

Generally, yes, if the redhat rpm is fairly recent. But look on 
rpmfind.net for a mandrake version first.

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Re: [newbie] redhat programs on mandrake

2002-02-12 Thread Dave Sherman 

On Tue, 2002-02-12 at 11:31, Stojs wrote:
 can you run linux programs for redhat on mandrake?
 
 Thanks in advance,
 Stojs

Generally speaking, yes. RedHat compiles their RPMs for a lower CPU
platform (i386 instead of i586), and occasionally RedHat's filesystem
layout is different enough from Mandrake to cause a program to give
errors, but these are rare enough and easily fixed that you should have
no major problems. And most of the time (in my experience -- YMMV),
RedHat RPMs just install and go!

Dave
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Re: [newbie] redhat programs on mandrake

2002-02-12 Thread Randy Kramer 

Stojs wrote:
 can you run linux programs for redhat on mandrake?

Maybe.  How are you getting the programs:
   * Are they binary rpms?  If so, there is a chance they will work.  
   * Are they source rpms?  I don't no -- I think there is a chance
because I believe they get compiled when you install them.
   * Are they tar.gz source files?  There should be a good chance
because you compile these -- in general, I think any tar.gz should work
if the dependencies are satisfied.

And, the dependencies need to be satisfied in any of these cases.

But, it would be better in the case of an rpm to get an rpm made for
your distro and the particular version of your distro.

Note also that there was a change in rpm format (or something) between
rpm 3 and 4 and the two are not compatible.

Mandrake has many programs hidden away in things like cooker or
contrib -- are you looking for a particular program and can't find it?

Randy Kramer



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