On Tue, 09 Jan 2001 16:40:15 -0500, John Aldrich <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On Tue, 09 Jan 2001, you wrote: >> Thank You for the explanation Mikkel. >> >> If I may indulge on your patience, could you answer one more question? >> >> At rpmfind.net, they list several packages. I've been careful to get only the >> ones that state they're for RH i386. >> Now base on what you've told me, I should be able to get any RPM package based >> on i386. Is this correct? >> > No. Just because it's an i386 RPM doesn't mean that it's safe for RedHat. Make > sure it's for RedHat.... why? Because different distributions put stuff in > different places.... > John Yes, and you may also encounter problems if you try to install RedHat rpm's that were built for a different version of RH than you are running. For instance, an rpm built for RH7 may not install on a RH6.2 system, etc. __ Larry Grover, PhD Assoc Prof of Physiology Marshall Univ Sch of Med _______________________________________________ Redhat-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
