Michael,
Thanks for the tips, but I never really said I didn't know how to use
rpm's. I have been with Linux/Unix since Redhat 3.0.3. and before that I
was a NeXTSTEP for Intel user..I have just opted for source most of the
time and with a lot of software coming in rpm format I just wanted some
opinions. I have used pkgadd under fBSD and Solaris..so it's not a big
deal. Thanks for the help :)
> RPMS help you manage your distribution. Do an rpm -qa | more and look at
> all the things you have installed. Could you imagine keeping track of all
> that when building from source code? It could become quite tedious, I
> think. It's easy to query and checkout your apps with RPMS on board. It's
> a database. I find the RPM system extremely convenient. I only use source
> for stuff that I'm testing -- and don't expect to have a long shelf-life
> on my system-- like CVS E and GNOME ( which I am building and erasing at a
> ridiculous rate ). If you find RPM hard to manage, you might want to check
> out some of the literature on the topic like MAXIMUM RPM, man pages, docs
> etc. as it is probably a problem stemming more from a lack of familiarity
> with the RPM software and how it works than any defficiencies on your part
> as a user or flaws in the RPM system.
--
Ben Rosenberg
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