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[alex@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx (Alex Angerhofer)]

> Once in a while I come across a package I'm interested in
> that is available both in .tgz and .rpm formats, but the
> .rpm format is configured for RedHat.  In general, is it
> possible to use the RedHat RPMs under SuSE Linux with the
> right tweaking?  Is there a way to do it that doesn't depend
> on the package contents?   Or is it just not worth the
> trouble?
>

Paul:

my experience is that with 6.4 (probably already with 6.3) quite
a good number of RH rpm's will work on my SuSE system. I haven't
really investigated why but as a matter of course I always try the
rpm first and only if it bombs try to deal with the tar ball. 
I guess you could go into the spec files and hand-tweak those
RH rpm's that don't work by hand. That, however, is still some
time down the road for me as I currently don't have too much 
time on my hands to invest in reading "Maximum RPM".

Best regards, Alex. 


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