> Not automatic, and only some distros use RPM (notably Red Hat 
> and Mandrake). Note that RPM is the package format, database, 
> and the low-level tool. Various high-level tools provide 
> automation and dependency resolution. (I like yum on Fedora. 
> Other high-level RPM clients include apt, up2date, and Red Carpet.)
SuSE uses RPMs too, although i think somewhere along the way they broke
compatibility with Red Hat RPM format.

yum is by far the best tool of all.
I use it in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 with a lot of success.

Regards,
M�rio Gamito

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