* J Sloan
But the rpm database is not a factor here since this is all outside the scope of the rpm database. Unlike windoze with the registry, Linux will still run and function even if the rpm database is nuked, but I agree that it's best to maintain its integrity, for manageability purposes.
but it is absolutely a factor. If your app installs a library file over a required rpm installed lib, higher or lower version, the files depending or the rpm installed lib will probably fail or crash. It all goes back to my original statement: At the very least, when installing a tar ball, checkinstall should be employed, UNLESS YOU ARE VERY KNOWLEDGABLE ABOUT LINUX STRUCTURE. -- Patrick Shanahan Registered Linux User #207535 http://wahoo.no-ip.org @ http://counter.li.org HOG # US1244711 Photo Album: http://wahoo.no-ip.org/gallery2 OpenSUSE Linux http://en.opensuse.org/ -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org