On 5/9/05, Hylton Conacher (ZR1HPC) <hylton@global.co.za> wrote:
I have a working SuSE 9.0 system which I use. All of the packages are off the 9.0 CD's and I 'prefer' to only use SuSE compiled RPM's as then I know files are going to be installed in the correct place, wherever that may be. From time to time I see software package updates, either on CD or the web but they are for another distro ie Mandrake and perhaps others.
Is it possible to use those RPM's via YaST and still have them install in the correct SuSE locations or as it might be a Mandrake RPM it will install in locations Mandrake would have.
Basically the question revolves around location, location, location. Being in the right place at the right time, is crucial to property and most other things and I wonder if the installed location is as important or different between distros using the same package format?
As both Mandravia and SuSE subscribe to the FHStandard can the above assumption be made?
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I'd have thought that by installing via YaST they would be installed in the correct places according to SuSE. You'd just need to add the download point as a source and go from there as normal. I could be wrong but I'd be happy to hear from other more experienced Linux users on this one. -- Take care. Kevan Farmer 34 Hill Street Cheslyn Hay Staffordshire WS6 7HR