On 3/17/2014 9:54 AM, Axb wrote: > > Guys, > > What's the benefit from installing from RPM? >
Less hassle in keeping the system up to date. I don't have to: - Remember that it's time to check for a new version. - Remember where to download it from. - Dig through my log files to remember how I installed it last time. - Run the configure / make / make install. - Chase dependencies. - Figure out why its not working (if I missed a dependency). It's just so much simpler to run: # yum check-update # yum update spamassassin I do have a few packages that I have installed from source. But I try to keep the number of that beast under a handful.
